Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., at Cape Canaveral. President John F. Kennedy (right, in profile) visits Launch Complex 14 with astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (second from left, mostly hidden) and his family, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Members of the Glenn family include (L-R): son David Glenn (back to camera), daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress, with back to camera), and wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress, talking to President Kennedy). A crowd of assembled workers looks on; the pad and service tower from which Glenn was lifted into orbit is visible in the background. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida.