Reception for Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., 11:55AM. Drawing the route of his orbital flight, Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right) signs the American Geographical Societys (AGS) Fliers and Explorers Globe in the Oval Office of the White House at a reception in his honor. President John F. Kennedy (far left), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back), AGS Director Charles B. Hitchcock (in profile, wearing glasses), White House butler John W. Ficklin (behind Mr. Hitchcock), and several children, including President Kennedys nephew Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (in foreground, first from left), look on from left. Washington, D.C.