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This item is a note handed to President John F. Kennedy by his secretary Evelyn Lincoln regarding the condition of Project Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter upon the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 7 test flight. The upper-right corner of the note contains a handwritten notation by the President.

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193781
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Note for President John F. Kennedy regarding astronaut M. Scott Carpenter
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193781
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Note for President John F. Kennedy regarding astronaut M. Scott Carpenter
description
This item is a note handed to President John F. Kennedy by his secretary Evelyn Lincoln regarding the condition of Project Mercury astronaut M. Scott Carpenter upon the successful completion of the Mercury-Atlas 7 test flight. The upper-right corner of the note contains a handwritten notation by the President.
collections
Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: President's Office Files
Subject Files
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - )
Carpenter, M. Scott, 1925-2013
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
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Astronauts
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193781
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24
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1962-05-24
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5
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1962
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Carpen Cer From the Desk of EVELYN LINCOLN Flight He has been rescued from the raft 1 He U.S.S. Intrepid is being taken to the condition FRESS OF CAMBRIDGE INC is good. message handed to President in Cabinet Room (meeting an has may 24, 1962.