President Kennedy telephones Astronaut Gordon Cooper aboard USS Kearsarge (CVS-33), after recovery of u0022Faith 7u0022. President John F. Kennedy (standing at his desk) speaks on the telephone with astronaut, Major L. Gordon Cooper, following the successful completion of Major Cooperu0027s Mercury-Atlas 9 orbital flight, as part of the final manned space mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrationu0027s (NASA) Project Mercury program. Major Cooper was aboard the USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) after splashdown and recovery of the Mercury capsule (also known as Faith 7) in the Paci

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• Date taken: 21 April 2011

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President Kennedy telephones Astronaut Gordon Cooper aboard USS Kearsarge (CVS-33), after recovery of u0022Faith 7u0022. President John F. Kennedy (standing at his desk) speaks on the telephone with astronaut, Major L. Gordon Cooper, following the successful completion of Major Cooperu0027s Mercury-Atlas 9 orbital flight, as part of the final manned space mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administrationu0027s (NASA) Project Mercury program. Major Cooper was aboard the USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) after splashdown and recovery of the Mercury capsule (also known as Faith 7) in the Pacific Ocean. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.