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Alan Shepard: 1st American in Space
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Caroline Kennedy Watches Alan Shepard's Award Ceremony
Caroline Kennedy watches Alan Shepard receive a medal at the White House in 1961. For millions of American children, fantasies of cowboys and Indians gave way to astronauts and space travel.
In this photo:
Caroline B. Kennedy
Photo: Joseph Scherschel./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
May 01, 1961
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