Summary: Coverage of ceremonies and parades honoring astronaut Maj. Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., for his 34-hour orbital flight, 16-17 May. Shows high-ranking DOD, NASA and AF officials and President Kennedy presenting medals and awards to Maj. Cooper, Floyd L. Thompson, Maj. Gen. Leighton I. Davis and Maj. Gen. Ben I. Funk. Reel 1: Scenes of City Hall ceremonies showing Mrs. Trudy Cooper, Mrs. Susan Wagner, Vice president Lyndon B. Johnson and Mayor Robert F. Wagner walking down steps; Maj. Cooper acknwledging cheering spectators, speaking, signing City Hall guest book, followed by Mrs. Cooper and Capt. Donald K. Slayton. Shows Maj. and Mrs. Cooper, Mayor and Mrs. Wagner and Vice Pres. Johnson posing for picture. Other VIP's include Dr. James E. Webb, NASA Administrator and Astronauts Capt. Slayton, Lt. Comdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., (USN), Lt. Comdr. Walter M. Schirra (USN), Lt. Malcom Scott Carpenter (USN) and Maj. Virgil I. Grissom. 191' SLATE: 22 MAY 63. MAJ COOPER IN NEW YORK. CAMERAMAN: TURner. 194': Scenes of parade showing man holding small child waving American flag; Navy and AF flights marching and firemen putting up flags. 265': SLATE: MAJ COOPER VISITS DC. 267': Scenes of VC-137C No. 26000 taxiing left at Andrews AFB; truck ramp moving up to aircraft, Maj. and Mrs. Cooper and daughters, Camala and Janita, alighting and being greeted by Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, AF CofS and Secy. of AF Eugene M. Zuckert--shows them going through honor guard and being greeted by Brig. Gen. Clair L. Wood, Comdr. 1001st AB Wg. and Maj. Gen. Brooke E. Allen, Comdr., Command Hq and escorted to USA VH-3A. 363': MCU of Maj. Gen. Leighton I. Davis, Comdr. AFMTC reaching out to shake hands and then walking to right. 369': MCU left SV of USA VH-3A with rotors turning. 385': LS RV of Marine VH-3A taxiing out toward USA VH-3A. 415': MSs & MCU of Lt. Col. John A. "Shorty" Powers being interviewed by press. 450': SLATE: COOPER VISITS DC. 453': LS of parade preceded by motorcycle police in wedge formation followed by Maj. Cooper in open Continental. 573' SLATE: 22 MAY 63. COOPER IN NEW YORK. CAMERAMAN: TURNER. 575': CUs of City Hall seal and bunting--intercut with cheering crowds, policeman at barricade and fireman with hook and ladder putting up flags and making arch over street. 718': MS low angle of City Hall dome. 726': LS of crowd and high vantage viewing stand. 758': MS of USA VH-3A taxiing away from camera. 777': MLS of VC-137C No. 26000 tail section as helicopter takes off in bg. 795': SLATE: MAJ. COOPER VISTS DC. CAMERAMAN: LE PAGE. 796': Shows wedge formation of motorcycle police leading parade followed by Maj. Cooper in open Continental and crowd reactions. 861': Total foatage in reel. Reel 2: SLATE: CURRY. COOPER VISITS N.Y. 22 MAY 1963. 5': Shows activity in front of City Hall with Maj. Cooper speaking before bank of microphones, cutaway shots of crowd, Maj. and Mrs. Cooper with Vice President Johnson, press personnel and astronouts Capt. Slayton, Lt. Comdr. Shepard, Lt. Comdr. Schirra, and Maj. Grissom among VIPs present. 102': SLATE: MAJ. COOPER VISITS DC. 21 MAY 63. CAMERAMAN: WARD. 105': Shows USAF bagpipers in ceremonial dress, drum and bugle corps and Maj. Cooper and family arriving at Andrews AFB by VC-137C. 296': SLATE: MAJOR COOPER VISITS DC. 20 MAY 1963. CAMERAMAN: WARD. 298': MS of Andrews AFB Operations Building. 324': Scenes of activity prior to Maj. Coopers arrival showing honor guards, spectators in front of air terminal, WRCV-TV NBC camera operating and VC-137B No. 86970 taxiing left. 484': SLATE: MAJ COOPER VISITS DC. CAMERAMAN: OWENS. 485': Shows parade led by motortycle police arriving at Capitol. 532': Scenes of Camala, Janita and Mrs. Hattie Cooper arriving at Capitol; Mrs. Gordon Cooper, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, Hattie Cooper and Cooper's daughters going up Capitol steps. Also shows group descending Capitol steps, Vice President Johnson and Maj. Cooper leaving in car, the women leaving in second car and cutaway shots of crowd and parade leaving Capitol. 673': Total footage in reel. Reel 3: Scenes of President Kennedy pinning NASA Distinguished Service Medal on Maj. Cooper in ceremonies on White House portico and Maj. Cooper's acceptance speech among VIPs present were Trudy Cooper, astronauts, Vice President Johnson, Dr. Webb, Maj. Gen. Ben I. Funk, Comdr. SSD; Senators Everett M. Dirksen and Hubert H Humphrey and Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson. 176': Shows Maj Cooper's arrival at Andrews AFB by VC-137C; Maj. Cooper and family alighting from aircraft and being greeted by Gen. LeMay and Mr. Zuckert; Dr. James E. Webb and other astronauts filing through honor guard--shows the Cooper family being welcomed by Brig. Gen. Wood and Maj. Gen. Allen; and Gen. LeMay, Mr. Zuckert and Dr. Webb boarding USA VH-3A. 517': MLS left RV of USA VH-3A on flight line with rotors turning and taxiing out followed by US Marine VH-3A--shows helicopters in flight in bg with VC-137C in fg. 771': Total footage in reel. Reel 4: SLATE: MAJ. COOPER. 3': Scenes of activity at Andrews AFB prior to Maj. Cooper's arrival showing WRCV-TV NBC camera operating; pressmen; camera on top level of aircraft ramp; honor guard marching out to flight line with cutaway shots of crowd. 101' SLATE: MAJ COOPER Visits DC. 103': Scenes of parade in Washington honoring Maj. Cooper, crowd being held back by police, Archives Building, a statue, USA band playing and balloons, badges and pennants for sale. 227': Scenes of White House ceremonies showing President Kennedy appearing on portico with Maj. Cooper and family, Hattie Cooper, Vice Pres Johnson and Mr. Zuckert. Also shows Dr. Webb holding medal and certificate presented to him by President Kennedy; President presenting NASA Medals for Outstanding Leadership to Floyd L. Thompson, Dir., Langley Research Center and Maj. Gen. Leighton I. Davis; NASA Group Achievement Award being accepted in behalf of AF Systems Div. by Maj. Gen. Ben I. Funk and NASA Distinguished Service Medal pinned on Maj. Cooper. Other VIPs present in crowd include the astronauts, Brig. Gen. Godfrey T. McHugh, Aide to President, Senators Dirksen and Humphrey and Mr. Zuckert. 301': Scenes of parade in Washington with motorcycle police ahead of Maj. Cooper in open Continental, followed by other convertibles with Maj. Cooper's family, astronauts and NASA officials--shows cutaways of cheering crowd and US Marine Corps band playing. 482': SLATE: MAJ. COOPER VISITS DC. CAMERAMAN: LE PAGE AND CURRY, COOPER VISITS N.Y. 22 MAY 1963. 487': Scenes of ticker tape parade for Maj. Cooper with all services participating and cutaway of crowd. 565': Shows Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Cooper, Vice Pres Johnson, Maj. Cooper, Mayor Wagner and the Cooper girls coming down steps at New York City Hall. 582': SLATE: MAJ. COOPER VISITS DC. 582': Scenes at Andrews AFB showing air terminal, drum and bugle corps marching and playing, Maj. Cooper's arrival by VC-137C, USAF bagpipers in ceremonial dress, crowd and NBC TV camera in action. 680 SLATE: MAJ. COOPER VISITS DC. 582': Scenes of the 22 convertibles in parade headed by wedge formation of motorcycle police and Maj. Cooper in Continental. 769': SLATE: MAJ. COOPER VISITS DC. LE PAGE. 771': Shows VC-137C No. 26000 taxiing left at Andrews AFB and honor guard lined up as Maj. Cooper and family alight from aircraft shows Gen. LeMay and Mr. Zuckert greeting them at foot of ramp and Brig. Gen. Wood and Maj. Gen. Allen at end of honor guard and Maj. Gen. Allen and Maj. Cooper walking toward waiting USA VH-3A. 365': Total footage in reel. 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