Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration, speaks at the Time-Life Conference held in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks at the Time-Life Conference held in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks at the Time-Life Conference held in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks at the Time-Life Conference held in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks at the Time-Life Conference held in Ponte Vedra, Florida. A screen image of Mr. Webb is in the background.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, at the Time-Life Conference held in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, at the Time-Life Conference held in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

James E. Webb, former head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, stands as a group of visiting Japanese businessmen tour the facilities of the Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA.

James E. Webb (barely visible in the center), former head of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration, takes a group of visiting Japanese businessmen on a tour of the Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA.

James E. Webb (third from the left), former head of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration, takes a group of Japanese businessmen on a tour of the Goddard Space Flight Center.