Civil service

James E. Webb, fourth from left, is shown during a dinner banquet honoring Admiral Harold Stark in New York with other unidentified military men.

Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg (left) and James E. Webb, head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, meet in Mr. Webb's office.

James E. Webb, second from left, and Wayne E. Thompson, left, greet other delegates to the Dunsmuir House Conference on Space, Science and Urban Life.

James E. Webb, right, and Howard G. Vesper, left, speak to each other during the Dunsmuir House Conference on Space, Science and Urban Life. Mr. Webb is the director of NASA.

James E. Webb (second from left), laughs with another delegate, during the dinner at the Dunsmuir House Conference on Space, Science and Urban Life.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, views the site of Apollo 10 at the Kennedy Space Center with other unidentified dignitaries.

President Harry S. Truman stands in a receiving line with James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State to his left, along with unidentified others.

President Harry S. Truman, with hat in hand, waves to the crowd and cameramen, while walking with Under Secretary of State James E. Webb beside him. Others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman signs a register at an unknown event with Under Secretary of State James E. Webb, far right of photo, looking on with unidentified others.

President Harry S. Truman stands in a receiving line with others following a banquet. James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State, stands just to the President's left.