Official illuminated certificate for the "NASA Exceptional Service Medal" issued to Gemini 4 astronaut Ed White, 13.75 x 10.75, awarded by President Lyndon B. Johnson at a White House ceremony on June 11, 1965. The certificate reads: "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Presents the NASA Exceptional Service Medal to Edward H. White II for outstanding contributions to space flight and engineering. His performance, as Pilot, during the four-day Gemini Mission and as the first man to engage in self-propelled extravehicular activity significantly extended our knowledge of the space environment and man's capabilities in space flight." Signed in fountain pen by NASA Administrator James E. Webb, and countersigned by Deputy Administrator Hugh Latimer Dryden. Framed to an overall size of 15.25 x 12.25. In fine condition. Accompanied by two original NASA press photos of the presentation ceremony, and a letter of provenance from White's son, in part: "This Exceptional Service Medal Citation was presented to my father by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 11, 1965, in a ceremony at the White House. I was in attendance at the ceremony and witnessed the presentation."
