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

James E. Webb, head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is shown as he meets with President Lyndon B. Johnson (not pictured).

President Lyndon B. Johnson and James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in special NASA gear during a visit to the Kennedy Space Center.

James E. Webb, head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, visits with President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office. President Johnson has back to camera.

President Lyndon B. Johnson and James E. Webb, Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, examine and smile at a newspaper printed with the headline "LBJ - Jim Webb Head For The Moon".

President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson shake hands with greeters upon their visit to Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral), Florida. James E. Webb, former head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks to the President.

James E. Webb, head of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, leans over to speak to President Lyndon B. Johnson, and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson during the launch of Apollo 11 at Cape Kennedy (Cape Canaveral), Florida. This is a snapshot.

Snapshot showing Lady Bird Johnson (in hat and dark glasses) with James E. Webb, head of NASA, leaning over her shoulder during the launch of Apollo 11 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

President John F. Kennedy inspects a space capsule during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis. The man in the dark suit next to President Kennedy is unidentified. James S. McDonnell is directly behind the President, and James E. Webb, head of NASA, is at the foot of the steps.

President John F. Kennedy inspects a space capsule during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. The man in the dark suit next to President Kennedy is unidentified. James S. McDonnell is directly behind the President, and James E. Webb, head of NASA, is at the foot of the steps.

President John F. Kennedy is given a briefing by an unidentified man while looking at an astronaut inside a space capsule on display at the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. James S. McDonnell and James E. Webb are standing behind the President.