EVB2946859: President Harry Truman, center, presenting chemist Dr. James Conant with the Medal of Merit and Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster. Dr. Vannevar Bush stands at left. Conant and Bush played critical leadership roles in the Manhattan Project which developed the Atomic Bomb in World War 2. / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946987: Vice President Richard Nixon with Football coach Vince Lombardi. Dec. 7, 1958. The Green Bay Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers, with a score of 4821 at Kezar Stadium. Two months later, on Feb. 2, 1959, Vince Lombardi accepted the position of head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers. / Bridgeman Images
EVB2947023: President Eisenhower presents retiring General Matthew Ridgeway with the Distinguished Service Medal. June 28, 1955. In 1952, Matthew Ridgway replaced General Eisenhower as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe. From 1953-55 he was Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. / Bridgeman Images