C. Farris Bryant (D-Fla.) to change the name of Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy. This resulted in some confusion in public perception, which conflated the two. NASA Administrator James E. Webb clarified this by issuing a directive stating the Kennedy Space Center name applied only to Merritt Island, while the Air Force issued a general order renaming the Air Force Station launch site Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.
A proposal to rename Cape Canaveral as Cape Kennedy led to some confusion among the public, who mistakenly linked the two names. To resolve this, NASA Administrator James E. Webb issued a directive clarifying that the Kennedy Space Center name only applied to Merritt Island, while the Air Force issued a general order renaming the launch site Cape Kennedy Air Force Station.