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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-03-A
AR07
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-026-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and discusses the importance of educational institutions to a free democratic society.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-10-F
AR20, ST10, KN16
Textual folder
R. Sargent Shriver Personal Papers
RSSPP-112-020
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-024
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address given at George Washington University. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and he congratulates Thomas Carroll for his inauguration as President of the university. Materials in this folder include a press copy and reading copy of the speech, as well as a copy of the Summer 1961 edition of the George Washington University Alumni Review.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-F
President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. Those seated onstage behind President Kennedy include: President Carroll; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Judge Walter Bastian; President of the University of California, Clark Kerr; Chairman Emeritus of the George Washington University Board of Trustees, Robert V. Fleming; George Washington University President Emeritus, Cloyd H. Marvin. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-E
George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer, places the university hood on President John F. Kennedy’s shoulders. President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll (at right), presented President Kennedy with the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-D
President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-C
President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll (at right), speaks at lectern prior to presenting President John F. Kennedy with the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer stands behind. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-B
President John F. Kennedy receives the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer, stands in center. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-A
President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. President Carroll (far left) and Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (right of lectern) sit onstage behind President Kennedy. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-008-002-p0058
Commencement ceremonies at George Washington University and the conferral of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to President John F. Kennedy. The photographer, Gerald Cleveland, sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated August 1, 1961. The stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Please credit Gerald Cleveland, Photojournalist, 1756 N. Rhodes Street, Arlington 1. Virginia."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-008-002-p0056
Commencement ceremonies at George Washington University and the conferral of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to President John F. Kennedy. The photographer, Gerald Cleveland, sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated August 1, 1961. The stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Please credit Gerald Cleveland, Photojournalist, 1756 N. Rhodes Street, Arlington 1. Virginia."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-008-002-p0054
Commencement ceremonies at George Washington University and the conferral of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to President John F. Kennedy. The photographer, Gerald Cleveland, sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated August 1, 1961. The stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Please credit Gerald Cleveland, Photojournalist, 1756 N. Rhodes Street, Arlington 1. Virginia."
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18373-A
Phi Sigma Kappa members from George Washington University present rostrum with Presidential Seal for President John F. Kennedy. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers (second row, right); group of eleven Phi Sigma Kappa members, one holding rostrum. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18373
Phi Sigma Kappa members from George Washington University present rostrum with Presidential Seal for President John F. Kennedy. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers (second row, right); group of eleven Phi Sigma Kappa members, one holding rostrum. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C173-27-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) greets attendees of a reception for foreign students on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross. Also pictured: United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts, Ron Pontius, and Jack Ready. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C173-16-62
Seven unidentified women pose on the South Lawn driveway during a reception for foreign students at the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross. New York Times photographer, George Tames, stands at left in background (wearing bow-tie). [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C173-15-62
Two unidentified attendees of a reception for foreign students (center) stand on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21713
Reception for foreign students on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21712
Several unidentified attendees of a reception for foreign students stand on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21711
Three unidentified attendees of a reception for foreign students stand on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21710
Three unidentified attendees of a reception for foreign students (in foreground) stand on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21709
A group of unidentified attendees of a reception for foreign students stand on the South Lawn driveway at the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21708
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks during a reception for foreign students on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross. Members of an unidentified band stand on platform; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands in crowd at far right.