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President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft capsule #19, during a tour of Mercury systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston (center right), briefs President Kennedy; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (partially out of frame) stands at far right. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) views models of the Titan II and Titan III missiles, during a tour of the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson (center right), briefs President Kennedy. Standing in back: chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; White House Secret Service agents, Rufus Youngblood and Ron Pontius. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson (center left, back to camera), briefs President Kennedy; models of the Titan II and Titan III missiles sit in foreground. Also pictured: Representative Victor L. Anfuso (New York); White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center foreground, partially hidden) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Representative Victor L. Anfuso (New York); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Bill Duncan, and Toby Chandler. Site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, with back to camera) greets crowds at the groundbreaking ceremony for the San Luis Dam in Los Banos, California. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Tony Sherman, John Campion, and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, facing away) greets visitors at the groundbreaking ceremony for the San Luis Dam in Los Banos, California. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson, Charlie Kunkel, Ron Pontius, John Campion, and Tony Sherman.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, partially hidden) greets crowds at Pueblo Memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colorado; President Kennedy traveled to Colorado to commemorate the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, John Campion and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy greets crowds at Pueblo Memorial Airport in Pueblo, Colorado; President Kennedy traveled to Colorado to commemorate the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Charlie Kunkel, John Campion, and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with sculptor, Korczak Ziolkowski (right), at the dedication of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall, stands in center. Mr. Ziolkowski presented President Kennedy with a carved mahogany sculpture of Chief Henry Standing Bear (sculpture not pictured). Also pictured: U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern; Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, John Campion, and Jerry Blaine. [See also MO 63.1550.1, "Sculpture of Chief Henry Standing Bear."]
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President John F. Kennedy boards Air Force One for his flight to Charleston, West Virginia. Standing at bottom of airplane stairs (L-R): Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell (with back to camera); Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Ron Pontius (backs to camera); two unidentified military officers. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
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President John F. Kennedy prepares to board Air Force One for his flight to Charleston, West Virginia. Left to right: unidentified US Army officer; President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Roy Kellerman; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) shakes hands with attendees at the National Convention of the National Council of Senior Citizens. Also pictured are White House Secret Service agents Ken Giannoules, Roy Kellerman, Ron Pontius, and Sam Sulliman. Willard Hotel, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers an address to attendees of the National Convention of the National Council of Senior Citizens at the Willard Hotel, Washington D.C. On stage (L-R): Council Vice President, Burt Garnett; three unidentified men; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator Birch Evans Bayh, Jr. of Indiana; Director of Special Projects for the Council, Lawrence A. Oxley; Council Chairman, John Fitzpatrick; President Kennedy; two unidentified; Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Ivan A. Nestingen; three unidentified. To the left of the stage are (L-R): White House Secret Service agents Ron Pontius; Ken Giannoules; Roy Kellerman; Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey. Standing among the crowd at right is National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, in crowd) visits with members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Also pictured: White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Stu Stout and Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, in crowd) visits with members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. Also pictured: White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Stu Stout and Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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President John F. Kennedy (right) speaks to reporters during a press conference. Seated behind television camera (mostly hidden): Associate Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger. Also pictured: White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Stewart “Stu” Stout and Ron Pontius. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy motions with his arm towards the proposed site of his future Presidential Library, along the banks of the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. Standing with President Kennedy at right: Archivist of the United States, Dr. Wayne C. Grover; Administrative Vice President of Harvard University, Lewis Gard Wiggins; Edward B. Hanify, attorney for the firm of Ropes & Gray. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. Harvard University’s Eliot House and Dunster House are visible in the background. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College, attended by President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured include: White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, Don Lawton, Jack Ready, and Ron Pontius; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Anthony Suglia. Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with military officers upon his arrival at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts; the President traveled to Boston to attend centennial ceremonies at Boston College. Also pictured: Representative Edward P. Boland (Massachusetts); White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius (partially hidden).
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (both standing by car), prepare to depart the U.S. Capitol Building where the late President John F. Kennedy lies in state. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Tom Wells, Bob Foster, Paul Landis, Ron Pontius, Stu Stout, and Clint Hill. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. President Kennedy rides in a motorized cart with Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell (driving), Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb, and Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Sanford N. McDonnell. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Charlie Kunkel, Win Lawson, Joe Paolella, and Ron Pontius. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, mostly hidden) visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, John J. McNally; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, mostly hidden) visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Also pictured: White House Stenographer, Jack Romagna; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens during a visit in the Rose Garden. President of the National Council of Senior Citizens and former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, Aimé J. Forand, stands left of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Annie Butler of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Mrs. Harold Hancock of Detroit, Michigan; Bessie Gottlieb of Wilmette, Illinois; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]