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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-04-19-A
KN02
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-023-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon awarding the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Director of the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco, in the White House Rose Garden.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-027-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the results of a recent national geography test sponsored by National Geographic magazine that reveal education gaps in the United States. The episode aired on Thursday, September 1, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-07-08-A
AR38, KN38
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-28-C
AR23, ST11
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-138-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's presentation of the National Geographic Society's Gold Medal to underwater explorer and filmmaker Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Materials in this folder include letters and a biography on Captain Cousteau.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29411
President John F. Kennedy (center left, at microphone) delivers remarks in the Rose Garden before presenting the National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal to members of the first American expedition team to summit Mount Everest. Expedition Leader, Norman Dyhrenfurth, and National Geographic Society President, Melville B. Grosvenor, stand right of President Kennedy. Members of the team (standing behind the President) include: William Siri; Daniel Doody; Dave Dingman; Barry Corbet; Barry Bishop; Allen Auten; Maynard Miller; James Lester; Lute Jerstad; Tom Hornbein; Dick Pownall; and Richard Emerson. Those pictured in the crowd include National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; Ambassador of Nepal, Matrika Prasad Koirala; Ambassador of India, B. K. Nehru; and Vice-President for Research and Exploration at the National Geographic Society, Leonard Carmichael. White House Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29410
View of ceremony for the presentation of the National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal to the first American expedition team to summit Mount Everest. President of the National Geographic Society, Melville B. Grosvenor (center, at the microphone), addresses attendees; President John F. Kennedy stands left of Grosvenor. Standing behind the President (lower edge of frame), left to right: William Siri; Daniel Doody; Dave Dingman; Barry Corbet; Barry Bishop; Allen Auten; Expedition Leader, Norman Dyhrenfurth; and unidentified. Those pictured in the crowd include: National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; Ambassador of Nepal, Matrika Prasad Koirala; Ambassador of India, B. K. Nehru; and Vice-President for Research and Exploration at the National Geographic Society, Leonard Carmichael. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29409
Norman Dyhrenfurth (center, at microphones) speaks during the presentation of the National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal; President John F. Kennedy presented the medal to the first American expedition team to summit Mount Everest. (L-R) President of the National Geographic Society, Melville B. Grosvenor; Allen Auten; Dick Pownall (behind Auten); Tom Hornbein (partially hidden); Expedition Leader, Dyhrenfurth; Lute Jerstad; Barry Corbet; Dave Dingman; President Kennedy; Daniel Doody; and William Siri. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6526-E
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6526-D
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6526-C
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6526-B
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6526-A
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17580
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand (hidden) and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand (wearing blue); Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau (wearing red).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17579
President John F. Kennedy and Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco, watch as President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right) speaks on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17578
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau (wearing red).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17577
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau (wearing red).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6667-E
Presentation of the Space Trophy, established by the National Geographic Society, to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President John F. Kennedy, General White, and Vice President of the National Geographic Society Thomas W. McKnew. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6667-D
Presentation of the Space Trophy, established by the National Geographic Society, to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) President John F. Kennedy, unidentified officer, and General White. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17576
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Geographic Society’s Gold Medal to Captain Jacques Cousteau, Director General of the Oceanarium of Monaco (center) on the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. President and editor of National Geographic Melville Bell Grosvenor (right of Cousteau) looks on. Among those standing on the steps are French Ambassador to the United States Hervé Alphand and his wife Nicole Merenda Alphand; Cousteau’s wife Simone Melchior Cousteau (wearing red).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-303-1-62
Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley (at microphones), delivers remarks upon presenting copies of the book. Looking on (L-R): President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0083
Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor speaking during a ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: President Kennedy, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor, Mrs. Kennedy, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, Robert L. Breeden, and a man identified as a member of the National Geographic staff. This photograph is also in Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs Collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-K).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0081
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: President Kennedy, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor (foreground), an unidentified man (partially obscured), Mrs. Kennedy, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, and T. Sutton Jett. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-J).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0079
Ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor, President Kennedy, an unidentified man (facing away), Mrs. Kennedy, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, and Robert L. Breeden. This photograph is also in the Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-I).