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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-146-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon presenting the Special Flight Safety Plaque to the Strategic Air Command at the Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska for the unit’s service during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-145-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida upon presenting unit awards for outstanding reconnaissance work concerning Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-30-A
ST15, KN25
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-001
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon presenting the Special Flight Safety Plaque to the Strategic Air Command at the Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska for the unit's efforts during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24763
President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba. Seated on sofa (left to right): Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (center right), stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24762
United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba visit the White House. Left to right: Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-471-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba. Seated on sofa (left to right): Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at right, in the background; an unidentified motion picture photographer films at left, in the foreground. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.