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President John F. Kennedy views U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' displays during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock, stands left of President Kennedy; Omaha District Engineer, Colonel Harry G. Woodbury, Jr. (back to camera), stands at right in foreground. Also pictured: Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; White House Secret Service agents, Jerry Blaine and Charlie Kunkel. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy views U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' displays during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Omaha District Engineer, Colonel Harry G. Woodbury, Jr., and Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr., stand right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with Jamie Damon, of Pierre, South Dakota, during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern (center), and Jamie's mother, Dottie Damon (right), look on. Also pictured: Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock; Governor of North Dakota, William L. Guy; Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel.
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President John F. Kennedy laughs with Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock (center right), as they view a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' display during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; White House Secret Service agents, Charlie Kunkel and Dick Johnsen.
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President John F. Kennedy and others inspect the power plant of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir during the dam's dedication ceremony, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Those standing in front, with President Kennedy, include: U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern; Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel. Also pictured: Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; Representative Byron G. Rogers (Colorado); White House Secret Service agents, Dick Johnsen and John Campion.