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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy receives from President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr, an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Left to right (from lectern): Dr. Kerr; President Kennedy; unidentified man (placing hood on President Kennedy); University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley (in blue gown); former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul; several unidentified persons. Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara are seated on far right edge of frame. All others are unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.