Photograph
White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at lectern) presents the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles (standing to right of lectern) upon his retirement as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA, and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.