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JFKWHP-1963-02-19-A
AR32, ST20, KN30
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JFKWHP-AR6674-D
Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Back Rows (L-R): Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), several unidentified men, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), several unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. The man and two women to the right of the column are unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6674-C
Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana (partially hidden behind Vice President Johnson), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden behind President Kennedy). Back Rows (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), two unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): An unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and two unidentified women. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6674-B
Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Back Rows (L-R): Unidentified man, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), an unidentified man, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and an unidentified woman. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6674-A
Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson). Back Rows (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), three unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and two unidentified women. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6667-C
Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White delivers remarks upon receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, General White, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6667-B
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President Kennedy, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, unidentified officer, and General White. (Back Row) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay, unidentified officer, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6667-A
Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy (pinning the medal onto General White’s uniform), Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (standing just behind the President), Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6911-G
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Major Robert M. White, a recipient of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, along with A. Scott Crossfield and Joseph A. Walker. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; Vice Admiral Emory S. Land; unidentified woman and man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; A. Scott Crossfield; Colonel Bernt Balchen; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Robert M. White; President Kennedy; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6911-F
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Unidentified man; Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; William E. Schramek; Colonel Bernt Balchen; unidentified man; Vice Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6911-E
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; Colonel Bernt Balchen; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6911-B
President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6911-A
President John F. Kennedy looks on as William E. Schramek, a member of the board of trustees of the Harmon International Trophy, reads the citations at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators. The trophy was presented to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay (partially hidden by General Lemnitzer); President Kennedy; Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; unidentified boy; Vice Admiral Emory S. Land; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; Mr. Schramek; Colonel Bernt Balchen. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7589-1G
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby (at lectern), delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles; President John F. Kennedy sits left of lectern. On speakers' platform, left of lectern: former Administrator of the FAA, General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; Janet Avery Dulles (widow of former Secretary Dulles); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Deputy Administrator of the FAA, Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant; President Kennedy. Right of lectern: Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); former director of the CIA, Allen W. Dulles. Chantilly, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-AR7857-B
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified woman; Admiral Dennison; two unidentified men; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7728-H
President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt (right, at microphones), delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in his honor. U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (writing), stands immediately left of President Betancourt; First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses), stands in front of doorway at left; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both at center left) look on. Standing in doorway, behind Mrs. Betancourt: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (face obscured). Also pictured (standing in receiving line in the background): Robin Chandler Duke (wife of U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Dr. Marcos Falcón Briceño; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7728-G
President John F. Kennedy (right, at microphones) delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (writing), stands immediately left of President Kennedy; President Betancourt and Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses) stand in front of doorway at left; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center left, in back) looks on. Standing in doorway, behind President and Mrs. Betancourt: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured (standing in receiving line in the background): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Robin Chandler Duke; Virginia Rusk (wife of U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Dr. Marcos Falcón Briceño; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7728-E
Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, at the White House. Standing in front of doorway (left to right): Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses); President Betancourt; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Standing behind, in doorway, saluting: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Standing in receiving line at right (left to right): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (saluting); Virginia Betancourt de Pérez, daughter of President and Mrs. Betancourt; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. Also pictured (behind Secretary Rusk): U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Robin Chandler Duke. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7728-D
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, upon their arrival at the White House for a ceremony in their honor. Left to right (in foreground): Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Virginia Rusk; Mrs. Kennedy; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (in back); Robin Chandler Duke (behind her husband); Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses); President Betancourt; Virginia Betancourt de Pérez, daughter of President and Mrs. Betancourt (partially hidden behind open car door); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk. Honor guard troops line the driveway in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agents, Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Win Lawson. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7728-B
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. Standing behind President and Mrs. Kennedy, at left in doorway: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; and U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, partially hidden). Standing in receiving line at right (left to right): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7727-G
Dr. Theodore von Kármán speaks after receiving the National Medal of Science in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President John F. Kennedy; General Bernard Schriever; Dr. von Kármán; Judge Victor L. Anfuso of the New York State Supreme Court; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge; unidentified; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Dr. Harold Brown (mostly hidden behind Dr. Wiesner).
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JFKWHP-AR7727-F
Dr. Theodore von Kármán speaks after receiving the National Medal of Science in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back); President John F. Kennedy; General Bernard Schriever; Dr. von Kármán; Judge Victor L. Anfuso of the New York State Supreme Court; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge.
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JFKWHP-AR7727-E
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Kármán in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President Kennedy; Dr. von Kármán; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge; unidentified; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner.
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JFKWHP-AR7727-C
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Kármán in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; General Bernard Schriever; President Kennedy; Judge Victor L. Anfuso of the New York State Supreme Court; Dr. von Kármán; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge; unidentified; Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Dr. Harold Brown.
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JFKWHP-AR8255-3I
Honor guard pallbearers place the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy at the gravesite, during graveside services in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Members of the Kennedy family walk at right, including: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Steve Smith; Peter Lawford; Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Also pictured: Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill and Paul Landis. Officials and dignitaries observe. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.