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President John F. Kennedy greets Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, at a military reception in their honor. Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (wearing glasses), stands left of President Kennedy. Standing directly behind the President: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Friedrich A. Foertsch; President Kennedy's sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel; the President’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commanding General of the Seventh U.S. Army, Lieutenant General Hugh P. Harris; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke.
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President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) shakes hands with an unidentified military officer during an inspection of troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) inspects military equipment during his visit to Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing right of President Kennedy (L-R): Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis (in foreground); U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; two unidentified persons; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Seated in reviewing stand (left to right): Undersecretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Senator Clair Engle of California (wearing safari hat); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (face partially obscured); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (mostly obscured); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; unidentified (facing away); Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphones) delivers remarks during a visit to Naval Air Station Point Mugu in Point Mugu, California. Standing on speakers' platform (left to right): Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (with a camera around his neck); President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California); Commanding Officer of the Pacific Missile Range, Rear Admiral John E. Clark (wearing sunglasses). Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester E. Clifton; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, Charlie Kunkel, Emory Roberts, and Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as part of Veterans Day remembrances. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy participates in Veterans Day ceremonies. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy participates in Veterans Day ceremonies. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor (partially hidden by President Kennedy). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy participates in Veterans Day ceremonies. President Kennedy stands with Major General Paul A. Gavan, Commanding General of the Military District of Washington. Standing behind the President (L-R): John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; and Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor (partially hidden by President Kennedy). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy views silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Unidentified photographer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Brigadier General Seth J. McKee; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; unidentified.
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President John F. Kennedy views space craft displays during a tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy views “Pioneer 5” probing satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (left of satellite); Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; unidentified man in background; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (behind Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara); Secretary McNamara; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; unidentified man in background; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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Retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal; President John F. Kennedy observes from left. Standing at left, in the background (left to right): Isabelle Norstad; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad; President Kennedy (center left) pins the medal to General Norstad's lapel. Standing at left, in the background (left to right): Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (standing behind lectern), observes at right. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.