Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24324
President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right of President Kennedy). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (very back, mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.