Photograph
White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Jamie Damon, of Pierre, South Dakota, during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern (center right), and Jamie's mother, Dottie Damon (right), look on. Also pictured: Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; White House Secret Service agent, Walt Coughlin.