Photograph
White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to present the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the CIA. Walking behind President Kennedy are Mr. Dulles, Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, United States Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. White House Secret Service Agent Bill Duncan walks to the right of President Kennedy. United States Army helicopters are visible in the background.