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Military aides to President John F. Kennedy stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, prior to the requiem mass in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Standing in center: Military Aide, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Washington, D.C.
Former presidents, Harry S. Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Washington, D.C.
Former presidents, Harry S. Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Mamie Eisenhower; Margaret Truman Daniel; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger. Washington, D.C.
Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing (center), presides over the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Washington, D.C.
Foreign dignitaries attend the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Left to right (backs to camera): Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke. Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Washington, D.C.
Former presidents, Harry S. Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; General Eisenhower (mostly hidden) visits with Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (back to camera), at right. Also pictured: Mamie Eisenhower; Margaret Truman Daniel; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Washington, D.C.
Former presidents, Harry S. Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, stand with Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Margaret Truman Daniel; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Washington, D.C.
Former presidents, Harry S. Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower, stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (mostly hidden at right); Mamie Eisenhower (mostly hidden behind car); Margaret Truman Daniel (mostly hidden at right); White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Washington, D.C.
Jacqueline Kennedy exits the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with her children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., following the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, walks down stairs behind Mrs. Kennedy. At left, honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy to a horse-drawn caisson, for the procession to Arlington National Cemetery. Also pictured: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; Auxiliary Bishop of New York, Bishop John J. Maguire; 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 Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Washington, D.C.
Interior view of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, during the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Washington, D.C. [Discoloration along left edge of image is original to the negative.]
Interior view of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, during the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing, walks down aisle at left. Washington, D.C.
Officials and dignitaries stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, following the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured include: Queen Frederika of Greece; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera; Prince Bertil of Sweden; Prince Jean of Luxembourg; Vice President of Spain, Agustín Muñoz Grandes; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Eugène Schaus; Prince Harald of Norway; Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen; President of the State of Israel, Zalman Shazar; First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Anastas Mikoyan; Federal Councillor of Switzerland, Friedrich T. Wahlen; President of the Corporate Chamber of Portugal, Clotário Luís Supico Pinto; Chancellor of Austria, Alfons Gorbach; Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson; United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey; Archbishop of Myra, the Most Reverend Egidio Vagnozzi; Ambassador from Saudi Arabia to France, Rashad Pharaon; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Charles A. Halleck (Indiana); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department Protocol officer (New York City), Jay Rutherfurd. Washington, D.C. [White streaks on image are original to the negative.]
Officials and dignitaries stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, following the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Standing at lower left: former presidents, Harry S. Truman, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Mamie Eisenhower; Margaret Truman Daniel. Also pictured: President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Queen Frederika of Greece; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; White House Secret Service agents, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey and Ken Giannoules. Washington, D.C.
Interior view of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, during the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing (center), presides over the service. Washington, D.C.
Interior view of the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, during the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing (center), presides over the service. Washington, D.C.
Jacqueline Kennedy and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (both with backs to camera), stand with other members of the Kennedy family outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, following the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. The flag-draped casket of President Kennedy sits in background, borne by a horse-drawn caisson with honor guard pallbearers attending, including: Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), and Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN). Washington, D.C.
The funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy prepares to depart the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for Arlington National Cemetery; the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy is borne by a horse-drawn caisson with honor guard attending. Standing in foreground: Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Jean Kennedy Smith; Peter Lawford; Steve Smith. Also pictured: 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 Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Washington, D.C.
Military honor guards march in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy from the White House to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy into the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, prior to the requiem mass in the state funeral of President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, stands right of doorway. Washington, D.C.
Military officials arrive at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers hold the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy at right in background. Walking toward stairs: Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Philip C. Wehle; 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 Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (mostly hidden); 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. Also pictured: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, John Campion, Rufus Youngblood, and Tom Wells. 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). Washington, D.C. [Blemishes in lower left portion of image are original to the negative.]
The flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, prior to the requiem mass in the state funeral of President Kennedy; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing, receives the casket at right. Also pictured: Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, John Campion, Rufus Youngblood, and Tom Wells; honor guard pallbearers, 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). Washington, D.C.
The flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, prior to the requiem mass in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Those pictured include: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts, Floyd Boring, John Campion, Rufus Youngblood, and Tom Wells; honor guard pallbearers, 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). Washington, D.C.
Members of the clergy and others await the arrival of the casket of President John F. Kennedy at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, prior to the requiem mass in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Those pictured include: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; Auxiliary Bishop of New York, Bishop John J. Maguire; White House Secret Service agents, Stu Stout and Emory Roberts. Washington, D.C.
Mourners enter the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured include: Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Charles A. Halleck (Indiana); Personal Secretary to President Kennedy, Evelyn Lincoln; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Special Counsel to President Kennedy, Theodore C. Sorensen; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Special Assistant to President Kennedy for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Auxiliary Bishop of New York, Bishop John J. Maguire; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Ron Pontius. Washington, D.C. [Discoloration along left side of image is original to the negative.]