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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. (center, behind microphones), during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown), stands in front and to the right of President Kennedy, holding camera; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, and White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson (both in background), stand in the Colonnade. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (bottom right); White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joseph W. Culbreth (bottom right, wearing headphones); and Secret Service agent, Stewart “Stu” Stout. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
