Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-300-46-62
Governor of the Federal District of Mexico, Ernesto P. Uruchurtu, pins President John F. Kennedy with a commemorative medal bearing the seal of the City of Mexico at a ceremony in honor of President Kennedy's visit. President Kennedy also received keys to the City of Mexico and a scroll during the ceremony. Pictured at desk (L-R): Foreign Minister of Mexico, Manuel Tello; U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes (mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Mr. Uruchurtu; U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin. All others are unidentified. Salón de Cabildos (Council Room), Antiguo Palacio del Ayuntamiento (Old City Hall), Mexico City, Mexico.