Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24991
President John F. Kennedy and former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, attend the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. Walking (L-R): former Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; General Eisenhower; Deputy Administrator of the FAA, Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant (in back); Director of the Bureau of National Capital Airports, G. Ward Hobbs; Aline B. Saarinen, widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen (in back, mostly hidden); President Kennedy (holding hat); Administrator of the FAA, Najeeb Halaby; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Chantilly, Virginia.