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Attorney General and Chairman of the White House Conference on Narcotic and Drug Abuse, Robert F. Kennedy (at lectern), addresses conference participants in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated right of podium (L-R): Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) addresses participants of the White House Conference on Narcotic and Drug Abuse in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated right of podium (L-R): Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze, after addressing participants of the White House Conference on Narcotic and Drug Abuse in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr., looks on from right. Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown (mostly hidden), stands behind President Kennedy; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon, and Attorney General and Chairman of the Conference, Robert F. Kennedy, applaud in the background.

President John F. Kennedy (right, at lectern) addresses participants of the White House Conference on Narcotic and Drug Abuse in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated on stage (L-R): Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Attorney General and Chairman of the Conference, Robert F. Kennedy; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy (right, at lectern) addresses participants of the White House Conference on Narcotic and Drug Abuse in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated left of podium, with backs to camera (L-R): Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown. Seated right of podium (L-R): Attorney General and Chairman of the Conference, Robert F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (mostly hidden).

President John F. Kennedy stands with members of the President's Advisory Commission on Narcotic and Drug Abuse during their swearing-in ceremony; the commission members hold copies of their certificates of appointment. Left to right: Director of the Outpatient Clinic of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, Dr. Rafael Sanchez-Ubeda; Commissioner of Welfare for the City of New York, James S. Dumpson; Executive Director of the Osborne Association, Austin H. MacCormick; former Agent in Charge for the San Francisco Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Harry M. Kimball; President of Antioch College, Dr. James P. Dixon, Jr.; President Kennedy; retired Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., and commission chair, Judge E. Barrett Prettyman; Medical Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Charities, Dr. Roger O. Egeberg.

President John F. Kennedy observes as members of the President's Advisory Commission on Narcotic and Drug Abuse take their oath of office; the commission members all stand with their right hands raised. Left to right: Director of the Outpatient Clinic of St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, Dr. Rafael Sanchez-Ubeda; Commissioner of Welfare for the City of New York, James S. Dumpson; Executive Director of the Osborne Association, Austin H. MacCormick; former Agent in Charge for the San Francisco Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Harry M. Kimball; President of Antioch College, Dr. James P. Dixon, Jr.; President Kennedy; retired Chief Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., and commission chair, Judge E. Barrett Prettyman; Medical Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Charities, Dr. Roger O. Egeberg; unidentified registrar. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after signing the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Left to right: unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Kelsey; Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); President Kennedy; Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen; Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back, partially hidden); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the signing of the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee) after signing the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Left to right: unidentified stenographer (seated, mostly hidden on edge of frame); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Kefauver; President Kennedy (seated at desk); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (center left), shakes hands with an unidentified guest at an award ceremony in his honor. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]

President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger, upon presenting him with an outstanding record citation. Representative Frank M. Karsten (Missouri) stands at left; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Reed, stands at right. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

President John F. Kennedy presents an outstanding record citation to former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger. Left to right: Representative Frank M. Karsten (Missouri); President Kennedy; Mr. Anslinger; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Reed; Representative J. Vaughan Gary (Virginia); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (at lectern), presents an award to former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (center left). Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.

Former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (left), shakes hands with his successor, newly-appointed Commissioner of Narcotics, Henry L. Giordano, at an award ceremony in his honor. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.

Award ceremony in honor of former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger. Mr. Anslinger (left) and Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon, hold the award. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.

Former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (center left), shakes hands with Director of the United States Secret Service, James J. Rowley, at an award ceremony in his honor. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]

Former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (left), shakes hands with an unidentified guest at an award ceremony in his honor. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]

Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (at lectern), delivers remarks at an award ceremony in honor of former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (left); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon, stands at right. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]

Former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (center left), shakes hands with an unidentified guest at an award ceremony in his honor. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]

Former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (center left), shakes hands with an unidentified guest at an award ceremony in his honor; Director of the United States Secret Service, James J. Rowley, stands at far right. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]

Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (at lectern), delivers remarks upon presenting an award to former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (left). Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]