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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-06-A
KN36, ST25
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-07-C
AR25, KN20
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-29-A
AR35, ST23, KN34
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28139
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; unidentified boy (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (over the President’s shoulder); unidentified girl (in back); Admiral Dennison; unidentified man (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29008
President John F. Kennedy receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during commencement exercises at San Diego State College. Also pictured: President of San Diego State College, Dr. Malcolm A. Love; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown (back to camera); Mayor of San Diego, Charles C. Dail. Aztec Bowl Stadium, San Diego State College, San Diego, California.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28212
President John F. Kennedy (center) greets Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, at a military reception in their honor. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson and Sam Sulliman. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28148
President John F. Kennedy (center, foreground) visits with an unidentified woman following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Also pictured: Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller; General Walter C. Sweeney, Jr.; Director of the United States Secret Service, James J. Rowley; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Clark Clifford; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; White House Secret Service agents, Stewart “Stu” Stout and Bob Lilley. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28143
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified boy; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; President Kennedy (at microphones); two unidentified persons; Admiral Dennison; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C28142
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; President Kennedy; unidentified boy (in back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Admiral Dennison; three unidentified persons; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C28141
President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (behind microphones); President Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Admiral Dennison; two unidentified men (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28140
Retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison, delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President John F. Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in back); Admiral Dennison; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (over Admiral Dennison’s shoulder); four unidentified persons; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C30152
Presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Standing right of the trophy, front row (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (partially hidden); Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Back row (L-R): Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra (partially hidden); unidentified; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard (face obscured); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper (partially hidden); and White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne (behind Lt. Cdr. Carpenter). Others are unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-28417
President John F. Kennedy (center right, mostly hidden) attends a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Julia Ann Shepard, wife of Captain Shepard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Zola Shoup, wife of General Shoup; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the distance. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-28415
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: three unidentified persons; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (in back, wearing glasses); Margaret McNamara, wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; President Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Julia Ann Shepard, wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President; Captain Shepard (in back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-28413
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (in back); Secretary McNamara; unidentified man (in back); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Zola Shoup (in back), wife of General David M. Shoup, Commandant of the Marine Corps; President Kennedy; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (in back); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; several unidentified persons; White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson (in back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, takes photographs from stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-28412
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (behind McNamara); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Secretary Dillon (behind Gilpatric); unidentified man in back; President Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Julia Ann Shepard (in back), wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President; Captain Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands on stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-28411
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (behind McNamara); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Secretary Dillon (behind Gilpatric); unidentified man in back; President Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Julia Ann Shepard (in back), wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President; Captain Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands on stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23120
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones, laughing) presents the award to Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory). Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (very back, partially hidden on edge of frame); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (mostly hidden on edge of frame). West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23119
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) shakes hands with Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, stands behind Mrs. Lyon. Standing in background: award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden on edge of frame); Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman (partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23109
President John F. Kennedy visits with award recipients at the presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Left to right (in foreground): Career Ambassador, Llewellyn E. Thompson; Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory); Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey; Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; President Kennedy; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman. Standing in background (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs (very back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (face obscured); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts of Alabama (mostly hidden); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23107
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) attends the presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. (right), reads the citation for award recipient and Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon; Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband) stands left of President Kennedy. Standing in background (L-R): astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (very back, partially hidden); unidentified; award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams (in back); Associated Press (AP) photographer, Henry Burroughs (mostly hidden); award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Secretary of Labor, Arthur J. Goldberg; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Special Consultant to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Roger W. Jones; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (partially hidden on edge of frame). West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-23106
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks upon presenting the award to Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory). Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, stands left of Mrs. Lyon; Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr., stands at right in foreground. Standing in background (L-R): Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified; astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (very back, mostly hidden); award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams (in back, partially hidden); award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (very back, partially hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (partially hidden); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts of Alabama (mostly hidden); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (in back, mostly hidden); Assistant Attorney General, Ramsey Clark; Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Secretary of Labor, Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (in back); Member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Special Consultant to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, Roger W. Jones. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.