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JFKWHP-1962-09-28-F
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JFKWHP-KN-C24319
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) visits with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the signing of a bill to establish the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. Standing (L-R): unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); Representative J. T. Rutherford, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, and Representative John Young, all of Texas; Vice President Johnson; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); unidentified; Representative John Kyl (Iowa); unidentified; Representative Joe M. Kilgore (Texas). Unidentified persons may include: Judge Oscar Dancy, of Cameron County, Texas; Robert C. McConnell, of the Office of the Secretary in the Department of the Interior; Assistant Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Ben H. Thompson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24318
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to establish the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. Standing (L-R): Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Representative J. T. Rutherford, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, and Representative John Young, all of Texas; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); unidentified; Representative John Kyl (Iowa); unidentified; Representative Joe M. Kilgore (Texas). Unidentified persons may include: Judge Oscar Dancy, of Cameron County, Texas; Robert C. McConnell, of the Office of the Secretary in the Department of the Interior; Assistant Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Ben H. Thompson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23586
President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver; former Secretary of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman (mostly hidden); Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass (in back); National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. An unidentified stenographer sits at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23585
President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; former Secretary of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver; Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass (in back); National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. An unidentified stenographer sits at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23584
President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (face obscured); Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, partially hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack of Massachusetts (in back, mostly hidden); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; Charles Fisher (in back). An unidentified stenographer sits at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23583
President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; former Secretary of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver; Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass (in back); National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. Motion picture photographer for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Tom J. Craven, Jr., kneels at lower right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18544
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 857, a bill authorizing the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The act was legislated to preserve a portion of the shoreline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): Legislative Assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, Jonathan Moore; Representative Thomas J. Lane of Massachusetts; Representative Hastings Keith of Massachusetts; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts; Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah; Senator Benjamin A. Smith of Massachusetts; Representative John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania; Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska; Representative Philip J. Philbin of Massachusetts; Representative J. T. Rutherford of Texas; Representative Harold D. Donohue of Massachusetts; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; Representative Edward Boland of Massachusetts; and Director of Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, Francis W. Sargent. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18519
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 857, a bill authorizing the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The act was legislated to preserve a portion of the shoreline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): Legislative Assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, Jonathan Moore; Representative Thomas J. Lane of Massachusetts; Representative Hastings Keith of Massachusetts; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts (in profile, partially hidden); Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah; Senator Benjamin A. Smith of Massachusetts; Representative John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania; Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska; unidentified; Representative J. T. Rutherford of Texas; Representative Harold D. Donohue of Massachusetts; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; and Representative Edward Boland of Massachusetts (mostly hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18518
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 857, a bill authorizing the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The act was legislated to preserve a portion of the shoreline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): Legislative Assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, Jonathan Moore; Representative Thomas J. Lane of Massachusetts; Representative Hastings Keith of Massachusetts; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts; Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah; Senator Benjamin A. Smith of Massachusetts; Representative John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania; Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska; Representative Philip J. Philbin of Massachusetts; Representative J. T. Rutherford of Texas; Representative Harold D. Donohue of Massachusetts; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; Representative Edward Boland of Massachusetts (mostly hidden); and Director of Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, Francis W. Sargent. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18517
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 857, a bill authorizing the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The act was legislated to preserve a portion of the shoreline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): Legislative Assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, Jonathan Moore; Representative Thomas J. Lane of Massachusetts; Representative Hastings Keith of Massachusetts; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts (mostly hidden); Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah; Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill of Massachusetts (mostly hidden); Senator Benjamin A. Smith of Massachusetts; Representative John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania; Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska; Representative Philip J. Philbin of Massachusetts; Representative J. T. Rutherford of Texas; Representative Harold D. Donohue of Massachusetts; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; and Representative Edward Boland of Massachusetts (mostly hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18513-A
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 857, a bill authorizing the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The act was legislated to preserve a portion of the shoreline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): Legislative Assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, Jonathan Moore; Representative Thomas J. Lane of Massachusetts; Representative F. Bradford Morse of Massachusetts; Representative Hastings Keith of Massachusetts; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts; Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah; Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill of Massachusetts; Senator Benjamin A. Smith of Massachusetts; Representative John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania; Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska; Representative Philip J. Philbin of Massachusetts; Representative J. T. Rutherford of Texas (partially hidden); Representative Harold D. Donohue of Massachusetts; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; Representative Edward Boland of Massachusetts; and Director of Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, Francis W. Sargent. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.