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JFKWHP-KN-22067
President John F. Kennedy walks with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, through a hallway inside the Pentagon; President Kennedy attended a briefing session with representatives from the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (partially hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric. Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in image is original to the negative.]
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
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President John F. Kennedy and Air Force aide General Godfrey McHugh standing next to a model of the Gemini spacecraft in the White House Cabinet Room. The President is writing on a piece of paper while McHugh looks on. Military aide Brig. General Chester V. Clifton (C.V. Clifton) is standing in the background. This photograph is held in the Robert Knudsen (Office of the Naval Aide to the President) series, White House Photographs collection (see KN-C26342).
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JFKWHP-KN-C29211
President John F. Kennedy (hidden) views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Floyd Boring, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Horizontal streak at bottom of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29210
President John F. Kennedy views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commanding General of the Berlin Brigade, Major General Frederick O. Hartel; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29209
President John F. Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President John F. Kennedy’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?”
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JFKWHP-KN-C29208
President John F. Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President John F. Kennedy’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?” [Blue streaking on image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29207
President John F. Kennedy (mostly hidden) views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (mostly hidden); Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Jerry Blaine. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?” [Discoloration in image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29225
President John F. Kennedy (center left, back to camera) greets officials during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29224
President John F. Kennedy (center left, back to camera) inspects honor guard troops during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic); French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse walks left of President Kennedy. Those standing at right include: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29223
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic); Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt (mostly obscured), and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stand right of the President. Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Chairman of the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World, General Lucius D. Clay; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Special Counsel to President Kennedy, Theodore C. Sorensen; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29222
President John F. Kennedy (center left, standing on platform) observes as Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt, delivers remarks during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stands right of the President. Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29212
President John F. Kennedy stands on a platform with Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt (right), and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner (center), during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Air Force One sits in the background.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29236
President John F. Kennedy and others walk to Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) following his address at Römerberg Square in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic). Those pictured include: Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Frankfurt, Werner Bockelmann; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs, McGeorge Bundy; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; the President’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Kennedy family friend, Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Payne, and Tony Sherman. Crowds line the street to watch the President pass.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29305
President John F. Kennedy (center left) receives gifts from U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Ross McEuen during a lunch with military officers in the mess hall at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: U.S. Army Sergeant Major Richard C. Whitfield; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29304
President John F. Kennedy (center left) receives gifts during a lunch with military officers in the mess hall at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: U.S. Army Sergeant Major Richard C. Whitfield; U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Ross McEuen; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29114
President John F. Kennedy (in back, at lectern) delivers the commencement address to the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Those seated on the speakers' platform include: White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Major General Robert H. Warren; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Seated left of speakers' platform (front row), left to right: Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; and Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers, Larry O’Brien, and Kenneth P. O'Donnell. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Bob Burke, Ken Giannoules, and Emory Roberts. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. [Notes: Damage in upper portion of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C28939
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, as President Radhakrishnan arrives at the South Portico of the White House prior to a parade in his honor. Left to right: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (back to camera); Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; unidentified Indian official; President Radhakrishnan; US Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (mostly hidden behind President Radhakrishnan); US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Kennedy; unidentified White House staff member. The presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) is parked at right. South Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others attend a state dinner in honor of President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Front row (L-R): US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (in front of candelabra); Minister of External Affairs of India, Lakshmi N. Menon; Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Radhakrishnan; President Kennedy. Middle rows (L-R): Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Kitty Galbraith (wife of US Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith); Shobha “Fori” Nehru (wife of Indian Ambassador to the United States, B. K. Nehru); Robin Chandler Duke (wife of Ambassador Duke); Ambassador Nehru; Ambassador Galbraith. Top row (L-R): Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India at arrival ceremonies in honor of President Radhakrishnan. Left to right: unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind, mostly hidden); President Radhakrishnan; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C28857
President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India speaks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Left to right: unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; President Radhakrishnan; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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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JFKWHP-KN-C17419
President John F. Kennedy with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and others in the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home. Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton stands in background.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan in front of the West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton watches from right.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17157
Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, White House, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, descend the Grand Staircase to the Entrance Hall. Behind them (L-R) are Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President General Godfrey McHugh; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden); Dean Rusk's wife Virginia Rusk.
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Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, White House, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, descend the Grand Staircase to the Entrance Hall. Behind them (L-R) are Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of State Dean Rusk and wife Virginia Rusk; Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President General Godfrey McHugh.