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President John F. Kennedy meets with two of the recipients of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, A. Scott Crossfield and Major Robert M. White, in the Oval Office. (L-R) A. Scott Crossfield; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Major Robert M. White; unidentified woman; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; President Kennedy. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with the recipients of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, Joseph A. Walker, A. Scott Crossfield, and Major Robert M. White, in the Oval Office. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President Kennedy, Joseph A. Walker, A. Scott Crossfield, Major Robert M. White, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay. A model of the X-15 aircraft sits on the President’s desk. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with two of the recipients of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, A. Scott Crossfield and Major Robert M. White, in the Oval Office. (L-R) Unidentified woman; A. Scott Crossfield; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Major Robert M. White; unidentified woman; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; Joseph A. Walker; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; Colonel Bernt Balchen; William E. Schramek; unidentified man. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; Joseph A. Walker; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; Colonel Bernt Balchen; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, mostly hidden in crowd) and others stand in front of a Saturn rocket launch site under construction at Launch Complex 37, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Also pictured: Saturn Project Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rocco Petrone; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with guests following the presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). President Kennedy (left, back to camera) speaks with Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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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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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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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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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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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Military officials arrive at the North Portico of the White House for the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Those pictured include: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (partially hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Mourners and members of the color guard line the North Lawn driveway. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, standing on speaker's platform) receives a United States Air Force (USAF) ceremonial flag from an unidentified cadet during commencement exercises for the fifth graduating class of the USAF Academy; President Kennedy delivered an address for the occasion. 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. Also pictured: White House Secret agents, Emory Roberts and Ken Giannoules. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers the commencement address to the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Also pictured (seated on the speakers' platform): White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Major General Robert H. Warren; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) stands with the seven astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury, during the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The astronauts are (L-R): Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom (in front), Commander Walter M. Schirra, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper (in front), Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Commander Forrest S. Petersen. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy issues welcoming remarks to President of Brazil João Goulart during arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): President Goulart, Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Secretary of State Dean Rusk (in back), U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra, President Kennedy (at microphones), Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay, United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands left of platform; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (two people behind Secretary Rusk), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in back, wearing gray coat), and Brazilian Ambassador to Italy Hugo Gouthier (partially hidden, four people behind Senator Carvalho) stand with the group behind Secretary Rusk; Brazilian journalist Samuel Wainer (two people behind General LeMay) stands with the group behind General LeMay; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden at edge of image) stands at far right.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Brazil João Goulart leave the reviewing platform during arrival ceremonies for President Goulart at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Those walking with the group at left include: Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr., Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy, President Goulart, Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra, Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho, United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay. White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (center left) walks in front and to the right of the group; a military band plays in the background at right.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Brazil João Goulart leave the reviewing platform during arrival ceremonies for President Goulart at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Walking with the group in front are (L-R): Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr., Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy, President Goulart, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos (lower left) and U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (back to camera) walk behind. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh and Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton walk in front of the platform; United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon (facing away, holding hat) and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay (facing away, partially hidden) stand on the platform at far right; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (right of General LeMay, partially hidden) stands at far right. White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (center right) walks in front of the group.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Brazil João Goulart leave the reviewing platform during arrival ceremonies for President Goulart at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Walking in front of the platform (L-R): Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (back to camera), President Kennedy, President Goulart, White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (back to camera), and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (in back). Standing on the platform (L-R): Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos (back to camera), U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (in back), United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon (mostly hidden at far edge of image), and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay (mostly hidden at far edge of image); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (right of Minister Dantas), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in back, wearing gray coat), and Brazilian Ambassador to Italy Hugo Gouthier (three people to Senator Carvalho's right) stand with the group in the front row, left of platform.
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President of Brazil João Goulart issues a response to President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Goulart (at microphones), President Kennedy, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy), Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay, U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (in front), United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon (partially hidden), and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands left of platform; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (two people behind Secretary Rusk), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in back, wearing gray coat), and Brazilian Ambassador to Italy Hugo Gouthier (three people behind Senator Carvalho) stand with the group behind Secretary Rusk; Brazilian journalist Samuel Wainer (two people behind General LeMay) stands with the group behind General LeMay; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands at far right.
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President of Brazil João Goulart issues a response to President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Goulart (at microphones), President Kennedy, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy), Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay, U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (in front), United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands left of platform; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (two people behind Secretary Rusk), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in back, wearing gray coat), and Brazilian Ambassador to Italy Hugo Gouthier (three people behind Senator Carvalho) stand with the group behind Secretary Rusk; Brazilian journalist Samuel Wainer (in profile, two people behind General LeMay) stands with the group behind General LeMay; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden at edge of image) and Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (second from right) stand at far right.
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President John F. Kennedy issues welcoming remarks to President of Brazil João Goulart during arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): President Goulart, Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Secretary of State Dean Rusk (in back), U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra, President Kennedy (at microphones), Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay, United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands left of platform; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (two people behind Secretary Rusk, partially hidden), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in back, wearing gray coat), and Brazilian Ambassador to Italy Hugo Gouthier (four people behind Senator Carvalho) stand with the group behind Secretary Rusk; Brazilian journalist Samuel Wainer (partially hidden, two people behind General LeMay) stands with the group behind General LeMay; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden at edge of image) stands at far right.