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President John F. Kennedy (standing in first car) waves from the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through Honolulu, Hawaii. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ken Giannoules, Ron Pontius, Roy Kellerman, Charlie Kunkel, Dick Johnsen, and Dennis R. Halterman. Crowds line the street.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, wearing a flower lei) stands on the tarmac before departing from Honolulu International Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii; several woman (wearing red and yellow dresses with matching hats) stand in a row at center. White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, stands at far left.
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President John F. Kennedy (in second car) rides in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through Honolulu, Hawaii. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Ken Giannoules, Dick Johnsen, Charlie Kunkel, and Bill Greer. Crowds line the street.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) walks through the USS Arizona Memorial during a visit to Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Walking in group at center (left to right): Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; White House Secret Service agents, Tony Sherman and Ron Pontius. Spectators line both sides of the walkway.
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President John F. Kennedy visits the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Left to right: Commander of Naval District 14 at Pearl Harbor, Rear Admiral Charles A. Buchanan; unidentified (mostly obscured, wearing striped tie); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); unidentified Navy captain; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt (gesturing with his right hand); Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Representative Thomas Ponce Gill (Hawaii); President Kennedy; Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Representative Spark M. Matsunaga (Hawaii); unidentified Navy sailor (holding rifle); Secret Service agent, Tony Sherman; unidentified; agent, Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, with back to camera) waves to visitors in Pueblo, Colorado; President Kennedy traveled to Colorado to commemorate the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Governor of Colorado, Stephen L. R. McNichols, stands at right. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Jerry Blaine, Hank Rybka, Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey, and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) arrives on the South Lawn with two unidentified social aides for the fourth in First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's series of Musical Programs for Youth by Youth; President Kennedy delivered remarks for the occasion. Also pictured: First Lady's Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Jack Ready. White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemish on left side of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk toward the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) following mass at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar; Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez; Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, Archbishop Luigi Raimondi; Superior of the Guadalupe Missionaries, Bishop Alonso Escalante, M.M.; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, Bill Payne, Dick Johnsen, Mike Mastrovito, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Clint Hill, and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (shaking hands with Mrs. Kennedy), and Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar (mostly hidden), upon their arrival at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ron Pontius, Mike Mastrovito, Dick Johnsen, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Clint Hill, and Bill Greer. The Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) is visible in the foreground.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk toward the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) following mass at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar; Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez; Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, Archbishop Luigi Raimondi; Superior of the Guadalupe Missionaries, Bishop Alonso Escalante, M.M.; White House Secret Service agents, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Clint Hill, Bob Foster, and Ron Pontius.
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Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; unidentified man; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius (in background); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy (with a cut above his left eye); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island), in front of President Kennedy, with his back to the camera; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (behind the President); Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio; unidentified photographer. State Department, Washington, D.C.
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Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. L-R: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Bill Greer (in background); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President John F. Kennedy (with a cut above his left eye); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island), with his back to the camera; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio. State Department, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks, following a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. President Kennedy holds a scale model of the Apollo command module, presented to him by Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; a mock-up of the lunar lander (also known as "the Bug") sits at left in background. Standing in back: Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Dr. Gilruth; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Photographers observe at right. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. [See also MO 63.1913, "Model of Apollo Command Module"]
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, in foreground) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Ron Pontius, and Bill Duncan. Site workers observe in background. 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 (center left, mostly hidden in crowd) and others view 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: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Emory Roberts. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing in second car) waves from the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through Honolulu, Hawaii; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) sits in the limousine. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Ken Giannoules, Dick Johnsen, Dennis R. Halterman, and Bill Greer. Crowds line the street.
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President John F. Kennedy (in second car) rides in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through Honolulu, Hawaii; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) sits in the limousine. The peak of Diamond Head is visible in the background at left. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Dennis R. Halterman, Charlie Kunkel, and Bill Greer. Crowds line the street.
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President John F. Kennedy (in second car) stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through Honolulu, Hawaii; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) sits in the limousine. The peak of Diamond Head is visible in the background at left. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Ken Giannoules, Dick Johnsen, Dennis R. Halterman, Charlie Kunkel, and Bill Greer. Crowds line the street.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, at podium) delivers remarks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), after viewing U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Also pictured (standing right of podium): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr; Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; and White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy (in second car) stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through Honolulu, Hawaii. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ken Giannoules, Ron Pontius, Roy Kellerman, Dick Johnsen, Dennis R. Halterman, and Charlie Kunkel. Crowds line the street. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, and Bert de Freese. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) and former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower (left, mostly hidden), greet attendees of the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. Also pictured: Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agents, Stu Stout and Ron Pontius. Chantilly, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy and former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, tour the terminal building of Dulles International Airport at dedication ceremonies for the airport named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. Left to right: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back); General Eisenhower; President Kennedy (holding hat); Director of the Bureau of National Capital Airports, G. Ward Hobbs (in back, mostly hidden); White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (very back, partially hidden); Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); Representative Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (in back); Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); Administrator of the FAA, Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Chantilly, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, in background) delivers remarks before an audience on the South Lawn at the fourth in First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's series of Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Members of the National High School Symphony Orchestra from the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan, sit on the bandstand, behind President Kennedy; orchestra conductor and President of the National Music Camp, Dr. Joseph E. Maddy (on bandstand), stands left of the President. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C.