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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right). Looking on (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemish in left portion of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right), after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Standing in back (L-R): Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right); President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Vance. Standing in back (L-R): Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (mostly hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right); President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Vance. Standing in back (L-R): Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (very back, mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (mostly hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right of President Kennedy). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (very back, mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Visitors gather in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., for the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Standing on steps to the West Wing Colonnade at left are: President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; General Decker; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Also pictured: newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (at microphones), delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein. Also pictured: Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Virginia Rusk. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (at microphones), delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein. Also pictured: Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Virginia Rusk. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, prepares to greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Virginia Rusk, wife of U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chancellor Adenauer; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (back to camera); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber. Also pictured: Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (both at center left), greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Bettine “Betsy” Tyler; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agents, Jim Johnson and Floyd Boring. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Minister of Foreign Affairs of West Germany, Gerhard Schröder; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Virginia Rusk; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Minister of Foreign Affairs of West Germany, Gerhard Schröder; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Virginia Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Walter C. Dowling; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Minister of Foreign Affairs of West Germany, Gerhard Schröder; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk, wife of U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Lydia Taylor; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Walter C. Dowling. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others await the arrival of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, at the White House. President Kennedy (at right, back to camera) greets Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy shakes hands with Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lydia Taylor; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin and Jim Johnson. Members of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps stand on balcony and stairs. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Touré (at microphones); President John F. Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor. Also pictured (at right in background): U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): President Touré; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui (in back, partially hidden); Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (mostly hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Ambassador of Vietnam, Tran Van Chuong; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to present the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the CIA. President Kennedy walks with Mr. Dulles (on the right). Following behind are (L-R): Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, United States Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. United States Army helicopters are visible in the background.
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President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to present the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the CIA. President Kennedy walks with Mr. Dulles, and is followed by Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard and United States Army General Maxwell D. Taylor. United States Army helicopters are visible in the background.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in first row, left to right: Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; President Kennedy; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commander of the First Fleet, Vice Admiral Robert T. S. Keith. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Special Assistants to the President, Larry O'Brien and Kenneth P. O'Donnell.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at right, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row (left to right): Commander of the First Fleet, Vice Admiral Robert T. S. Keith; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; President Kennedy; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California). Also pictured: Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers.
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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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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: General Maxwell D. Taylor (partially hidden); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (mostly hidden); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. 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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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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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.