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JFKWHP-KN-C21912
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Standing on platform: President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; Chief of the Cabinet of the Ivory Coast, Guy Nairay; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; valet to President Houphouët-Boigny, Koffi Pokou; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21911
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Standing on platform: President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; Special Assistant to President Houphouët-Boigny, Guy Nairay; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; valet to President Houphouët-Boigny, Koffi Pokou; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21910
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21909
President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21908
President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (both walking at left), escorted by an unidentified Commander of Troops, review troops during arrival ceremonies in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn, follows at far left. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21907
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21906
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Aide-de-Camp to President Houphouët-Boigny, Captain Bertin Zézé Baroan; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; U.S. Military Aide to Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21905
President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21904
President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa (wife of Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21903
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. In foreground (L-R): Mrs. Kennedy; Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny; President Houphouët-Boigny; President Kennedy (holding a hat). In background (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (partially hidden); Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (behind President Houphouët-Boigny); U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra (mostly hidden). Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, back to camera) shakes hands with President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, upon his arrival at Washington National Airport. First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, walks down airplane stairs; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at left. All others are unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21901
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Mrs. Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny; President Kennedy; unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. In foreground (L-R): Mrs. Kennedy; Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny; President Houphouët-Boigny; President Kennedy (holding a hat). In background (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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Cars (led by motorcycle escorts) arrive at the White House for a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny; United States Marine honor guards line the North Lawn driveway. Washington, D.C.
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A car arrives at the White House for a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny; United States Marine honor guards line the North Lawn driveway. Washington, D.C.
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Cars (led by motorcycle escorts) arrive at the White House for a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny; United States Marine honor guards line the North Lawn driveway. Washington, D.C.
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Cars arrive at the White House for a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny; United States Marine honor guards line the North Lawn driveway. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, upon President Houphouët-Boigny’s arrival at the White House for a dinner in his honor. U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra, stands behind President Houphouët-Boigny; unidentified photographers stand at right. North Portico, White House, Washington D.C.