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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7471-F
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the signing of the Delaware-New Jersey Compact, a House Joint Resolution establishing the Delaware River and Bay Authority. Standing (L-R): Governor of Delaware, Elbert N. Carvel; unidentified; Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development, H. Mat Adams; Senator Harrison A. Williams (New Jersey); unidentified; Representative Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Delaware); Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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