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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. President John F. Kennedy (at left) addresses the audience from lectern; the President proposed the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso), designed to promote economic cooperation between Latin American countries and the United States. Front row of attendees facing camera, L-R: Berta Alvarado Puerto (directly behind lectern); Ambassador of Honduras, Dr. Céleo Dávila; Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Peru, Fernando Berckemeyer; Claribel Berckemeyer; Ambassador of Costa Rica, Manuel G. Escalante; Mrs. Manuel G. Escalante. Photographers, reporters, and other members of the audience unidentified. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. Wide shot of room as President John F. Kennedy (at left) addresses the audience from lectern; the President proposed the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso), designed to promote economic cooperation between Latin American countries and the United States. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. President John F. Kennedy (at left) addresses the audience from lectern; the President proposed the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso), designed to promote economic cooperation between Latin American countries and the United States. Front row of section at right, L-R: Foreign Minister of Honduras, Dr. Andrés Alvarado Puerto; Berta Alvarado Puerto; Ambassador of Honduras, Dr. Céleo Dávila; Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Peru, Fernando Berckemeyer; Claribel Berckemeyer; Ambassador of Costa Rica, Manuel G. Escalante; Mrs. Manuel G. Escalante. Also pictured: Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Under Secretary of State, Chester Bowles. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. President John F. Kennedy (at right) addresses the audience from lectern; the President proposed the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso), designed to promote economic cooperation between Latin American countries and the United States. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. Front row, L-R: Foreign Minister of Honduras, Dr. Andrés Alvarado Puerto; Berta Alvarado Puerto; Ambassador of Honduras, Dr. Céleo Dávila; Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Peru, Fernando Berckemeyer; Claribel Berckemeyer; Ambassador of Costa Rica, Manuel G. Escalante; Mrs. Manuel G. Escalante. Also pictured: Under Secretary of State, Chester Bowles; Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Special Assistant to the President, Arthur Schlesinger; Senator George Smathers (Florida); Edward R. Murrow. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. L-R, front row: Congressman Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama); Senator Allen J. Ellender (Louisiana); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); unidentified woman; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); unidentified woman; Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); several unidentified persons; Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana), seated at far right; others unidentified. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. L-R: White House Secret Service agent, H. Stuart "Stu" Knight; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. "Smokey" Stover; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, Brigadier General Chester V. Clifton; President John F. Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (hidden behind the President’s shoulder). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. L-R: Berta Alvarado Puerto; Ambassador of Honduras, Dr. Céleo Dávila; Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Peru, Fernando Berckemeyer; Claribel Berckemeyer. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. Medium close-up of President John F. Kennedy addressing the audience from lectern; the President proposed the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso), designed to promote economic cooperation between Latin American countries and the United States. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. Front row (L-R): Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Peru, Fernando Berckemeyer. Seated behind and right of the First Lady is Edward R. Murrow (scratching face). All others are unidentified. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.