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President John F. Kennedy and others observe as Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (at lectern, reading from a piece of paper), delivers remarks during the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad. Left to right: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Norstad; Secretary McNamara. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad; President Kennedy (center left) pins the medal to General Norstad's lapel. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stands at left, in the background; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (standing behind lectern), observes at right. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, at microphones) delivers remarks during the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad. General Norstad stands right of President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, stands at right, behind lectern. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal; President John F. Kennedy observes from left. Standing at left, in the background (left to right): Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Attendees watch military honor guards perform a 21-gun salute. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in background.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, attended by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; attendees watch military honor guards perform a 21-gun salute. Also pictured: White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian; White House Secret Service agent, Win Lawson. The Washington Monument is visible at left in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with National Commander of the American Legion, James E. Powers (right). West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister Shermarke; an unidentified Commander of Troops, walks with President Kennedy and the Prime Minister. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Attendees watch military honor guards perform a 19-gun salute. The Washington Monument is visible in background.
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President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Commander of Troops, Colonel John W. Gorn, walks with President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, walks behind. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler. Seated on sofa (left to right): Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Theodore W. Parker; Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Hamilton H. Howze; General Wheeler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) and Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, review military honor and color guard troops during an arrival ceremony in honor of Prime Minister Ben Bella; Commander of Troops, Colonel John W. Gorn, walks between President Kennedy and the Prime Minister. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella (at microphones), delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (left to right): President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Ben Bella; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Mohammed Khemisti (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Algerian Minister of Habous, Tewfik El Madani; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn (in foreground); Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in back, partially hidden). Military honor guard troops stand at left in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in honor of Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella. Standing on reviewing platform (left to right): Prime Minister Ben Bella; President Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Mohammed Khemisti (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Department of State interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn (in foreground); Algerian Minister of Habous, Tewfik El Madani; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk. Military honor and color guard troops stand at left in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for President Touré; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks left of the Presidents. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy receives honorary life memberships in four armed services organizations; representatives from each organization presented President Kennedy with gold membership cards. Left to right (in foreground): President of the Association of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker; National Vice President of the Navy League, Harold E. Wirth; President Kennedy; President of the Marine Corps League, Raymond B. Butts; President of the Air Force Association, Major General John B. Montgomery; Director of Public Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, Robert F. Cocklin. Standing in back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy receives honorary life memberships in four armed services organizations; representatives from each organization presented President Kennedy with gold membership cards. Left to right (in foreground): President of the Association of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker; National Vice President of the Navy League, Harold E. Wirth; President Kennedy; President of the Marine Corps League, Raymond B. Butts; President of the Air Force Association, Major General John B. Montgomery; Director of Public Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, Robert F. Cocklin. Standing in back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Newly-appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Maxwell D. Taylor, stands with former Chairmen of the JCS during his swearing-in ceremony. Left to right (in foreground): General Omar Bradley; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; General Nathan F. Twining; General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Taylor. President John F. Kennedy (back left, with arms folded) and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stand in the West Wing Colonnade. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (facing away); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (mostly in shadow). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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General Maxwell D. Taylor (center, at microphones) delivers remarks during his swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); President John F. Kennedy (left) and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand on either side of General Taylor. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (partially hidden); Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Maxwell D. Taylor (center) during General Taylor's swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stands at right. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); General Omar Bradley; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (face obscured); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; unidentified motion picture photographer; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (partially hidden); Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (face obscured); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); General Nathan F. Twining (in back, partially hidden); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; unidentified motion picture photographer; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden, in very back); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Standing in foreground (left to right): President Kennedy (at microphones); General Taylor; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (very back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden in crowd) visits with guests in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Those pictured include: Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; Under Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's son, James Inman Decker (right). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.