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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8035-A
Aviator Betty Miller, the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, shows President John F. Kennedy the doll that accompanied her on her flight. Mrs. Miller received the Federal Aviation Agency’s Decoration for Exceptional Service from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby. (L-R) Administrator Halaby; President Kennedy; Mrs. Miller; aviator Jane "Janey" Briggs Hart; and Mrs. Miller’s husband, Charles Miller. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.