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Jacqueline Kennedy (holding folded flag) and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, speak with Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing, during graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; the eternal flame is at left. Also pictured: Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler. Honor guard pallbearers stand at attention, including: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Members of the Kennedy family, officials, and dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Jacqueline Kennedy (holding folded flag), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) stand in foreground; the eternal flame is in center (foreground). Also pictured: President Lyndon B. Johnson; Prime Minister of Japan, Hayato Ikeda; Vice President of Liberia, William R. Tolbert, Jr.; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera; Minister of External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; Prince Georg Valdemar of Denmark; President of the Senate of Australia, Sir Alister McMullin; Ambassador of Ecuador, Dr. José Antonio Correa Escobar; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Joseph Luns; Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands; President of Congress of Nicaragua, Luis Somoza Debayle; President of the Corporate Chamber of Portugal, Clotário Luís Supico Pinto; Prince Jean of Luxembourg; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Japan, Ryuji Takeuchi; Ambassador of Canada, Charles S. A. Ritchie; Ambassador of Pakistan, Ghulam Ahmed; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Representative T. Ashton Thompson (Louisiana); U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; White House Secret Service agents, Paul Rundle and Rufus Youngblood. Honor guard pallbearers stand at attention, including: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Members of the Kennedy family, officials, and dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers fold the casket flag; Jacqueline Kennedy (mostly hidden), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) stand at left. Also pictured: President Lyndon B. Johnson; Prime Minister of Japan, Hayato Ikeda; Vice President of Liberia, William R. Tolbert, Jr.; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; White House Secret Service agent, Rufus Youngblood. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Members of the Kennedy family, officials, and dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Jacqueline Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) walk in foreground; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Also pictured: Prime Minister of Japan, Hayato Ikeda; Vice President of Liberia, William R. Tolbert, Jr.; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera; Minister of External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; Prince Georg Valdemar of Denmark; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Joseph Luns; Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands; Ambassador of Japan, Ryuji Takeuchi; President of Congress of Nicaragua, Luis Somoza Debayle; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Honor guard pallbearers place the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy at the gravesite, during graveside services in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Members of the Kennedy family walk at right, including: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Steve Smith; Peter Lawford; Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Also pictured: Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill and Paul Landis. Officials and dignitaries observe. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy to the gravesite, during graveside services in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Walking in procession: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Steve Smith; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Officials and dignitaries observe. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.