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Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Back Rows (L-R): Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), several unidentified men, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), several unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. The man and two women to the right of the column are unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana (partially hidden behind Vice President Johnson), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden behind President Kennedy). Back Rows (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), two unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): An unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and two unidentified women. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Back Rows (L-R): Unidentified man, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), an unidentified man, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and an unidentified woman. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson). Back Rows (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), three unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and two unidentified women. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White delivers remarks upon receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, General White, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President Kennedy, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, unidentified officer, and General White. (Back Row) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay, unidentified officer, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy (pinning the medal onto General White’s uniform), Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (standing just behind the President), Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Major Robert M. White, a recipient of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, along with A. Scott Crossfield and Joseph A. Walker. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; Vice Admiral Emory S. Land; unidentified woman and man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; A. Scott Crossfield; Colonel Bernt Balchen; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Robert M. White; President Kennedy; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Unidentified man; Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; William E. Schramek; Colonel Bernt Balchen; unidentified man; Vice Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; Colonel Bernt Balchen; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy looks on as William E. Schramek, a member of the board of trustees of the Harmon International Trophy, reads the citations at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators. The trophy was presented to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay (partially hidden by General Lemnitzer); President Kennedy; Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; unidentified boy; Vice Admiral Emory S. Land; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; Mr. Schramek; Colonel Bernt Balchen. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. On speakers’ platform at right: Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Deputy Administrator of the FAA, Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant (mostly hidden on edge of frame), sits at far left. Chantilly, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. On speakers' platform, left of lectern: former Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; Janet Avery Dulles (widow of former Secretary Dulles); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Deputy Administrator of the FAA, Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant. Right of lectern: Administrator of the FAA, Najeeb Halaby; Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; former director of the CIA, Allen W. Dulles. Chantilly, Virginia.
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Former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower (at lectern), delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles; President John F. Kennedy sits left of lectern. On speakers' platform, left of lectern: Janet Avery Dulles (widow of former Secretary Dulles); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant; President Kennedy. Right of lectern: Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen). Chantilly, Virginia.
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Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby (at lectern), delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles; President John F. Kennedy sits left of lectern. On speakers' platform, left of lectern: Janet Avery Dulles (widow of former Secretary Dulles); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Deputy Administrator of the FAA, Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant; President Kennedy. Right of lectern: Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); former director of the CIA, Allen W. Dulles. Those standing right of platform include: White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; White House Secret Service agent, Dick Johnsen. Chantilly, Virginia.
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Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby (at lectern), delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles; President John F. Kennedy sits left of lectern. On speakers' platform, left of lectern: Janet Avery Dulles (widow of former Secretary Dulles); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Deputy Administrator of the FAA, Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant; President Kennedy. Right of lectern: Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); former director of the CIA, Allen W. Dulles. Chantilly, Virginia.
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Presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President John F. Kennedy (back to camera, greeting guests) presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing at right: Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson and Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George P. Miller (California); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. West Wing Lawn, 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 (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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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.
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President John F. Kennedy presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, holds plaque at left. Looking on (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone (partially hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (facing away); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; General Decker (at microphones); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (partially hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.