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JFKWHP-1962-03-23-D
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JFKWHP-KN-C20728
President John F. Kennedy views “Pioneer 5” probing satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (wearing glasses); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20727
President John F. Kennedy (center) views the Discoverer XIV satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, stands behind President Kennedy.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20719
President John F. Kennedy and others watch Atlas 134D missile launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (in back); President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Major General Joseph J. Preston (behind General Power); Brigadier General Seth J. McKee.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20718
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) and others gather to watch Atlas 134D missile launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (in back, partially hidden); Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Major General Joseph J. Preston.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20717
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) and others watch Atlas 134D missile launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; unidentified man in back; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (behind the President); Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Brigadier General Seth J. McKee.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20713
President John F. Kennedy views silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Unidentified photographer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Brigadier General Seth J. McKee; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; unidentified.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20712
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) views silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Brigadier General Seth J. McKee; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; unidentified; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20711
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) views silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Brigadier General Seth J. McKee; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; unidentified; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20702
President John F. Kennedy tours Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Brigadier General Seth J. McKee; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (on edge of image).
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JFKWHP-KN-C20691
President John F. Kennedy (center) meets members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Kenneth Haithcoat, Major Clifford W. Simonson (left of President Kennedy), SMSgt Chupka (behind Major Simonson), Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Also pictured: Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Major General Joseph J. Preston; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Toby Chandler. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20684
President John F. Kennedy (right) speaks with Major Clifford W. Simonson (center) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base), following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew member of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing, A1C J. W. Hill, stands at left. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands next to President Kennedy. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, stands at far left (back to camera). Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20681
President John F. Kennedy views a silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Also pictured: Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Brigadier General Seth J. McKee; White House Secret Service agents Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Bob Lilley; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20678
President John F. Kennedy (center) meets members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Major Clifford W. Simonson, Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands next to President Kennedy. At right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley; Major General Joseph J. Preston. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20677
Major Clifford W. Simonson (wearing white jumpsuit, far left) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base) presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver badge marking the launch of the Atlas 134D missile earlier in the day. Crew members (L-R): Major Simonson, Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands to right of President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Toby Chandler, stands at far left. Standing in group at right: Major General Joseph J. Preston; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [See also MO 63.1523, “Atlas Missile Badge”]
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JFKWHP-KN-C20676
President John F. Kennedy meets members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Major Clifford W. Simonson (partially hidden), Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Also pictured: Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power (next to Major Simonson); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (center right, partially hidden); Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (at right, wearing suit and tie); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (at right); Major General Joseph J. Preston (behind Brig. Gen. McHugh, on far right edge of image). Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20675
During a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, President John F. Kennedy views a recovered nose cone fired by an Atlas missile. Left to right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20671
President John F. Kennedy views space craft displays during a tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President Kennedy.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20670
President John F. Kennedy views “Pioneer 5” probing satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (left of satellite); Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; unidentified man in background; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (behind Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara); Secretary McNamara; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; unidentified man in background; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20669
President John F. Kennedy views Atlas missile equipment during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.