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White House Photographs
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Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Left to right: Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (in back); President John F. Kennedy; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary Vance; General Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.