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Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) from President John F. Kennedy (center left). Standing in back (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; 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; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; 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.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (center). Looking on (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; 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 (mostly hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); 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.
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President John F. Kennedy (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 (right of President Kennedy). Standing in back (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the Dr. Thomas A. Dooley III Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Dooley’s mother, Agnes Wise Dooley, and members of the Dooley family; President John F. Kennedy presented the posthumous award to Mrs. Dooley (center left, holding the medal). Also pictured: Executive Director of Medical International Cooperation Organization (MEDICO), Malcolm W. Dooley, and Gabrielle Dooley and their children, Malcolm Jr., Thomas, and Michael; Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Director of the U.S. Mint, Eva Adams; Representative Frank M. Karsten (Missouri); Representative Hugh L. Carey (New York); Editor-in-Chief of Farrar, Straus, & Cudahy, Robert Giroux; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); author, Lucille Selsor; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the posthumous Dr. Thomas A. Dooley III Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Dooley’s mother, Agnes Wise Dooley (center left). Also pictured: Executive Director of Medical International Cooperation Organization (MEDICO), Malcolm W. Dooley, and Gabrielle Dooley and their children, Malcolm Jr., Thomas, and Michael; Representative Henry S. Reuss (Wisconsin); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Director of the U.S. Mint, Eva Adams; Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Representative Frank M. Karsten (Missouri); Representative Hugh L. Carey (New York); Editor-in-Chief of Farrar, Straus, & Cudahy, Robert Giroux; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); author, Lucille Selsor; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); former press secretary for Dr. Dooley, Robert T. Copenhaver, of Mutual of Omaha; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the posthumous Dr. Thomas A. Dooley III Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Dooley’s mother, Agnes Wise Dooley (center left). Also pictured: Executive Director of Medical International Cooperation Organization (MEDICO), Malcolm W. Dooley, and Gabrielle Dooley and their children, Malcolm Jr., Thomas, and Michael; Representative Henry S. Reuss (Wisconsin); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Director of the U.S. Mint, Eva Adams; Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Representative Frank M. Karsten (Missouri); Representative Hugh L. Carey (New York); Editor-in-Chief of Farrar, Straus, & Cudahy, Robert Giroux; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); author, Lucille Selsor; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); former press secretary for Dr. Dooley, Robert T. Copenhaver, of Mutual of Omaha; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the posthumous Dr. Thomas A. Dooley III Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Dooley’s mother, Agnes Wise Dooley (center left). Also pictured: Executive Director of Medical International Cooperation Organization (MEDICO), Malcolm W. Dooley, and Gabrielle Dooley and their children, Malcolm Jr., Thomas, and Michael; Representative Henry S. Reuss (Wisconsin); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Director of the U.S. Mint, Eva Adams; Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Representative Frank M. Karsten (Missouri); Representative Hugh L. Carey (New York); Editor-in-Chief of Farrar, Straus, & Cudahy, Robert Giroux; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); former press secretary for Dr. Dooley, Robert T. Copenhaver, of Mutual of Omaha; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.