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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk toward the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) following mass at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar; Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez; Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, Archbishop Luigi Raimondi; Superior of the Guadalupe Missionaries, Bishop Alonso Escalante, M.M.; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, Bill Payne, Dick Johnsen, Mike Mastrovito, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Clint Hill, and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (shaking hands with Mrs. Kennedy), and Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar (mostly hidden), upon their arrival at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ron Pontius, Mike Mastrovito, Dick Johnsen, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Clint Hill, and Bill Greer. The Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) is visible in the foreground.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk toward the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) following mass at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar; Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez; Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, Archbishop Luigi Raimondi; Superior of the Guadalupe Missionaries, Bishop Alonso Escalante, M.M.; White House Secret Service agents, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Clint Hill, Bob Foster, and Ron Pontius.
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Motorcade for President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. In open car (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble-top): Secret Service agent William Greer (driving); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (front seat, center); Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn (front seat, right; mostly hidden); President Mohammad Ayub Khan (standing); President John F. Kennedy (standing). Standing behind car: Secret Service agents Ron Pontius (left) and Roy Kellerman (right). Crowd watching. 14th Street (passing United States Commerce Department building), Washington, D.C.
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Motorcade for President Muhammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. In open car (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble-top): Secret Service agent William Greer (driving); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (front seat, center); Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn (front seat, right; mostly hidden); President Mohammad Ayub Khan (standing); President John F. Kennedy. Secret Service agent Ron Pontius follows behind car. Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street, Washington, D.C.
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Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; unidentified man; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius (in background); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy (with a cut above his left eye); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island), in front of President Kennedy, with his back to the camera; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (behind the President); Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio; unidentified photographer. State Department, Washington, D.C.
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Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. L-R: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Bill Greer (in background); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President John F. Kennedy (with a cut above his left eye); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island), with his back to the camera; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio. State Department, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy bids farewell to Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a meeting. Also pictured: Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line New York Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line New York Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, and Bert de Freese. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, and Bert de Freese. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with delegates of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) Convention during a visit in the Rose Garden. Accompanying the group: Rector of the University of Louvain (Belgium), Bishop Honoré Van Waeyenbergh; President of the Catholic University (Taiwan), Archbishop Paul Yü Pin; Chancellor of the Catholic University of Pelotas (Brazil), Bishop Antônio Zattera; President of the IFCU and Rector of the Catholic University of America, Bishop William J. McDonald. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Dick Johnsen. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, stand in front of Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand at left. Also pictured: Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Ron Pontius, Lubert "Bert" de Freese, Emory Roberts, and Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Ron Pontius, and Emory Roberts. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Lubert "Bert" de Freese, Emory Roberts, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) greets attendees of a reception for foreign students on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross. Also pictured: United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts, Ron Pontius, and Jack Ready. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with a group of student leaders from Brazil; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra (right of President Kennedy), addresses the group. Also pictured: United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare; White House correspondent for UPI, Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Bob Lilley, Jack Ready, and Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with a group of student leaders from Brazil. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare; White House Secret Service agents, Bob Lilley, Jack Ready, and Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, walk towards Blair House, following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. A large crowd lines the street in background. Washington, D.C.