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JFKWHP-ST-C65-1-61
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Walking down Colonnade (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. (in back); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C64-1-61
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (L) and President John F. Kennedy (R) stand at desk. Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, stands in back by window; two unidentified photographers stand at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-A17-1-61
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). President John F. Kennedy sits at desk. Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17371
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Walking down Colonnade (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson. White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton, stands in back, between President Kennedy and John Connally. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17372
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Walking down Colonnade (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (walking behind); Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara (behind Vice President Johnson). West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17369
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (left) and President John F. Kennedy stand at desk. Standing behind (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara (over President Kennedy’s shoulder); Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17368
President John F. Kennedy sits at desk at the bill signing of the commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17367
President John F. Kennedy signs commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-442-9-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); unidentified (very back, mostly hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back, face obscured); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes (in back, face obscured). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-442-6-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (very back, mostly hidden); Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C. [Notes: Horizontal line across bottom of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-442-5-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-442-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back, face obscured); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-442-11-63
President John F. Kennedy visits with attendees at the signing ceremony of a bill to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. President Kennedy (center left foreground, facing away) speaks with Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler, and Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald. Also pictured: Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-442-10-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) delivers remarks upon signing H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Norman S. Paul (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back, face obscured); unidentified (very back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back, face obscured); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes (in back, face obscured). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-442-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-382-2-62
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. (New Jersey), after signing a bill to increase veterans' disability compensation. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-382-1-62
President John F. Kennedy signs bill to increase veterans' disability compensation; Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. (New Jersey), looks on. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.