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President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; former Secretary of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver; Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass (in back); National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. Motion picture photographer for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Tom J. Craven, Jr., kneels at lower right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Philippines War Damage Claims Bill. Standing (L-R): Chargé d'Affaires of the Philippines, Dr. Jose F. Imperial; Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Committee, Edward D. Re (mostly hidden); Filipino Senator, Rogelio de la Rosa; Representative Clement J. Zablocki (Wisconsin); Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Representative Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Delaware); Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, W. Averell Harriman; Representative William S. Broomfield (Michigan); Representative Barratt O’Hara (Illinois). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Philippines War Damage Claims Bill. Standing (L-R): Representative George P. Miller of California (mostly hidden on far edge of frame); Representative William T. Murphy (Illinois); Chargé d'Affaires of the Philippines, Dr. Jose F. Imperial; Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Committee, Edward D. Re (face obscured); Filipino Senator, Rogelio de la Rosa; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Representative Clement J. Zablocki (Wisconsin); Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield of Illinois (very back, mostly hidden); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Representative Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Delaware); Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, W. Averell Harriman; Representative William S. Broomfield (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Barratt O’Hara (Illinois). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Philippines War Damage Claims Bill. Standing (L-R): Representative George P. Miller (California); Representative William T. Murphy (Illinois); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back, partially hidden); Chargé d'Affaires of the Philippines, Dr. Jose F. Imperial; Senate Majority Leader, Mike Mansfield of Montana (very back); Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Committee, Edward D. Re; Filipino Senator, Rogelio de la Rosa; unidentified; Representative Clement J. Zablocki (Wisconsin); Representative Thomas F. Johnson (Maryland); Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Representative Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Delaware); Representative William S. Broomfield (Michigan); Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, W. Averell Harriman (in back, face obscured); Representative Barratt O’Hara (Illinois); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Arbuckle Reclamation Project bill (Oklahoma). Looking on: Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (Colorado); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); June Pilley Edmondson; Jim Edmondson; Drew Edmondson; Tad Edmondson; June Ellen Edmondson; Brian Edmondson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd E. Dominy; Senator A. S. Mike Monroney (Oklahoma); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Arbuckle Reclamation Project bill (Oklahoma). Looking on: Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (Colorado); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); June Pilley Edmondson; Jim Edmondson; Drew Edmondson; Tad Edmondson; June Ellen Edmondson; Brian Edmondson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd E. Dominy; Senator A. S. Mike Monroney (Oklahoma); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator A. S. Mike Monroney (Oklahoma) after signing the Arbuckle Reclamation Project bill (Oklahoma). Looking on: Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (Colorado); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); June Pilley Edmondson; Jim Edmondson; Drew Edmondson; Tad Edmondson; June Ellen Edmondson; Brian Edmondson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd E. Dominy; Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to authorize the Mann Creek Federal Reclamation Project in Idaho. Looking on (L-R): Senator Frank Church and Representative Gracie Bowers Pfost, both of Idaho. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to authorize the Mann Creek Federal Reclamation Project in Idaho. Looking on (L-R): Senator Frank Church and Representative Gracie Bowers Pfost, both of Idaho. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks after signing a bill to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Left to right: Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Representative Byron G. Rogers and Senator John A. Carroll (both of Colorado); President Kennedy (at microphones); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Wayne N. Aspinall and Senator Gordon Allott (both of Colorado); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands at microphones upon delivering remarks after signing a bill to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Left to right: Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Representative Byron G. Rogers and Senator John A. Carroll (both of Colorado); President Kennedy; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall and Senator Gordon Allott (both of Colorado); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Walter Rogers (Texas). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to authorize the Fryingpan-Arkansas Reclamation Project. Standing (L-R): Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Peter H. Dominick (Colorado); two unidentified (both in back, mostly hidden); Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Representative J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum; Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); publisher of the Pueblo Chieftain, Frank S. Hoag, Jr.; Representative Byron G. Rogers (Colorado); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado (partially hidden); Senator Gordon Allott (Colorado); Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; unidentified (in back, partially hidden). Also listed in the President's schedule: Harold H. Christy, of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Corporation; President of the Southeast Colorado Water Conservancy District, J. Selby Young; past president of the Water Development Association of Southeastern Colorado, Damian P. Ducy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon signing the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (in background); Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays (Ohio); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio (partially hidden); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays (Ohio); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays (Ohio); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers a statement for television on Medical Care for the Aged (Medicare) legislation. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs Executive Order 11036 to amend Administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. An unidentified man (left) and White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger, observe. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs Executive Order 11036 to amend the Administration of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. Two unidentified men observe. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (partially out of frame); Congressman Joseph E. Karth of Minnesota (partially out of frame); Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (face out of frame); Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana (face out of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma, partially hidden behind Senator Chávez); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden behind Congressman Davis); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland, partially hidden behind Senator Chávez); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); unidentified man (mostly out of frame). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Two unidentified men (mostly hidden); Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma, mostly hidden behind Senator Chávez); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama, partially out of frame); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland, partially hidden); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]