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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Feed Grain Act of 1963. Standing (left to right): Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, John P. Duncan, Jr.; Representative Graham Purcell (Texas); Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Harold D. Cooley (North Carolina); Senator Allen J. Ellender (Louisiana); Representative Paul C. Jones (Missouri); President of the National Farmers Organization, Oren Lee Staley; Glen J. Talbott, of the National Farmers Union; Associate Administrator of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), Edwin A. "Ed" Jaenke; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Master of the Washington State Grange, A. Lars Nelson. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the signing of the Feed Grain Act of 1963. Standing (left to right): Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, John P. Duncan, Jr.; Representative Graham Purcell (Texas); Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Harold D. Cooley (North Carolina); Senator Allen J. Ellender (Louisiana); Representative Paul C. Jones (Missouri); President of the National Farmers Organization, Oren Lee Staley; Glen J. Talbott, of the National Farmers Union; Associate Administrator of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), Edwin A. "Ed" Jaenke; Executive Vice President of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Harry C. Colglazier; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Master of the Washington State Grange, A. Lars Nelson. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the signing of the Feed Grain Act of 1963. Standing (left to right): Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Harold D. Cooley (North Carolina); Senator Allen J. Ellender (Louisiana); Representative Paul C. Jones (Missouri); President of the National Farmers Organization, Oren Lee Staley; Glen J. Talbott, of the National Farmers Union; Associate Administrator of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), Edwin A. "Ed" Jaenke; Executive Vice President of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Harry C. Colglazier; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) hands a pen to Eunice Kennedy Shriver, consultant to the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, at the signing of the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Center Construction Act. Also pictured: Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Chief of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital and professor of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Robert E. Cooke; Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack of Massachusetts; Representative Paul G. Rogers of Florida. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon signing the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Center Construction Act. Also pictured: Chief of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital and professor of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Robert E. Cooke; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Director of the Psychiatry Department at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., Dr. Reginald S. Lourie; Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz; Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack of Massachusetts; Representative Leo W. O’Brien of New York; Senator Harrison A. Williams of New Jersey; Representative Edith Green of Oregon; Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas; Representative Albert Thomas of Texas; Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; Representative Paul G. Rogers of Florida; Senator Lister Hill of Alabama; Representative George M. Rhodes of Pennsylvania; Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island; Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Representative John E. Fogarty of Rhode Island; Assistant to the Secretary of Labor, Daniel Moynihan; Special Assistant to the President for Mental Retardation, Dr. Stafford L. Warren. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana at the signing of the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Center Construction Act. Left to right: Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz (face obscured); Senator George A. Smathers of Florida; Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas (behind); Senator Mansfield; Representative Leo W. O’Brien of New York; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota; President Kennedy; unidentified; Representative Edith Green of Oregon (mostly hidden); unidentified; Senator Lister Hill of Alabama (behind); unidentified; Director of Special Education at the Teachers College at Columbia University, Dr. Frances Partridge Connor (partially hidden); Representative Albert Thomas of Texas; unidentified (at far right edge of frame). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Center Construction Act. Looking on (L-R): unidentified; Chief of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital and professor of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Robert E. Cooke; Director of the Psychiatry Department at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., Dr. Reginald S. Lourie; Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz; Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; Representative Leo W. O’Brien of New York; Representative Edith Green of Oregon; Senator Harrison A. Williams of New Jersey (partially hidden, in back); Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas; Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; Representative Paul G. Rogers of Florida (behind); Senator Lister Hill of Alabama; Representative George M. Rhodes of Pennsylvania; Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island (in back); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Anthony J. Celebrezze (in shadow); unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in background) hands a pen to his sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation), after signing the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Standing in group at left: Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Director of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, Dr. Richard L. Masland (in front of window); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee). Standing in group with President Kennedy and Mrs. Shriver: President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger; Gwendolyn Fettinger; Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad; Representative John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island); Special Assistant to the President for Mental Retardation, Dr. Stafford L. Warren. Photographers film at right. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Light scratching in lower and upper portions of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Those standing around table include (beginning at far left): Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger; Gwendolyn Fettinger; Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad; Eunice Kennedy Shriver, consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation; Special Assistant to the President for Mental Retardation, Dr. Stafford L. Warren; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Deputy Special Counsel to the President, Myer Feldman. Motion picture photographers film at far right. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) delivers remarks at the signing of the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Those standing around table include (beginning at far left): Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Representative Eugene J. Keogh (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger; Gwendolyn Fettinger; Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad; Eunice Kennedy Shriver, consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) hands a pen to Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas) after signing the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Standing (left to right): Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen; Representative John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Representative Mills (receiving a pen from President Kennedy); unidentified (in back); Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Albert Thomas of Texas (in back, partially hidden); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); unidentified (in back); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); unidentified (in back); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); unidentified (in back); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); unidentified (in back). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs the Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963, an amendment to the Social Security Act. Looking on (left to right): Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; unidentified (in back); Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Representative Albert Thomas of Texas (in back, partially obscured by flag); Representative Eugene J. Keogh of New York (in back); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); two unidentified (in back); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); two unidentified (in back); Senator Frank Carlson (Kansas); Representative Howard H. Baker (Tennessee); five unidentified; President of the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC), John G. Fettinger (wearing bow tie); Gwendolyn Fettinger; unidentified; Executive Director of NARC, Dr. Gunnar Dybwad (wearing bow tie); two unidentified (in back); Eunice Kennedy Shriver, consultant to the President's Panel on Mental Retardation. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1963; an unidentified stenographer sits at left. Standing: Representative John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island); Chief of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Robert E. Cooke; Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (partially hidden); Representative Claude Pepper (Florida); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller; Senator Ralph Yarborough (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Senator Harrison A. Williams (New Jersey); Senator George A. Smathers of Florida (partially hidden); Representative Seymour Halpern (New York); Representative Paul G. Rogers of Florida (mostly hidden); Representative Oren Harris (Arkansas). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands a pen to Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama) after signing the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1963. Also pictured: Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen; Secretary of HEW, Anthony J. Celebrezze; Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller; Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Paul G. Rogers (Florida); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Representative George M. Rhodes (Pennsylvania); Representative William L. Springer (Illinois); Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Luther L. Terry. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the signing of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1963. Standing: Chief of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Robert E. Cooke; Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen; Representative Claude Pepper (Florida); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Ralph Yarborough (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Senator Harrison A. Williams (New Jersey); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Representative Seymour Halpern (New York); Representative Paul G. Rogers (Florida); Representative Oren Harris (Arkansas); Special Assistant to the Secretary of HEW for Health and Medical Affairs, Boisfeuillet Jones (mostly hidden); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative William L. Springer (Illinois); Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Representative George M. Rhodes (Pennsylvania); Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Luther L. Terry (partially hidden on edge of frame). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) talks to White House Correspondent for Time Magazine and Deputy Chief of its Washington Bureau, Hugh Sidey, before addressing the nation on television and radio regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (far right) prepares to deliver a televised message about the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (wearing white shirt) and two unidentified men stand by. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (far right) prepares to deliver a televised message about the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Also pictured: White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (behind President Kennedy); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (standing on ladder at left); and unidentified members of the media. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) talks to White House Correspondent for Time Magazine and Deputy Chief of its Washington Bureau, Hugh Sidey (right), before addressing the nation on television and radio regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands a pen to Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama) after signing a bill to amend the National Cultural Center Act. Standing (L-R): General Counsel and member of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Ralph E. Becker; Representative Jones; Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); Representative Charles A. Buckley (New York); Representative Charlotte T. Reid (Illinois); Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens; and Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to amend the National Cultural Center Act. Looking on (L-R): General Counsel and member of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Ralph E. Becker; Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Representative James C. Wright, Jr. (Texas); Representative Charles A. Buckley (New York); Representative Charlotte T. Reid (Illinois); Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens; and Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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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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.
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President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to National President of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Dr. Rosa Gragg, following the signing of a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of NACWC, Georgia Anderson; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); former Secretary of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman (partially hidden); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Dr. Gragg; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr., of Michigan (in back, mostly hidden); National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass (in back); Charles Fisher. An unidentified stenographer sits in foreground. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.