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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers the commencement address to the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Also pictured (seated on the speakers' platform): White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Major General Robert H. Warren; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) views models of the Titan II and Titan III missiles, during a tour of the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson (left), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Director of NASA's Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, and Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert, attend the presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots; President John F. Kennedy presented the trophy on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Trophy recipient, Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), stands at center right (partially hidden). West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (mostly hidden) and Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stand right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Saturn Project Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rocco Petrone; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Dave Grant, Bill Duncan, and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 (partially out of frame) sits at far left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (center), during a tour of Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stands at far left. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) stands with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (saluting), upon arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Standing behind President Kennedy at left: Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Representative George P. Miller (California); Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin). Standing in group at right: White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers. Air Force One sits in background. The President traveled to Huntsville as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Back Rows (L-R): Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), several unidentified men, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), several unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. The man and two women to the right of the column are unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana (partially hidden behind Vice President Johnson), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden behind President Kennedy). Back Rows (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), two unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): An unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and two unidentified women. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Back Rows (L-R): Unidentified man, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), an unidentified man, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and an unidentified woman. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana (mostly hidden behind Vice President Johnson). Back Rows (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), three unidentified men, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and two unidentified women. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White delivers remarks upon receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, General White, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President Kennedy, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, unidentified officer, and General White. (Back Row) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay, unidentified officer, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy (pinning the medal onto General White’s uniform), Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (standing just behind the President), Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. “Red” Fay.
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President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back, mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell (very back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy views Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (back to camera, with arm raised) briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, mostly hidden in crowd) and others stand in front of a Saturn rocket launch site under construction at Launch Complex 37, during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Also pictured: Saturn Project Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rocco Petrone; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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Cadets from the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy throw their hats in the air during commencement exercises at Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. President John F. Kennedy (standing on speakers' platform, front row with back to camera) delivered an address for the occasion; also pictured (on speakers' platform): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agent Gerald "Jerry" Behn; and Major General Robert H. Warren.
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President John F. Kennedy (in back, at lectern) delivers the commencement address to the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Those seated on the speakers' platform include: White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Major General Robert H. Warren; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Seated left of speakers' platform (front row), left to right: Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; and Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers, Larry O’Brien, and Kenneth P. O'Donnell. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Bob Burke, Ken Giannoules, and Emory Roberts. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. [Notes: Damage in upper portion of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center left), Major General Robert H. Warren (right of President Kennedy), and others depart the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy's interfaith cadet chapel during a tour of the campus, following commencement exercises at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert (second from left). [Damage is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center left), Major General Robert H. Warren (right of President Kennedy), and others depart the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy's interfaith cadet chapel during a tour of the campus, following commencement exercises at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Personal Secretary to the President Evelyn Lincoln; and White House Secret Service agents Emory Roberts and Toby Chandler. [Damage is original to the negative.]
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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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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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President John F. Kennedy walks with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (right, partially hidden), following a tour of the U.S. Army Missile Command Guidance and Control Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Also pictured: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, and Dick Johnsen. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (right), following a tour of the U.S. Army Missile Command Guidance and Control Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.