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JFKPPP-53
Silent motion picture footage of President John F. Kennedy's visit to the Antietam National Battlefield site, Sharpsburg, Maryland. President Kennedy and his party, which includes Senator Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, Lem (Kirk LeMoyne) Billings, Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Army Ralph Horton, and Under Secretary of the Treasury James A. Reed, fly from Camp David by helicopter to the battlefield. Also included is footage of the Acting Superintendent of the Antietam National Battlefield site Robert L. Lagemann, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Jr., Maude Shaw, and others who are unidentified.Naval Photo Center #1211-24.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-05-A
AR26, ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-19-A
AR16
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23586
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): Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver; former Secretary of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman (mostly hidden); 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. An unidentified stenographer sits at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23585
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); 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. An unidentified stenographer sits at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23584
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; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (face obscured); 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, partially hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack of Massachusetts (in back, mostly hidden); 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; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; Charles Fisher (in back). An unidentified stenographer sits at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23583
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7051-C
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign HR 2470, a bill to authorize the creation of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana. Looking on are (L-R): Congressman Fred Schwengel (Iowa); Isadora Skora, a Lincoln scholar from Evansville, Indiana; Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); William A. Koch, Indiana businessman; Roy T. Combs, President of the Indiana Lincoln Foundation; and Congressman Winfield K. Denton (Indiana). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7051-B
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Congressman Fred Schwengel of Iowa during the signing ceremony for HR 2470, a bill to authorize the creation of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana. Looking on are (L-R): Congressman Schwengel; Isadora Skora, a Lincoln scholar from Evansville, Indiana; Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); William A. Koch, Indiana businessman; Roy T. Combs, President of the Indiana Lincoln Foundation; and Congressman Winfield K. Denton (Indiana). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7051-A
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign HR 2470, a bill to authorize the creation of the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana. Looking on are (L-R): Congressman Fred Schwengel (Iowa); Isadora Skora, a Lincoln scholar from Evansville, Indiana; Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); William A. Koch, Indiana businessman; Roy T. Combs, President of the Indiana Lincoln Foundation; and Congressman Winfield K. Denton (Indiana). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-377-4-62
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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-377-3-62
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; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (partially hidden); 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; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-377-2-62
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 (partially hidden); 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; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-377-1-62
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): 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; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. An unidentified stenographer sits at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7448-F
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, in back, mostly hidden); 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. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7448-E
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; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (face obscured); 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 of Massachusetts (in shadow); 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; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; Charles Fisher (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7448-C
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): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (face obscured); Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of NACWC, Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); 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); 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; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; Charles Fisher (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7448-A
President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan) stands at left; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan), stands at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.