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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy attends the American Automobile Association (AAA) Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol received the award. Those pictured include: award recipients Ralph S. “Steve” Brannin (of North Pinellas Park, Florida), Wayne Brown (of New York, New York), John Puhak (of Hazelton, Pennsylvania), and Wesley Haines (of Dayton, Ohio); President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie; AAA School Traffic Safety Poster contest winner, Carol Mieczynski, of Manville, Rhode Island; Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hans Engen; Associate Manager of the AAA Pedestrian and School Safety Division, Walter E. Morris; Director of the AAA Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, W. L. Robinson; Executive Vice President of AAA, Russell Singer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]