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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy and President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India greet actors following a performance of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Onstage (L-R): Donald Gramm and John Reardon (shaking hands with President Kennedy), both of the New York City Opera Company; director, Nathaniel Merrill; music director, Paul Callaway (shaking hands with President Radhakrishnan); George Shirley, of the Metropolitan Opera Company; Robert Schmorr, of the New York City Opera Company; two unidentified persons.
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