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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center) stands in front of a memorial for Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare before laying a wreath during the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those standing in group behind President Kennedy include: White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Roman C. Pucinski, and John C. Kluczynski (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; aide to Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago, Colonel Jack Reilly; Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; and Mayor Daley. Nephews of Butch O'Hare, Phillip Tovrea III (wearing a Culver Military Academy uniform) and Edward Palmer (holding wreath), stand in front of the memorial; White House Secret Service agent Dave Grant stands at far left.