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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-27-B
KN04
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TTS-02
This interview focuses on President Kennedy’s efforts to modernize the Navy, the relationship between JFK and his staff, and JFK’s views on service to country, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-047-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden upon presenting the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, retiring Chief of Naval Operations.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-032
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke at the White House Rose Garden. The press copy also includes the Admiral's response.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18420
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. (L – R): Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (Michigan, far left); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, back to camera); President Kennedy; Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; Admiral Burke (back to camera); General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and right of Admiral Burke); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (second from right); Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, mostly out of frame); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18419
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18418
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana, left of pillar); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, partially hidden); General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, second from right); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (far right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18417
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, behind Mrs. Burke, wearing beige suit); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18416
Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy, delivers remarks upon receiving Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana, far left); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, mostly hidden); Roberta Bourke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, third from right); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (second from right); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma, back right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18414
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (partially hidden behind President Kennedy); Admiral Burke; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18413
Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy, delivers remarks upon receiving Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana, far left); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, mostly hidden); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind Admiral Burke); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18412
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far left); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, partially hidden); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18411
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (Michigan, far left); Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and left of President Kennedy); Admiral Burke; Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, third from right); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (second from right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18410
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (Michigan, far left); Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right of pillar, wearing uniform); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania, partially hidden behind Commander Shepard); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and left of Admiral Burke); Congressman L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina, second from right); Roswell Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense (far right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18409
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. (L – R): President Kennedy (back to camera, partially hidden by Roberta Burke); Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; Admiral Burke; John Connally, Jr., Secretary of the Navy (behind and right of Admiral Burke); Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far right); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6293-A
President Kennedy meets with Joint Chiefs of Staff. (L-R) Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke; Chief of Staff of the United States Army General George H. Decker. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17765
Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Louise Brewer Shepard (wife of Commander Shepard); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Commander Shepard; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Navy, Admiral Arleigh A. Burke; Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); President John F. Kennedy. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6625-G
President John F. Kennedy delivers the commencement address to the graduating class at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke is seated on the far left.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6667-C
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6667-B
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6667-A
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-116-9-61
President John F. Kennedy and others watch television coverage of the lift-off of astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard "Freedom 7," on the first US manned sub-orbital flight. L-R: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh Burke; President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Office of the President’s Secretary, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-116-4-61
President John F. Kennedy and others watch television coverage of the lift-off of astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. aboard "Freedom 7," on the first US manned sub-orbital flight. L-R: Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Special Assistant to the President, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.; President Kennedy. Standing in the doorway, partially hidden, are: President Kennedy’s brother-in law, Stephen Smith; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Chief of Staff of the United States Navy, Admiral Arleigh Burke. Office of the President’s Secretary (Evelyn Lincoln), White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18415
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Roberta Burke, wife of Admiral Burke; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and between President Kennedy and Admiral Burke); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6715-D
President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far left); Pennsylvania Congressman Daniel J. Flood; Roberta Burke, Admiral Burke’s wife; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and right of Admiral Burke); Mississippi Senator John C. Stennis (behind and right of General Lemnitzer); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.