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JFKWHP-ST-C255-28-62
President John F. Kennedy attends graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. President Kennedy (center left) visits with three cadets whom he nominated to the USMA while Senator of Massachusetts. The cadets, standing at right, are (L-R): Peter J. Oldfield, David G. Binney, and Kevin G. Renaghan. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. (partially hidden); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Maxwell D. Taylor (partially hidden); Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland; Major General Henry Clay Hodges, Jr. (in wheelchair), of the class of 1881. The Plain, USMA, West Point, New York.
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Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Major General William C. Westmoreland (right, at lectern), delivers remarks during graduation exercises at the USMA, West Point, New York. Also pictured (seated on stage): Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell (mostly obscured by American flag); Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chaplain of the USMA, Reverend Theodore C. Speers, D.D. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.
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President John F. Kennedy walks through a hallway inside the Pentagon; President Kennedy attended a briefing session with representatives from the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, and Ken Wiesman. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy walks through a hallway inside the Pentagon; President Kennedy attended a briefing session with representatives from the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Ken Wiesman. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a military reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Mrs. Kennedy; Katherine Lemnitzer, wife of General Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. Also pictured: General Maxwell D. Taylor and his wife, Lydia Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, and his wife, Anne Bodine Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, and his wife, Helen LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and his wife, Mary Lee Lamar Anderson; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, and his wife, Helen Decker; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Vera Korth, wife of Secretary Korth; Dorothy Stahr, wife of Secretary Stahr; Barbara Jackman Zuckert, wife of Secretary Zuckert. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a military reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Mrs. Kennedy; Katherine Lemnitzer, wife of General Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. Also pictured: General Maxwell D. Taylor and his wife, Lydia Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, and his wife, Anne Bodine Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, and his wife, Helen LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and his wife, Mary Lee Lamar Anderson; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, and his wife, Helen Decker; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Vera Korth, wife of Secretary Korth; Dorothy Stahr, wife of Secretary Stahr; Barbara Jackman Zuckert, wife of Secretary Zuckert. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy looks on as Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy looks on as Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Honor guard pallbearers place the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy at the gravesite, during graveside services in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Members of the Kennedy family walk at right, including: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Steve Smith; Peter Lawford; Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Also pictured: Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill and Paul Landis. Officials and dignitaries observe. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy to the gravesite, during graveside services in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Walking in procession: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Steve Smith; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Officials and dignitaries observe. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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Honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President John F. Kennedy to the gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery, during graveside services in the state funeral of President Kennedy. Walking in procession: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery, John C. Metzler; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Officials and dignitaries observe. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington, Virginia.
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Military officials walk in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy from the White House to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Officials include: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (partially hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Mourners and members of the color guard line the North Lawn driveway. White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer; President John F. Kennedy visits with Chancellor Adenauer at right. Also pictured: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (both at right), greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lydia Taylor; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (at microphones), delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor; President John F. Kennedy stands in center. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of West Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Walter C. Dowling; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (center right, at microphones), delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). President John F. Kennedy observes from left; General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand at right. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (in back); outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (very back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Newly-appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Maxwell D. Taylor, stands with former Chairmen of the JCS during his swearing-in ceremony. Left to right (in foreground): General Omar Bradley; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; General Nathan F. Twining; General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Taylor. President John F. Kennedy (back left, with arms folded) and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stand in the West Wing Colonnade. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (facing away); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (mostly in shadow). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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General Maxwell D. Taylor (center, at microphones) delivers remarks during his swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); President John F. Kennedy (left) and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand on either side of General Taylor. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (partially hidden); Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; unidentified motion picture photographer; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden, in very back); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Standing in foreground (left to right): President Kennedy (at microphones); General Taylor; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (very back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM); President John F. Kennedy stands left of General Decker. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes with General Omar Bradley (right), following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stands in center. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; General Maxwell D. Taylor; General Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's daughter, Jane Decker Francisco (right). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.