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JFKWHP-KN-C28142
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; President Kennedy; unidentified boy (in back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Admiral Dennison; three unidentified persons; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C30753
Members of the cabinet walk in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Those walking include: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Representative to the United Nations (UN), Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Secretary of Commerce, Luther Hodges; Postmaster General, John A. Gronouski; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze. North Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17425
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: unidentified man (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (partially hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (partially hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; two unidentified men (one mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17424
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen; unidentified man (partially hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (partially hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; two unidentified men (one mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17423
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball (mostly hidden); Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17422
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: unidentified man (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean (partially hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; unidentified man (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (mostly hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man (looking backward); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy (mostly hidden); Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man; President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Walt W. Rostow. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17372
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Walking down Colonnade (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (walking behind); Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara (behind Vice President Johnson). West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17369
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (left) and President John F. Kennedy stand at desk. Standing behind (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara (over President Kennedy’s shoulder); Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17368
President John F. Kennedy sits at desk at the bill signing of the commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17367
President John F. Kennedy signs commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A16-13-62
President John F. Kennedy walks with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (right, partially hidden), following a tour of the U.S. Army Missile Command Guidance and Control Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Also pictured: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, and Dick Johnsen. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-12-62
President John F. Kennedy walks with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (right), following a tour of the U.S. Army Missile Command Guidance and Control Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-387-27C-62
Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (left), and Representative George P. Miller (California) stand in front an exhibit of the Saturn rocket, during President John F. Kennedy's visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-387-27B-62
Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (left), and Representative George P. Miller (California) stand in front of an exhibit of the Saturn rocket, during President John F. Kennedy's visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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USDD
Records 1960-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Microfilm copies of incoming and outgoing cables, Secretary of Defense's classified files and correspondence, material on the Special Group (Counter-Insurgency). Hard copy consists of Current News compilations and bound public statements of Secretary Robert S. McNamara and Deputy Secretary Roswell L. Gilpatric.
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RSMPP
Papers 1969. Report commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara entitled "United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967," also known as the Pentagon Papers.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C73-4-62
President John F. Kennedy meets with the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and others at the residence of C. Michael Paul in Palm Beach, Florida. Seated at table (clockwise from top): President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified (back to camera); former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; former Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. [Notes: Scratches on right hand side of image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C415-6-63
The late President John F. Kennedy lies in repose in the East Room; President Kennedy’s flag-draped casket sits in center, following his body’s arrival at the White House. Mourners observe; members of the honor guard stand watch. Those pictured include: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Janet Auchincloss; Hugh D. Auchincloss; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Larry O’Brien; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President Kennedy’s valet, George E. Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Paul Landis, Bill Greer, and Clint Hill. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C415-4-63
The late President John F. Kennedy lies in repose in the East Room; President Kennedy’s flag-draped casket sits in center, following his body’s arrival at the White House. Mourners observe; members of the honor guard stand watch. Those pictured include: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Janet Auchincloss; Hugh D. Auchincloss; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Larry O’Brien; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer and Clint Hill. Members of the honor guard stand at attention, including: Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C415-3-63
Members of the honor guard place President John F. Kennedy's flag-draped casket in the East Room of the White House. Those observing include: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell, Larry O’Brien, and Dave Powers; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Janet Auchincloss; Hugh D. Auchincloss. Honor guard includes: Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C415-2-63
Arrival of President John F. Kennedy’s casket at the White House. Those pictured include: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith; Director of the Peace Corps, R. Sargent Shriver; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Dave Powers; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Philip C. Wehle; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. "Smokey" Stover; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Members of the honor guard carry the casket, including: Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C311-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (seated on sofa, left of Secretary McNamara), regarding Secretary McNamara and General Taylor's upcoming trip to South Vietnam. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C247-5-62
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C247-4-62
President John F. Kennedy walks with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, 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: Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C247-3-62
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: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (partially hidden); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric. Observers applaud at left. Washington, D.C.