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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-27450
President John F. Kennedy (center left) 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: Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; former chairman of the Chicago City Council's Aviation Committee, John E. Egan; Representatives Roman C. Pucinski and John C. Kluczynski (both of Illinois); 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.
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