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JFKWHP-AR7128-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with Presidents of the National Research Councils of the Americas and other scientific representatives of American countries, Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. The group includes: Dr. Bernardo A. Houssay, Argentina; Admiral Octacilio Cunha and Dr. Crodowaldo Pavan, Brazil; Dr. E.W.R. Steacie, Canada; Professor Samuel Middleton, Chile; Dr. Gustavo Hitzig, Colombia; Dr. Luis Garibay, Mexico; Professor Germán Villar, Uruguay; Dr. Marcel Roche, Venezuela; Dr. John de Abate, Costa Rica; Dr. Jesse Perkinson, Organization of American States (OAS); Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, Dr. Harrison Brown, Dr. J. George Harrar, Dr. Walter G. Whitman, and Dr. Andre C. Simonpietri, United States; Special Assistant to the President on Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome Wiesner.
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JFKWHP-AR7128-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with Presidents of the National Research Councils of the Americas and other scientific representatives of American countries, Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. The group includes: Dr. Bernardo A. Houssay, Argentina; Admiral Octacilio Cunha and Dr. Crodowaldo Pavan, Brazil; Dr. E.W.R. Steacie, Canada; Professor Samuel Middleton, Chile; Dr. Gustavo Hitzig, Colombia; Dr. Luis Garibay, Mexico; Professor Germán Villar, Uruguay; Dr. Marcel Roche, Venezuela; Dr. John de Abate, Costa Rica; Dr. Jesse Perkinson, Organization of American States (OAS); Dr. Detlev W. Bronk, Dr. Harrison Brown, Dr. J. George Harrar, Dr. Walter G. Whitman, and Dr. Andre C. Simonpietri, United States; Special Assistant to the President on Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome Wiesner.
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JFKWHP-ST-388-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) meets with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy delivered remarks for the occasion. Standing behind the President, from left to right: U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; unidentified; Alicia Navarro of Chile; four unidentified; Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda; and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Mr. Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Ms. Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
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JFKWHP-ST-388-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphone) delivers remarks to Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Standing behind the President, from left to right: U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; unidentified; Alicia Navarro of Chile; four unidentified; Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda; and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Mr. Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Ms. Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
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JFKWHP-AR8079-F
President John F. Kennedy (center right) visits with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: unidentified (in back); U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso (in profile); Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; two unidentified (one mostly hidden behind Mr. Plazas García); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda (hidden behind the President); and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Alicia Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
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JFKWHP-AR8079-D
President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) meets with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy delivered remarks for the occasion. Left to right: Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; unidentified; Alicia Navarro of Chile; two unidentified; President Kennedy; two unidentified (one mostly hidden behind the President); Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda; and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Mr. Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Ms. Navarro of Chile; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) visits with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: three unidentified; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso (back to camera); unidentified (in back); President Kennedy; and two unidentified. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Alicia Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-207-2-63
President John F. Kennedy stands with Ministers of Health of Latin American republics in the Rose Garden. Visitors present include: Minister of Welfare and Public Health of Argentina, Dr. Tiburcio Padilla; Director of the National Public Health Service of Bolivia, Dr. Francisco Torres Bracamonte; Minister of Health of Brazil, Dr. Paulo Pinheiro Chagas; Minister of Public Health of Chile, Dr. Benjamín Cid; Minister of Public Health of Colombia, Dr. José Félix Patiño; Minister of Public Health of Costa Rica, Dr. Max Terán Valls; Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Samuel Mendoza Moya; Minister of Social Welfare and Public Health of Ecuador, Dr. Luis Pallares Zaldumbide; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of El Salvador, Dr. Ernesto R. Lima; representative of the Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Guatemala, Dr. Roberto Arroyave; Under Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Honduras, Dr. Carlos A. Javier; Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Mexico, Dr. José Alvarez-Amezquita; Vice Minister of Public Health of Nicaragua, Dr. Constantino Mendieta Rodríguez; Minister of Labor, Social Welfare, and Public Health of Panama, Dr. Bernardino González Ruiz; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay, Dr. Dionisio González Torres; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Peru, General Dr. Víctor Solano Castro; Minister of Public Health of Uruguay, Dr. Aparicio Méndez; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Venezuela, Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón; Ambassador of Haiti, Dr. Louis Mars; Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), Dr. Luther L. Terry; Assistant Administrator for Human Resources and Social Development for the Agency for International Development (AID), Dr. Leona Baumgartner; Assistant Surgeon General of the USPHS, Dr. James Watt. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-207-1-63
President John F. Kennedy visits with Ministers of Health of Latin American republics in the Rose Garden. Members of the press observe. White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7826-G
President John F. Kennedy stands with Ministers of Health of Latin American republics in the Rose Garden. Visitors present include: Minister of Welfare and Public Health of Argentina, Dr. Tiburcio Padilla; Director of the National Public Health Service of Bolivia, Dr. Francisco Torres Bracamonte; Minister of Health of Brazil, Dr. Paulo Pinheiro Chagas; Minister of Public Health of Chile, Dr. Benjamín Cid; Minister of Public Health of Colombia, Dr. José Félix Patiño; Minister of Public Health of Costa Rica, Dr. Max Terán Valls; Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Samuel Mendoza Moya; Minister of Social Welfare and Public Health of Ecuador, Dr. Luis Pallares Zaldumbide; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of El Salvador, Dr. Ernesto R. Lima; representative of the Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Guatemala, Dr. Roberto Arroyave; Under Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Honduras, Dr. Carlos A. Javier; Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Mexico, Dr. José Alvarez-Amezquita; Vice Minister of Public Health of Nicaragua, Dr. Constantino Mendieta Rodríguez; Minister of Labor, Social Welfare, and Public Health of Panama, Dr. Bernardino González Ruiz; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay, Dr. Dionisio González Torres; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Peru, General Dr. Víctor Solano Castro; Minister of Public Health of Uruguay, Dr. Aparicio Méndez; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Venezuela, Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón; Ambassador of Haiti, Dr. Louis Mars; Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), Dr. Luther L. Terry; Assistant Administrator for Human Resources and Social Development for the Agency for International Development (AID), Dr. Leona Baumgartner; Assistant Surgeon General of the USPHS, Dr. James Watt. White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7826-F
President John F. Kennedy visits with Ministers of Health of Latin American republics in the Rose Garden. Those pictured include: Ambassador of Haiti, Dr. Louis Mars; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome Wiesner; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; White House Secret Service agent, Emory Roberts. White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7826-E
President John F. Kennedy visits with Ministers of Health of Latin American republics in the Rose Garden. Visitors present include: Minister of Welfare and Public Health of Argentina, Dr. Tiburcio Padilla; Director of the National Public Health Service of Bolivia, Dr. Francisco Torres Bracamonte; Minister of Health of Brazil, Dr. Paulo Pinheiro Chagas; Minister of Public Health of Chile, Dr. Benjamín Cid; Minister of Public Health of Colombia, Dr. José Félix Patiño; Minister of Public Health of Costa Rica, Dr. Max Terán Valls; Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Samuel Mendoza Moya; Minister of Social Welfare and Public Health of Ecuador, Dr. Luis Pallares Zaldumbide; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of El Salvador, Dr. Ernesto R. Lima; representative of the Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Guatemala, Dr. Roberto Arroyave; Under Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Honduras, Dr. Carlos A. Javier; Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Mexico, Dr. José Alvarez-Amezquita; Vice Minister of Public Health of Nicaragua, Dr. Constantino Mendieta Rodríguez; Minister of Labor, Social Welfare, and Public Health of Panama, Dr. Bernardino González Ruiz; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay, Dr. Dionisio González Torres; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Peru, General Dr. Víctor Solano Castro; Minister of Public Health of Uruguay, Dr. Aparicio Méndez; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Venezuela, Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón; Ambassador of Haiti, Dr. Louis Mars; Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), Dr. Luther L. Terry; Assistant Administrator for Human Resources and Social Development for the Agency for International Development (AID), Dr. Leona Baumgartner; Assistant Surgeon General of the USPHS, Dr. James Watt. Members of the press observe, including White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas. White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7826-C
President John F. Kennedy visits with Ministers of Health of Latin American republics in the Rose Garden. Visitors present include: Minister of Welfare and Public Health of Argentina, Dr. Tiburcio Padilla; Director of the National Public Health Service of Bolivia, Dr. Francisco Torres Bracamonte; Minister of Health of Brazil, Dr. Paulo Pinheiro Chagas; Minister of Public Health of Chile, Dr. Benjamín Cid; Minister of Public Health of Colombia, Dr. José Félix Patiño; Minister of Public Health of Costa Rica, Dr. Max Terán Valls; Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Samuel Mendoza Moya; Minister of Social Welfare and Public Health of Ecuador, Dr. Luis Pallares Zaldumbide; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of El Salvador, Dr. Ernesto R. Lima; representative of the Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Guatemala, Dr. Roberto Arroyave; Under Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Honduras, Dr. Carlos A. Javier; Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Mexico, Dr. José Alvarez-Amezquita; Vice Minister of Public Health of Nicaragua, Dr. Constantino Mendieta Rodríguez; Minister of Labor, Social Welfare, and Public Health of Panama, Dr. Bernardino González Ruiz; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay, Dr. Dionisio González Torres; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Peru, General Dr. Víctor Solano Castro; Minister of Public Health of Uruguay, Dr. Aparicio Méndez; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Venezuela, Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón; Ambassador of Haiti, Dr. Louis Mars; Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), Dr. Luther L. Terry; Assistant Administrator for Human Resources and Social Development for the Agency for International Development (AID), Dr. Leona Baumgartner; Assistant Surgeon General of the USPHS, Dr. James Watt. White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7826-A
President John F. Kennedy visits with Ministers of Health of Latin American republics in the Rose Garden. Visitors present include: Minister of Welfare and Public Health of Argentina, Dr. Tiburcio Padilla; Director of the National Public Health Service of Bolivia, Dr. Francisco Torres Bracamonte; Minister of Health of Brazil, Dr. Paulo Pinheiro Chagas; Minister of Public Health of Chile, Dr. Benjamín Cid; Minister of Public Health of Colombia, Dr. José Félix Patiño; Minister of Public Health of Costa Rica, Dr. Max Terán Valls; Secretary of State for Health and Social Welfare of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Samuel Mendoza Moya; Minister of Social Welfare and Public Health of Ecuador, Dr. Luis Pallares Zaldumbide; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of El Salvador, Dr. Ernesto R. Lima; representative of the Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Guatemala, Dr. Roberto Arroyave; Under Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Honduras, Dr. Carlos A. Javier; Secretary of Public Health and Welfare of Mexico, Dr. José Alvarez-Amezquita; Vice Minister of Public Health of Nicaragua, Dr. Constantino Mendieta Rodríguez; Minister of Labor, Social Welfare, and Public Health of Panama, Dr. Bernardino González Ruiz; Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay, Dr. Dionisio González Torres; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Peru, General Dr. Víctor Solano Castro; Minister of Public Health of Uruguay, Dr. Aparicio Méndez; Minister of Public Health and Welfare of Venezuela, Dr. Arnoldo Gabaldón; Ambassador of Haiti, Dr. Louis Mars; Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS), Dr. Luther L. Terry; Assistant Administrator for Human Resources and Social Development for the Agency for International Development (AID), Dr. Leona Baumgartner; Assistant Surgeon General of the USPHS, Dr. James Watt. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome Wiesner; New York Times photographer, George Tames. White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7570-B
President John F. Kennedy and others witness the signing of a contract between the Agency for International Development (AID) and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) to assist in establishing rural electrification projects in Latin America and other developing countries. Seated at HMS Resolute Desk, left to right: unidentified stenographer (far left); Administrator of the AID, Fowler Hamilton; President of the NRECA, R. A. Yarborough (signing the contract); President Kennedy. Standing (left to right): Vice President of the NRECA, Albert C. "Al" Hauffe; Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development and Conservation, John A. Baker; Acting U.S. Coordinator for the Alliance for Progress, Graham Martin; Assistant to the General Manager of NRECA, Jerry Anderson; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); member of the NRECA Executive Committee, T. W. Hunter; Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), Norman M. Clapp (in back); member of the NRECA Executive Committee, Charles E. Wyckoff; General Manager of the NRECA, Clyde T. Ellis; Secretary-Treasurer of the NRECA, Paul H. Tidwell; member of the NRECA Executive Committee, J. L. Hubbard; member of the NRECA Executive Committee, Clark T. McWhorter; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; staff economist for the NRECA, James E. Ross; Director of Management Services for the NRECA, Robert I. Kabat; unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-549-4-62
President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, stand in front of the Grand Staircase prior to a luncheon in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing behind the Presidents, in front row (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Back row (L-R): Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; United States Ambassador to Chile, Dr. Charles W. Cole. Military personnel flank the staircase. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-549-3-62
President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, stand in front of the Grand Staircase prior to a luncheon in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing behind the Presidents, in front row (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Middle row (L-R): U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor. Back row (L-R): Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; United States Ambassador to Chile, Dr. Charles W. Cole. Military personnel flank the staircase. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-549-2-62
Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez; President John F. Kennedy and President Alessandri Rodríguez (hidden), sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top), prior to departing for Blair House. Military honor guards and color guards stand at attention on the South Lawn. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, walk towards Blair House, following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. A large crowd lines the street in background. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, partially hidden in crowd) and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (far left, with back to camera), greet visitors outside Blair House, following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; White House Secret Service agents, Charlie Kunkel and Toby Chandler. Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Attendees watch military honor guards perform a 21-gun salute. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in background.
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JFKWHP-AR7634-C
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, following President Alessandri Rodríguez's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); unidentified; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (back to camera); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor; unidentified (in back). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-509-8-62
President John F. Kennedy and President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for President Villeda Morales; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks with the Presidents. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in lower left portion of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-509-7-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands on the reviewing platform during arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales. First Lady of the Republic of Honduras, Alejandrina Bermúdez de Villeda Morales, stands at left; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (partially hidden on edge of frame), stand at far right. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-509-4-62
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand on the reviewing platform during arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemish in upper right corner of image is original to the negative.]