Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29075
President John F. Kennedy (center left) receives gifts from Mayor of El Paso, Texas, Judson Williams (center, standing behind lectern), during an arrival ceremony in his honor at El Paso International Airport; gifts included a pair of .45 caliber Colt pistols, a Texas Ranger badge, a Texas Ranger charm, and the key to the city of El Paso. Governor of Texas, John Connally (face obscured by railing), sits at far left. El Paso, Texas. [See also MO 63.399.1, "Texas Ranger Peacemakers Colt Pistols"; MO 63.399.2a, "Texas Ranger Badge"; MO 63.399.2b, "Texas Ranger Charm "; and MO 63.399.3, "Key to the City of El Paso, Texas," from the John F. Kennedy Museum Collection.]