Photograph
White House Photographs
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National Commander of the American Legion, Charles L. Bacon, presents the American Legion’s Distinguished Service Award to President John F. Kennedy. Former National Commander of the American Legion, Colonel William Burke, stands on platform to right of President Kennedy; Administrator of the Veterans’ Administration, General John S. Gleason, Jr., stands to right of platform (with hands folded). Members of the American Legion look on. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.