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JFKWHP-KN-C24450
President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Touré (at microphones); President John F. Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Ambassador of Vietnam, Tran Van Chuong; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Director of West Coast and Malian Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, William C. Trimble; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Members of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets stand in background; members of the press gather in foreground. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24449
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; President Touré; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Director of West Coast and Malian Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, William C. Trimble; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Members of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets stand in background; members of the press gather in foreground. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24448
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, upon President Touré's arrival at Washington National Airport. U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, descends airplane stairs behind President Touré; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King (over President Kennedy's shoulder), stands at left in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24447
Arrival ceremonies for President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Left to right (in foreground): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (greeting President Touré); U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back, partially hidden); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Touré; President John F. Kennedy (back to camera); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (partially hidden on edge of frame). Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24446
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, upon President Touré's arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (partially hidden on edge of frame); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Touré; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King (in back); President Kennedy (holding hat); U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20969
Arrival ceremonies for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi, inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Standing on the Reviewing Platform (L-R): First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; the Shahanshah; the Empress; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai), mostly hidden behind Secretary Rusk; Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; unidentified man; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (center) stands in front of the platform. Standing in line behind the Empress: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers welcoming remarks to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; the Shahanshah; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; unidentified man; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers welcoming remarks to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); the Shahanshah (facing away); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (facing away); unidentified man; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (at microphones), issues a response to President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); President Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (hidden behind the President); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; unidentified man; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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President John F. Kennedy greets Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (at bottom of airplane stairs, partially hidden), and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi (right), upon their arrival at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke descends the stairs behind the Empress; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (saluting) and White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (in back) stand at left.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (at microphones), issues a response to President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); President Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (hidden behind the President); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; unidentified man; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Touré (at microphones); President John F. Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor. Also pictured (at right in background): U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top), following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Touré. White House Secret Service agent, Bill Greer (in foreground, with back to camera), stands right of car. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for President Touré; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks with the Presidents. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for President Touré; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks with the Presidents. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré (both with backs to camera), review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for President Touré; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks with the Presidents. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): President Touré; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui (in back, partially hidden); Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (mostly hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Ambassador of Vietnam, Tran Van Chuong; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. President John F. Kennedy (right) and President Senghor (left) walk past a United States military band. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. "Clem" Conger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer (mostly hidden by President Kennedy), President Kennedy, President Senghor, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, and United States Ambassador to Senegal Philip M. Kaiser. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, President Kennedy, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. "Clem" Conger, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, President Senghor, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Unidentified members of President Senghor’s party descend the stairs from the helicopter. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. "Clem" Conger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden by President Kennedy), President Kennedy, President Senghor, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles (partially hidden by President Senghor), State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. [White spot at top right of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. "Clem" Conger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, President Kennedy, President Senghor, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, United States Ambassador to Senegal Philip M. Kaiser, President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, an unidentified man, and Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, and United States Ambassador to Senegal Philip M. Kaiser. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.