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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-11-D
AR19, KN14
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20962
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20957
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; 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; White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn walks behind the platform at right. 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-20920
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): the Empress (back to camera); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai), mostly hidden behind Mrs. Kennedy; the Shahanshah; President John F. Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); 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 (back to camera) stands in front of the platform; White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn walks behind the platform at left; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton stands at far right. 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-20918
President John F. Kennedy (left) and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, ride in the backseat of a bubble-top car en route to Blair House, following arrival ceremonies for the Shahanshah and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi (not pictured). White House Secret Service agent Bill Greer (driving), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (center), and White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (right) sit in the front seat; United States military honor guard troops stand in the background. Hangar 11, Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.