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President John F. Kennedy (left of lectern) and others stand on the speakers' platform during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Others on platform include: Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern; Governor of North Dakota, William L. Guy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Governor of South Dakota, Archie M. Gubbrud; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Members of the color guard stand in foreground.
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President John F. Kennedy views a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' display during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Left to right: President Kennedy; U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern (in back, partially hidden); Omaha District Engineer, Colonel Harry G. Woodbury, Jr.; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.
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President John F. Kennedy views U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' displays during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Looking on (L-R): Omaha District Engineer, Colonel Harry G. Woodbury, Jr.; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock; U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern (partially hidden); Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (face obscured); Oahe Area Engineer, John W. Sibert, Jr. [White spots on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center, with back to camera) views U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' displays during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Also pictured: Omaha District Engineer, Colonel Harry G. Woodbury, Jr.; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Governor of South Dakota, Archie M. Gubbrud (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Oahe Area Engineer, John W. Sibert, Jr. [White spots on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center, with back to camera) views U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' displays during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Looking on (L-R): Omaha District Engineer, Colonel Harry G. Woodbury, Jr. (back to camera); Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Governor of South Dakota, Archie M. Gubbrud; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Jamie Damon, of Pierre, South Dakota, during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern (center), and Jamie's mother, Dottie Damon (right), look on. Also pictured: Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; White House Secret Service agent, Jerry Blaine.