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Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White delivers remarks upon receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, General White, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President Kennedy, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, unidentified officer, and General White. (Back Row) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay, unidentified officer, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy (pinning the medal onto General White’s uniform), Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (standing just behind the President), Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Major Robert M. White, a recipient of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, along with A. Scott Crossfield and Joseph A. Walker. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; Vice Admiral Emory S. Land; unidentified woman and man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; A. Scott Crossfield; Colonel Bernt Balchen; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Robert M. White; President Kennedy; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Unidentified man; Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; William E. Schramek; Colonel Bernt Balchen; unidentified man; Vice Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy looks on as William E. Schramek, a member of the board of trustees of the Harmon International Trophy, reads the citations at the presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators. The trophy was presented to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay (partially hidden by General Lemnitzer); President Kennedy; Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; unidentified boy; Vice Admiral Emory S. Land; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; Mr. Schramek; Colonel Bernt Balchen. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's son, James Inman Decker (right). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, holds plaque at left. Looking on (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone (partially hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (facing away); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; General Decker (at microphones); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (partially hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) from President John F. Kennedy (center left). Standing in back (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (partially hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (center). Looking on (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (mostly hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right of President Kennedy). Standing in back (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President John F. Kennedy (back to camera, greeting guests) presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing at right: Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson and Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George P. Miller (California); General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George P. Miller (California); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far left); Pennsylvania Congressman Daniel J. Flood; Roberta Burke, Admiral Burke’s wife; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and right of Admiral Burke); Mississippi Senator John C. Stennis (behind and right of General Lemnitzer); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far left); Pennsylvania Congressman Daniel J. Flood (partially hidden); Roberta Burke, Admiral Burke’s wife; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; Mississippi Senator John C. Stennis (behind and right of General Lemnitzer) Admiral Burke; others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far left); Pennsylvania Congressman Daniel J. Flood; Roberta Burke, Admiral Burke’s wife; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and right of Admiral Burke); Mississippi Senator John C. Stennis (behind and right of General Lemnitzer); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy. Looking on (L – R): Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far left); Pennsylvania Congressman Daniel J. Flood; Roberta Burke, Admiral Burke’s wife; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (behind and right of Admiral Burke); Mississippi Senator John C. Stennis (behind and right of General Lemnitzer); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.