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JFKWHP-1963-06-12-A
AR38, ST25
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JFKWHP-AR6560-F
President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. Those seated onstage behind President Kennedy include: President Carroll; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Judge Walter Bastian; President of the University of California, Clark Kerr; Chairman Emeritus of the George Washington University Board of Trustees, Robert V. Fleming; George Washington University President Emeritus, Cloyd H. Marvin. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6560-A
President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. President Carroll (far left) and Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (right of lectern) sit onstage behind President Kennedy. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6667-C
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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JFKWHP-AR6667-B
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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JFKWHP-AR6667-A
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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JFKWHP-AR7970-J
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Standing to the right of President Kennedy (left to right): Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Awards Board and Under Secretary of State, George Ball; member of the Awards Board and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Executive Secretary of the Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. Standing in the background (left to right): award recipient and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, Dr. Alain C. Enthoven; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; award recipient and Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College, Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown; award recipient and Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Sherman E. Johnson (in back, mostly hidden); unidentified; award recipient and Director of Air Traffic Service for the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), David D. Thomas; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (partially hidden); Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael (in back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, W. Averell Harriman. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7970-I
President John F. Kennedy and others listen as Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr., reads the citation for award recipient and Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College, Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown, at the presentation ceremony of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Left to right (in foreground): President Kennedy; Ambassador Brown's daughter, Anne Brown; Ambassador Brown; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Awards Board and Under Secretary of State, George Ball; member of the Awards Board and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (in back); Chairman Macy (reading from a piece of paper). Standing in the background (left to right): Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, Dr. Alain C. Enthoven (face obscured); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; award recipient and Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Sherman E. Johnson (in back); award recipient and Director of Air Traffic Service for the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), David D. Thomas; Administrator of the FAA, Najeeb Halaby; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael (in back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, W. Averell Harriman; White House Secret Service agent, Dick Johnsen (leaning against column). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7970-H
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Left to right: award recipient and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, Dr. Alain C. Enthoven; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (very back); award recipient and Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Dr. Fred L. Whipple; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); award recipient and Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College, Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; award recipient and Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Sherman E. Johnson; member of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (in back); Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; award recipient and Director of Air Traffic Service for the FAA, David D. Thomas; Chairman of the Awards Board and Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Executive Secretary of the Awards Board and Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7970-G
President John F. Kennedy presents the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service to Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College, Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown (center, behind microphones), at a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Anne Brown, daughter of Ambassador Brown, stands beside her father; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, observes at right. Standing in the background (left to right): award recipient and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, Dr. Alain C. Enthoven (partially hidden on edge of frame); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (face obscured); Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; award recipient and Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Sherman E. Johnson (in back); Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton.
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JFKWHP-AR7970-F
President John F. Kennedy presents the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, Dr. Alain C. Enthoven (center, behind microphones), at a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, observes at right. Standing in the background (left to right): member of the Distinguished Civilian Awards Board and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman (in back, partially hidden); award recipient and Director of Air Traffic Service for the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), David D. Thomas (partially hidden); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (face obscured); Administrator of the FAA, Najeeb Halaby; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (facing away); award recipient and Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Dr. Fred L. Whipple (near column, partially hidden).
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JFKWHP-AR7970-E
President John F. Kennedy presents the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service to Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Sherman E. Johnson (center, behind microphones), at a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman, observes at right. Standing in the background (left to right): Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (face obscured); award recipient and Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College, Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown (applauding); Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael (in back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton.
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JFKWHP-AR7970-D
President John F. Kennedy presents the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service to Director of Air Traffic Service for the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), David D. Thomas (center, behind microphones), at a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Administrator of the FAA, Najeeb Halaby, and Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Awards Board and Under Secretary of State, George Ball (mostly hidden on edge of frame), observe at right. Standing in the background (left to right): member of the Awards Board and Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; award recipient and Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Dr. Fred L. Whipple (in back); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; award recipient and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, Dr. Alain C. Enthoven (in back); award recipient and Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College, Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton.
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JFKWHP-AR7857-G
Visitors gather in the Rose Garden following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Those pictured include: President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; former Naval Aide to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Captain Edward L. "Ned" Beach; General Walter C. Sweeney, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; former United States Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), W. Randolph Burgess; Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Clark Clifford; Director of the United States Secret Service, James J. Rowley; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agent, Stewart “Stu” Stout. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7857-F
Visitors gather in the Rose Garden following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Those pictured include: President John F. Kennedy; Admiral Dennison; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Walter C. Sweeney, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Captain Edward L. Beach; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. 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 retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified woman; Admiral Dennison; two unidentified men; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7652-E
President John F. Kennedy and others observe as Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (at lectern, reading from a piece of paper), delivers remarks during the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad. Left to right: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Norstad; Secretary McNamara. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad; President Kennedy (center left) pins the medal to General Norstad's lapel. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stands at left, in the background; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (standing behind lectern), observes at right. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7652-B
President John F. Kennedy (left, at microphones) delivers remarks during the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad. General Norstad stands right of President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, stands at right, behind lectern. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7508-G
President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden in crowd) visits with guests in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Those pictured include: Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; Under Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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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.