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Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine) delivers remarks upon presenting to President John F. Kennedy a report on the International Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project and Upper Saint John River Hydroelectric Power Development. Standing in the foreground (left to right): Representative Stanley R. Tupper (Maine); Senator Muskie (at microphones); President Kennedy; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Representative Clifford G. McIntire (Maine); Representative Hastings Keith (Massachusetts); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). Looking on, from the steps of the Rose Garden (left to right): unidentified military officer; Senator Thomas J. McIntyre (New Hampshire); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack of Massachusetts; (in back); Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine (arms crossed); Representative Torbert H. Macdonald (Massachusetts); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr., of Massachusetts (in back); Representative Silvio O. Conte (Massachusetts); Representative Fernand J. St. Germain (Rhode Island); Representative Louis C. Wyman of New Hampshire (partially hidden); Representative William L. St. Onge of Connecticut (in back); Representative James C. Cleveland of New Hampshire (left of column); Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Representative William H. Bates of Massachusetts (partially hidden); Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; unidentified (partially hidden); Representative Emilio Q. Daddario (Connecticut); unidentified (in shadow, behind column). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon receiving a report on the International Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project and Upper Saint John River Hydroelectric Power Development. Standing in the foreground (left to right): Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Representative Stanley R. Tupper of Maine (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones, holding documents); Representative Clifford G. McIntire (Maine); Representative Hastings Keith (Massachusetts); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). Looking on from the steps of the Rose Garden, beginning at the very back (left to right): unidentified; Senator George Aiken (Vermont); unidentified military officer; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Torbert H. Macdonald (Massachusetts); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Representative Silvio O. Conte (Massachusetts); Representative Robert T. Stafford of Vermont (in back); Representative Fernand J. St. Germain (Rhode Island); Representative Louis C. Wyman (New Hampshire); Representative Robert N. Giaimo of Connecticut (in back, face obscured); Representative William L. St. Onge (Connecticut); Senator Abraham Ribicoff (Connecticut); Representative William H. Bates of Massachusetts (in back, face obscured); Representative James C. Cleveland of New Hampshire (very back, mostly hidden); Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr (in back, face obscured); Chief of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.; unidentified; Representative Emilio Q. Daddario of Connecticut (arms crossed). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a congressional reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Muriel Humphrey, wife of Senator Humphrey; Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); and Louella Dirksen, wife of Senator Dirksen. In back, standing on the stairs (L-R): Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Maureen Hayes Mansfield, wife of Senator Mansfield; Blanche Halleck, wife of Congressman Halleck; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Lindy Boggs, wife of Congressman Boggs; and Rosemary Smathers, wife of Senator Smathers. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; former Secretary of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver; Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts, in back, mostly hidden); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass (in back); National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (face obscured); Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack of Massachusetts (in shadow); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; Charles Fisher (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to National President of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Dr. Rosa Gragg, following the signing of a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (face obscured); Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of NACWC, Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Dr. Gragg; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; Charles Fisher (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Senator Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa (mostly hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk (partially hidden); Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; unidentified (seated); unidentified (standing); Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; unidentified (partially hidden); Representative Morgan Moulder of Missouri (mostly hidden); Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (partially hidden); Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Senator John Sparkman of Alabama (partially hidden); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; unidentified; Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; unidentified (seated); Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa; Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland (front, wearing glasses); Representative Morgan Moulder of Missouri; Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; unidentified (partially hidden by Representative Harris); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (mostly hidden behind Senator Magnuson); Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (behind Senator Pastore, turned away from camera); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh; two unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator John Sparkman of Alabama during a signing ceremony for HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland (front, wearing glasses); Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (mostly hidden behind Representative Friedel); Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas (hand partially covering face); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma; Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia; Senator Sparkman; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; unidentified (behind Representative Springer); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland during a signing ceremony for HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (turned away from camera); Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Representative Friedel (front, glasses); Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas (mostly hidden behind hand); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma; Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Senator John Sparkman of Alabama; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; unidentified (partially hidden behind Representative Springer); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Philippines War Damage Claims Bill. Standing (L-R): Representative George P. Miller (California); Chargé d'Affaires of the Philippines, Dr. Jose F. Imperial; Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Committee, Edward D. Re (in back, mostly hidden); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Filipino Senator, Rogelio de la Rosa; Representative Clement J. Zablocki (Wisconsin); Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama (in back, partially hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield of Illinois (in back, partially hidden); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Representative Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Delaware); Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, W. Averell Harriman (in back); Representative William S. Broomfield (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Barratt O’Hara (Illinois). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others attend opening day of the 1963 baseball season at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.; the Washington Senators hosted the Baltimore Orioles. Also pictured: Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O’Brien; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher; Owner of the Washington Senators, James M. Johnston; President of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Joseph Cronin; Representative Torbert H. Macdonald (Massachusetts); General Manager of the Washington Senators, George Selkirk.
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President John F. Kennedy and others attend opening day of the 1963 baseball season at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.; the Washington Senators hosted the Baltimore Orioles. Also pictured: Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Representative Charles A. Halleck (Indiana); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Owner of the Washington Senators, James M. Johnston; Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher; Representative Torbert H. Macdonald (Massachusetts); President of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, Joseph Cronin (back to camera); Daniel Harnett and Levi Fraser, from the Washington Boys Clubs; Manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Billy Hitchcock; Manager of the Washington Senators, James Barton "Mickey" Vernon; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
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President John F. Kennedy and others attend opening day of the 1963 baseball season at D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.; the Washington Senators hosted the Baltimore Orioles. Also pictured: Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Representative Charles A. Halleck (Indiana); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O’Brien; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Owner of the Washington Senators, James M. Johnston; President of Major League Baseball (MLB)’s American League, Joseph Cronin; Representative Torbert H. Macdonald (Massachusetts); General Manager of the Washington Senators, George Selkirk; Daniel Harnett and Levi Fraser, from the Washington Boys Clubs; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, John Campion, and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary.
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Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and members of Congress speak to reporters at a Legislative Leaders Breakfast. Left to right: Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Johnson; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at left, partially hidden) attends the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Samuel S. Stratton (New York); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland). Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Representative Roland V. Libonati (Illinois); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Samuel S. Stratton (New York); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland); White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; member of the House Office Building Commission, Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative John V. Lindsay (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Representative Arnold Olsen (Montana); Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York); Representative James A. Haley (Florida). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Milt Wilhite and Ken Giannoules. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy watches the lowering of a marble block during the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Others looking on include: Representative Roland V. Libonati (Illinois); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Samuel S. Stratton (New York); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland); White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), take part in the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn. Others looking on include: Representative Clement J. Zablocki (Wisconsin); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); White House Secret Service agent, Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy watches Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), take part in the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn. Others looking on include: Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Representative Samuel S. Stratton (New York); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland). Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; member of the House Office Building Commission, Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative John V. Lindsay (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Representative Arnold Olsen (Montana); Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York); Representative James A. Haley (Florida). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy poses with legislators and officials after signing the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1961 (HR 4806) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Representative John McCormack of Massachusetts; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Thomas Kuchel of California; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas; Senator Robert S. Kerr (partially hidden) of Oklahoma; Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; Assistant to the Director of the Bureau of Employment Security Merrill G. Murray (partially hidden); Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Director of the Bureau of Employment Security Robert C. Goodwin; Assistant Solicitor for the Department of Labor Louise Freeman.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1961 (HR 4806) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Looking on: Representative John McCormack of Massachusetts; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Thomas Kuchel of California; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas; Senator Robert S. Kerr (partially hidden) of Oklahoma; Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg.