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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. (center, behind microphones), during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown), stands in front and to the right of President Kennedy, holding camera; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, and White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson (both in background), stand in the Colonnade. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (bottom right); White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joseph W. Culbreth (bottom right, wearing headphones); and Secret Service agent, Stewart “Stu” Stout. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Representatives of the American Cancer Society observe as an unidentified representative of American Cancer Society presents President John F. Kennedy with the American Cancer Society Sword of Hope in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Press photographers and representatives of the American Cancer Society observe as an unidentified representative of American Cancer Society presents President John F. Kennedy with the American Cancer Society Sword of Hope in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Photographer, Chief Robert L. Knudsen; White House Secret Service agent, Win Lawson.
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Press photographers and representatives of the American Cancer Society observe as an unidentified representative of the American Cancer Society presents President John F. Kennedy with the American Cancer Society Sword of Hope in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Press photographers and representatives of the American Cancer Society observe as an unidentified representative of the American Cancer Society presents President John F. Kennedy with the American Cancer Society Sword of Hope in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) visits with retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad, after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal. Also pictured, standing in the background with other guests: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Mary Lee Lamar Anderson; United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare; National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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View of Alumni Memorial Athletic Field during convocation at the University of Maine at Orono; President John F. Kennedy delivered remarks during the ceremony and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Orono, Maine.
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Actor and comedian, Bob Hope, shows fellow comedian, Milton Berle, his Congressional Gold Medal, presented to him earlier in the day by President John F. Kennedy in recognition of his services to the country as an entertainer during World War II. Reporters observe, including White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas (standing behind Mr. Hope), and Washington political reporter for the New York Times, Tom Wicker (right of Ms. Thomas). West Wing Lobby, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Actor and comedian, Bob Hope, visits with fellow comedian, Milton Berle, following Mr. Hope’s Congressional Gold Medal presentation ceremony; he received the medal from President John F. Kennedy in recognition of his services to the country as an entertainer during World War II. Reporters observe, including White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas (standing in center, between Mr. Berle and Mr. Hope), and White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner (standing at right, behind Mr. Hope). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring (at left, in background). West Wing Lobby, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (bottom left) delivers remarks at a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Secret Service agent, Win Lawson. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey, receives an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree at a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College; President John F. Kennedy (not pictured) delivered an address for the occasion. Those pictured include: Representative Edward P. Boland (Massachusetts); Representative James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. of Massachusetts (face obscured); Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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British economist and author, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson, receives an honorary Doctor of Letters Degree at a convocation ceremony commemorating the centennial anniversary of Boston College; President John F. Kennedy (not pictured) delivered an address for the occasion. Those pictured include: Representative Edward P. Boland (Massachusetts); Representative James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill, Jr. (Massachusetts); President of Harvard University, Dr. Nathan M. Pusey; Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts (head turned); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Alumni Field, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with Dr. Theodore von Kármán following the presentation of the National Medal of Science to Dr. von Kármán in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; General Bernard Schriever; President Kennedy; Judge Victor L. Anfuso of the New York State Supreme Court; Dr. von Kármán; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; unidentified; Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Dr. Harold Brown; Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher (walking along colonnade in background); National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe (in foreground, bending down); unidentified.
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In reference to President John F. Kennedy’s 50-Mile Hike challenge, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger receives a “Retired Walker’s Survival Kit” from his colleagues. Left to right: Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher; Assistant Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff; Press Secretary Salinger; unidentified; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; two unidentified persons. Press Secretary’s Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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In reference to President John F. Kennedy’s 50-Mile Hike challenge, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger receives a “Retired Walker’s Survival Kit” from his colleagues. Left to right: Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher; Assistant Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff; Press Secretary Salinger; White House Correspondent for NBC, Sander Vanocur; two unidentified persons; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (partially hidden); unidentified. Press Secretary’s Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the recipients of the 1962 Rockefeller Public Service Awards. Listed in the President’s schedule: President of the Federal National Mortgage Association, J. Stanley Baughman; assistant general counsel for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Reginald G. Conley; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Deputy Administrator, Hugh L. Dryden; Associate Director for Research and Development for the Census Bureau, Morris H. Hansen; Ambassador at Large, Llewellyn E. Thompson; President of Princeton University, Robert F. Goheen; Princeton University Trustee, John D. Rockefeller, III; and Princeton University faculty secretary of the Rockefeller Public Service Awards, Robert W. Van de Velde. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the recipients of the 1962 Rockefeller Public Service Awards. Listed in the President’s schedule: President of the Federal National Mortgage Association, J. Stanley Baughman; assistant general counsel for the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Reginald G. Conley; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Deputy Administrator, Hugh L. Dryden; Associate Director for Research and Development for the Census Bureau, Morris H. Hansen; Ambassador at Large, Llewellyn E. Thompson; President of Princeton University, Robert F. Goheen; Princeton University Trustee, John D. Rockefeller, III; and Princeton University faculty secretary of the Rockefeller Public Service Awards, Robert W. Van de Velde. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.
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Presidential assistant, John J. McNally, accepts a key to the city of La Puente, California, for President John F. Kennedy from La Puente city councilman, Allen T. LeFever (left); man at right is unidentified. White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presidential assistant, John J. McNally, accepts a key to the city of La Puente, California, for President John F. Kennedy from La Puente city councilman, Allen T. LeFever (left); man at right is unidentified. White House, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (at lectern), presents an award to former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (center left). Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.
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Former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (left), shakes hands with his successor, newly-appointed Commissioner of Narcotics, Henry L. Giordano, at an award ceremony in his honor. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (at lectern), delivers remarks upon presenting an award to former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (center left). Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.
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Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, attends an award ceremony in honor of former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger. Left to right: Mr. Anslinger; Attorney General Kennedy; Representative J. Vaughan Gary (Virginia); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (back to camera). Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.
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Former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger (at lectern), delivers remarks after receiving an award at a ceremony in his honor; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon, stands at right. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.
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Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, attends an award ceremony in honor of former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger. Attorney General Kennedy (back to camera) and Mr. Anslinger (center) look at the award; man at left is unidentified. Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.