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President John F. Kennedy (center) receives a gift of an American Automobile Association (AAA) medal from President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie, during the AAA Lifesaving Awards ceremony; five members of the organization’s School Safety Patrol received the award. Those pictured include: award recipients Ralph S. “Steve” Brannin (of North Pinellas Park, Florida), Wayne Brown (of New York, New York), John Puhak (of Hazelton, Pennsylvania), Patricia Miller (of Hereford, Pennsylvania), and Wesley Haines (of Dayton, Ohio); Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Norway, Hans Engen; Representative Fernand J. St. Germain (Rhode Island); Executive Vice President of AAA, Russell Singer; Director of the AAA Traffic Engineering and Safety Department, W. L. Robinson. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.] [See also MO 63.792, “AAA School Safety Patrol Lifesaver Medal”]