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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-06-A
ST11
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-01-B
AR28, ST14, KN24
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-25-F
ST14
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C53-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden) presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (back to camera), holds plaque at left. Standing in back (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon of Texas (partially hidden on edge of frame); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A5-19-61
Military officials and staff visit 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (L – R): General George H. Decker, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Secretary of the Army; unidentified man; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley. Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn, stands in background (wearing sunglasses). Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-255-7-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, in background) attends graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. Those standing with President Kennedy include: Color guard cadets; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. Honor guard cadets stand in foreground. The Plain, USMA, West Point, New York.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-6-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-426-15-62
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM); President John F. Kennedy stands left of General Decker. Also pictured: 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; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-426-13-62
President John F. Kennedy shakes with General Omar Bradley (right), following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stands in center. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; General Maxwell D. Taylor; General Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-426-12-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, holds plaque at left. Standing in back (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; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-426-1-62
Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's daughter, Jane Decker Francisco (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 (partially hidden); 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; 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; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C255-26-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, in background) attends graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. Those standing with President Kennedy include: Color guard cadets; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. Honor guard cadets stand at right in foreground. The Plain, USMA, West Point, New York.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C255-24-62
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Major General William C. Westmoreland (right, at lectern), delivers remarks during graduation exercises at the USMA, West Point, New York. Also pictured (seated on stage): Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell (mostly obscured by American flag); Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chaplain of the USMA, Reverend Theodore C. Speers, D.D. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-406-1-62
President John F. Kennedy receives a painting of the Battle of Bunker Hill by artist Kenneth "Ken" Riley, entitled "The Whites of their Eyes," from representatives of the National Guard Bureau; the painting is the first in a series of National Guard heritage paintings commissioned by the National Guard Bureau. Left to right: Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts (facing away); Representative Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (Massachusetts); President Kennedy (pointing to an area of the painting); Deputy Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Major General Winston P. Wilson (in back, partially hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (in back, partially hidden); unidentified (holding the painting); unidentified (in back); Assistant Chief of the National Guard Bureau for the Air Force, Colonel I. G. Brown (in back); Mr. Riley; Acting Assistant Chief of the National Guard Bureau for the Army, Colonel Francis S. Greenlief; Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Major General D. W. McGowan; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: See also MO 63.4856, "The Whites of Their Eyes," from the Kennedy Administration collection.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-255-6-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, in background) attends graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. Those standing with President Kennedy include: Color guard cadets; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. Honor guard cadets stand at right in foreground. The Plain, USMA, West Point, New York.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-255-19-62
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Major General William C. Westmoreland (right, at lectern), delivers remarks during graduation exercises at the USMA, West Point, New York. Also pictured (seated on stage): General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chaplain of the USMA, Reverend Theodore C. Speers, D.D. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-255-17-62
President John F. Kennedy (center background, at lectern) delivers an address during graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. Also pictured (seated on stage): Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chaplain of the USMA, Reverend Theodore C. Speers, D.D. White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager, stands left of the stage. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.
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JFKWHP-ST-255-11-62
President John F. Kennedy (at far right) attends graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. Those standing with President Kennedy include: Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. Color guard cadets stand in back. The Plain, USMA, West Point, New York.