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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-002
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon the presentation of the Hubbard Medal to the American Mount Everest Expedition in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President congratulates the mountaineers, and characterizes the expedition as a cooperative, international effort. The press copy also includes remarks from Norman Dyhrenfurth, leader of the expedition, and Dr. Melville Grosvenor, President of the National Geographic Society
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning a ceremony during which President Kennedy presented the Hubbard Medal to the members of the American Mount Everest Expedition. Materials in this folder include lists of ceremony attendees, memoranda regarding the expedition team's visit to the White House, news bulletins from the National Geographic News Service describing the expedition and the team members, and a draft of President Kennedy's speech by Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy.