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President John F. Kennedy (center) meets members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Major Clifford W. Simonson, Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands next to President Kennedy. At right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley; Major General Joseph J. Preston. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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Major Clifford W. Simonson (wearing white jumpsuit, far left) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base) presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver badge marking the launch of the Atlas 134D missile earlier in the day. Crew members (L-R): Major Simonson, Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands to right of President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Toby Chandler, stands at far left. Standing in group at right: Major General Joseph J. Preston; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [See also MO 63.1523, “Atlas Missile Badge”]
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President John F. Kennedy meets members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Major Clifford W. Simonson (partially hidden), Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Also pictured: Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power (next to Major Simonson); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (center right, partially hidden); Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (at right, wearing suit and tie); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (at right); Major General Joseph J. Preston (behind Brig. Gen. McHugh, on far right edge of image). Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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During a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, President John F. Kennedy views a recovered nose cone fired by an Atlas missile. Left to right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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President John F. Kennedy views the Guidance and Control system for the Minuteman missile during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power (left), inside a blockhouse during a tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. An unidentified missile combat crew member stands at right.
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President John F. Kennedy views space craft displays during a tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy views “Pioneer 5” probing satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (left of satellite); Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; unidentified man in background; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (behind Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara); Secretary McNamara; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; unidentified man in background; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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President John F. Kennedy views Atlas missile equipment during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power (center), during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. A recovered nose cone fired by an Atlas missile sits at right. Major General Joseph J. Preston stands at left in background.
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Major Clifford W. Simonson (left) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base) presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver badge marking the launch of the Atlas 134D missile earlier in the day. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [See also MO 63.1523, “Atlas Missile Badge”]
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Major Clifford W. Simonson (left) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base) presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver badge marking the launch of the Atlas 134D missile earlier in the day. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [See also MO 63.1523, “Atlas Missile Badge”]
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President John F. Kennedy attends the University of California’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Seated in front row (L-R): President Kennedy (speaking with an unidentified man); President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr; newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul; others unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, given to him by President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Seated onstage (R-L): former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul (behind microphone stand); newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong; Dr. Kerr; others unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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Visitors gather in front of California Memorial Stadium for the University of California’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy attends the University of California’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Left to right: Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown (behind microphones); University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley; President Kennedy; President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr; newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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Newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong, speaks at the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Seated in first row (L-R): Unidentified; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley; President John F. Kennedy; President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul (right of lectern); three unidentified men. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California. [White blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy steps into a convertible during his visit to the University of California, Berkeley. Also pictured (L-R): White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley (next to car, back to camera); Presidential Assistants Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy rides in a convertible during his visit to the University of California, Berkeley. Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, sits in car at right. Berkeley, California.
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An unidentified man (right) walks onto the field at California Memorial Stadium for the University of California’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, stands in bottom left corner of image. University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy attends the University of California’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Left to right: Newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong; President Kennedy; President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara receives from President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr (at lectern), an honorary degree from the University of California, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. An unidentified man at right places the university hood on Secretary McNamara. Seated in front row (L-R): University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley; President John F. Kennedy; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul (right of lectern); others unidentified. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley, at the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Left to right: Two unidentified men; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Dr. Pauley; President Kennedy; unidentified; President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr; newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, given to him by President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy receives from President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr (at lectern), an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of California, during the University’s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley (in blue gown), places the university hood on President Kennedy. Seated onstage: former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul (right of lectern); Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg (fourth from right); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (second from right). California Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California.