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President John F. Kennedy and former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, tour the terminal building of Dulles International Airport at dedication ceremonies for the airport named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. Left to right: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back); General Eisenhower; President Kennedy (holding hat); Director of the Bureau of National Capital Airports, G. Ward Hobbs (in back, mostly hidden); White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (very back, partially hidden); Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); Representative Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (in back); Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); Administrator of the FAA, Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Chantilly, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy (in car) waves to a crowd following a congressional campaign rally at Weir Cook Municipal Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana. Seated in convertible with President Kennedy: Governor of Indiana, Matthew E. Welsh; candidate for U.S. Senator from Indiana, Birch E. Bayh. White House Secret Service agents, Dick Johnsen, Ron Pontius, Bob Lilley, and Frank Yeager, surround car.
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President John F. Kennedy attends Columbus Day observances in front of City Hall in Newark, New Jersey, during a congressional campaign trip. Representative Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (New Jersey) and his son, Peter W. Rodino, III, stand left of President Kennedy; Mayor of Newark, Hugh J. Addonizio, stands right of the President. Also pictured: Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey); White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré (center left), walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top), following a motorcade in honor of President Touré. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra, stand at right. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Floyd Boring, John Campion, and Stu Stout. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with officials from Pennsylvania following his arrival at Harrisburg-York State Airport in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, during a congressional campaign trip. In foreground (L-R): Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Justice, Earl S. Keim; Pennsylvania State Representative, Stephen McCann; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Internal Affairs Secretary of Pennsylvania, Genevieve Blatt; Governor of Pennsylvania, David L. Lawrence; President Kennedy; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania and former mayor of Philadelphia, Richardson Dilworth (back to camera). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with officials from Pennsylvania following his arrival aboard a United States Army helicopter at Harrisburg-York State Airport in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, during a congressional campaign trip. In foreground (L-R): Pennsylvania State Representative, Stephen McCann; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Internal Affairs Secretary of Pennsylvania, Genevieve Blatt; Governor of Pennsylvania, David L. Lawrence; President Kennedy; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania and former mayor of Philadelphia, Richardson Dilworth; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, and Frank Yeager. Also pictured: Special assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Dave Powers; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with Governor of Pennsylvania, David L. Lawrence (left), following his arrival aboard a United States Army helicopter at Harrisburg-York State Airport in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, during a congressional campaign trip. Also pictured: Internal Affairs Secretary of Pennsylvania, Genevieve Blatt; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); White House Secret Service agents, Bob Lilley, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ron Pontius, and Frank Yeager.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, in background) delivers remarks before an audience on the South Lawn at the fourth in First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's series of Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Members of the National High School Symphony Orchestra from the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan, sit on the bandstand, behind President Kennedy; orchestra conductor and President of the National Music Camp, Dr. Joseph E. Maddy (on bandstand), stands left of the President. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy walks past a crowd of attendees after delivering remarks at the fourth in First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's series of Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Also pictured: two unidentified social aides; White House Secret Service agents, Dick Johnsen, Ron Pontius, Jerry Blaine, and Jack Ready. The Washington Monument is visible at right in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) and three unidentified social aides stand on the South Lawn with attendees of the fourth in First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's series of Musical Programs for Youth by Youth; President Kennedy delivered remarks for the occasion. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready, Dick Johnsen, and Ron Pontius. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk toward the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) following mass at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar; Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez; Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, Archbishop Luigi Raimondi; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bill Payne, Mike Mastrovito, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Bob Foster, Clint Hill, and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, mostly hidden) visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, John J. McNally; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, mostly hidden) visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Also pictured: White House Stenographer, Jack Romagna; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens during a visit in the Rose Garden. President of the National Council of Senior Citizens and former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, Aimé J. Forand, stands left of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Annie Butler of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Mrs. Harold Hancock of Detroit, Michigan; Bessie Gottlieb of Wilmette, Illinois; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, back to camera) visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. President of the National Council of Senior Citizens and former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, Aimé J. Forand, stands on steps. Also pictured: Annie Butler of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Bessie Gottlieb of Wilmette, Illinois; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Also pictured: Annie Butler of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Mrs. Harold Hancock of Detroit, Michigan; Bessie Gottlieb of Wilmette, Illinois; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens during a visit in the Rose Garden. President of the National Council of Senior Citizens and former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, Aimé J. Forand, stands left of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Annie Butler of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Mrs. Harold Hancock of Detroit, Michigan; Bessie Gottlieb of Wilmette, Illinois; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy visits with representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens in the Rose Garden. Mrs. Harold Hancock of Detroit, Michigan, stands in center; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, stands at left in foreground (back to camera). White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to representatives of the National Council of Senior Citizens during a visit in the Rose Garden. President of the National Council of Senior Citizens and former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, Aimé J. Forand, stands left of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Annie Butler of Pawtucket, Rhode Island; Mrs. Harold Hancock of Detroit, Michigan; Bessie Gottlieb of Wilmette, Illinois; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Representative Roland V. Libonati (Illinois); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Samuel S. Stratton (New York); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland); White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy watches the lowering of a marble block during the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Others looking on include: Representative Roland V. Libonati (Illinois); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Samuel S. Stratton (New York); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland); White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
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Officials from the Ivory Coast arrive at Washington National Airport. Those pictured include: President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (mostly hidden); First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; President of the Supreme Court of the Ivory Coast, Ernest Boka; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy addresses participants of the World Food Forum. Visitors include: Chairman of the Outlook and Situation Board for the United States Department of Agriculture, Bushrod W. Allin. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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President John F. Kennedy visits with participants of the World Food Forum. Visitors include: Chairman of the Outlook and Situation Board for the United States Department of Agriculture, Bushrod W. Allin. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]