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President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) speaks with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) in the West Wing Colonnade outside the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, President Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. The President met with members of the EXCOMM that day regarding the crisis in Cuba.
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President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) speaks with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) in the West Wing Colonnade outside the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. The President met with members of the EXCOMM that day regarding the crisis in Cuba.
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JFKWHP-ST-A26-11-62
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) speaks with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) in the West Wing Colonnade outside the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, President Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze (partially hidden, left of column), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor (mostly hidden, right of column), and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. The President met with members of the EXCOMM that day regarding the crisis in Cuba.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Clockwise from top right side of table: Under Secretary of State George Ball, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy (mostly hidden), Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (mostly hidden), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone (mostly hidden behind Director Foster). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-A26-10-62
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) speaks with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) in the West Wing Colonnade outside the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, President Kennedy, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze (mostly hidden behind the President), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. The President met with members of the EXCOMM that day regarding the crisis in Cuba.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with administration officials. (L-R) Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Military advisor to the President General Maxwell Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric. Palm Beach, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at right) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Front row, left to right: Commander of the First Fleet, Vice Admiral Robert T. S. Keith; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; President Kennedy; Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; and Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (mostly hidden). Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton, sits in the second row, directly behind the President.
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Military officials pose aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), during President John F. Kennedy's visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Left to right: Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with military officials aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), during a visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Left to right (in foreground): Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; President Kennedy; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; and Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth. The President sailed aboard the aircraft carrier to view fleet exercises.
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Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (at microphones), delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein. Also pictured: Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Virginia Rusk. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (at microphones), delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein. Also pictured: Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Virginia Rusk. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, prepares to greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Virginia Rusk, wife of U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chancellor Adenauer; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (back to camera); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber. Also pictured: Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (both at center left), greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Bettine “Betsy” Tyler; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agents, Jim Johnson and Floyd Boring. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Minister of Foreign Affairs of West Germany, Gerhard Schröder; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Virginia Rusk; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Minister of Foreign Affairs of West Germany, Gerhard Schröder; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Virginia Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Walter C. Dowling; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Minister of Foreign Affairs of West Germany, Gerhard Schröder; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk, wife of U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Lydia Taylor; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Walter C. Dowling. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others await the arrival of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, at the White House. President Kennedy (at right, back to camera) greets Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy shakes hands with Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lydia Taylor; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin and Jim Johnson. Members of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps stand on balcony and stairs. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Touré (at microphones); President John F. Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor. Also pictured (at right in background): U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): President Touré; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui (in back, partially hidden); Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (mostly hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Ambassador of Vietnam, Tran Van Chuong; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (left), and General Maxwell Taylor (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratches and spotting on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces and Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lord Mountbatten; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces and Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lord Mountbatten; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces and Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lord Mountbatten; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with administration officials. (L-R) Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Military advisor to the President General Maxwell Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric. Palm Beach, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to present the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the CIA. President Kennedy walks with Mr. Dulles (on the right). Following behind are (L-R): Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, United States Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. United States Army helicopters are visible in the background.