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President John F. Kennedy walks with an unidentified military official across the South Lawn of the White House to attend the sixth installment of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (right, facing away) leaves Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland, following a welcoming ceremony in his honor; Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass (center), stands behind President Kennedy; all others are unidentified. A statue of Irish author, Pádraic Ó Conaire (sculpted by Albert Power), is at left.
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Commander of the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake in California, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr., presents President John F. Kennedy with a model of the AGM-45 Shrike missile during his visit to Michelson Laboratory at NOTS. Left to right: Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Captain Blenman (holding model); President Kennedy (also holding model); NOTS Technical Director, Dr. William B. McLean; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. A portrait of physicist, Albert A. Michelson, hangs on the wall in the background. [Notes: See also MO 63.1920, "Model of AGM-45 Shrike Missile", from the John F. Kennedy Administration Collection.]
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks from the lectern at the opening of the Mona Lisa Exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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An audience assembled under a large tent watches President John F. Kennedy speak before a performance of the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Orchestra conductor Dr. James Christian Pfohl stands to the right of the President on stage. Among those standing next to the stage are Air Force Aide to the President Godfrey McHugh and Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; reporters and photographers look on. The performance for an audience of handicapped children is first in a series of “Musical Programs for Youth by Youth,” organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks from the bandstand during a performance of the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Orchestra conductor Dr. James Christian Pfohl stands to the right of the President; Washington Monument in background. The performance for an audience of handicapped children is first in a series of “Musical Programs for Youth by Youth,” organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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An audience assembled under a large tent watches President John F. Kennedy and Dr. James Christian Pfohl greet each other during a performance of the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Among those standing next to the stage are Air Force Aide to the President Godfrey McHugh and Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; reporters and photographers look on. The performance for an audience of handicapped children is first in a series of “Musical Programs for Youth by Youth,” organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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Before a performance of the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina, President John F. Kennedy walks with an unidentified military official and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's Social Secretary Letitia Baldrige from the South Portico to the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Among those following are Air Force Aide to the President Godfrey T. McHugh and Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger is at far left. The performance for an audience of handicapped children is first in a series of “Musical Programs for Youth by Youth,” organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the Catholic University Players before their eighth overseas tour (performing “The Merchant of Venice” in Germany, in connection with the American Educational Theatre Association and United Service Organizations Inc.). President Kennedy shakes hands with President of the USO, Holgar J. Johnson. Head of the Department of Speech and Drama at the Catholic University of America, Father Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P., stands at left. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the Catholic University Players before their eighth overseas tour (performing “The Merchant of Venice” in Germany, in connection with the American Educational Theatre Association and United Service Organizations Inc.), as members of the news media look on. Also pictured: White House correspondent for National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Sander Vanocur; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the Catholic University Players before their eighth overseas tour (performing “The Merchant of Venice” in Germany, in connection with the American Educational Theatre Association and United Service Organizations Inc.). Holding up “USO Shows” sign are (L-R): President Kennedy; Head of the Department of Speech and Drama at the Catholic University of America, Father Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P.; Catholic University student, Carol Keefe; President of the USO, Holgar J. Johnson. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). (L-R) President Youlou, unidentified man, President John F. Kennedy. The painting over the fireplace is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P.A. Healy and was donated to the White House in 1939. The inscription in the green marble fireplace was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and taken from a letter written by John Adams to his wife, Abigail, and reads, “I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.” State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). (L-R) President Youlou, unidentified man, President John F. Kennedy. The painting over the fireplace is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P.A. Healy and was donated to the White House in 1939. The inscription in the green marble fireplace was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and taken from a letter written by John Adams to his wife, Abigail, and reads, “I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.” State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of the Congo Fulbert Youlou (Brazzaville). President Youlou and President John F. Kennedy are seated in the middle of the table (with an unidentified man crouching between them), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is seated at the table third from the right with his back to the camera. The painting over the fireplace is an 1869 portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P. A. Healy and was donated to the White House in 1939. The inscription in the green marble fireplace was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and taken from a letter written by John Adams to his wife, Abigail, and reads, “I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and on all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.” State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Dupont Theater in Washington, D.C. to view the Bengali film "The World of Apu," directed by Satyajit Ray. (L-R) President Kennedy; Former United States Ambassador to India Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky; Senator Cooper's wife Lorraine Cooper; manager of the Dupont Theater Gerald G. Wagner.
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Visit of representatives of the National Symphony Orchestra Fund Campaign. President John F. Kennedy speaks with National Symphony Orchestra representatives in connection with the Kick-Off of the 1961 Sustained Fund Campaign. President Kennedy; Campaign Publicity Director, Helen Dudman; Conductor Howard Mitchell. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives of the Theater Guild American Repertory Company. Company members visited the President before embarking on a tour of seventeen nations in Europe and the Middle East as part of a State Department cultural program. (L-R) Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs Philip Coombs; actor Leif Erickson; actress Helen Menken; actress June Havoc; actress Helen Hayes; President Kennedy; President of American National Theater and Academy Robert W. Dowling; unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives of the Theater Guild American Repertory Company. Company members visited the President before embarking on a tour of seventeen nations in Europe and the Middle East as part of a State Department cultural program. (L-R) Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs Philip Coombs; actor Leif Erickson; actress Helen Menken; actress June Havoc; actress Helen Hayes; President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives of the Theater Guild American Repertory Company. Company members visited the President before embarking on a tour of seventeen nations in Europe and the Middle East as part of a State Department cultural program. (L-R) Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs Philip H. Coombs; actor Leif Erickson; actress Helen Menken; actress June Havoc; actress Helen Hayes; President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Representatives of children’s charity Variety Clubs International present President John F. Kennedy with a gold membership card in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Variety Clubs International Chief Barker Edward Emanuel; President Kennedy; actress Miko (Miiko) Taka, representing the entertainment industry’s involvement with the charity.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with singer Marian Anderson and her accompanist Franz Rupp (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with singer Marian Anderson and her accompanist Franz Rupp (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet composer Igor Stravinsky (back to camera) and his wife Vera de Bosset Stravinsky as they arrive for a dinner party. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet composer Igor Stravinsky (far right) and his wife Vera de Bosset Stravinsky as they arrive for a dinner party. White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with singer Marian Anderson and her accompanist Franz Rupp (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.