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JFKWHP-KN-C26712
Robert G. Storey, Vice Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and President of the Southwestern Legal Center, presents President John F. Kennedy (center) with a bound volume of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' report, "Freedom to the Free," during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. The report was autographed by officers and members of the Commission. Left to right: Robert S. Rankin, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Duke University; William L. Taylor, Commission Assistant Staff Director for Liaison and Information (in back); Berl I. Bernhard, Commission Staff Director; Vice Chairman Storey; Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr., Commission General Counsel (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Dean of Howard University Law School; Erwin N. Griswold, Dean of Harvard Law School; and Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of Notre Dame University.
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JFKWHP-ST-68-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair at left) meets with presidents of Negro Colleges and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) officials in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Clockwise from left: President Kennedy; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Dr. Frederick D. Patterson, President Emeritus of Tuskegee Institute; Dr. Stephen J. Wright, President of Fisk University; William J. Trent, Jr., Executive Director of the UNCF; and Dr. Albert W. Dent, President of Dillard University.
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JFKWHP-ST-68-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair at right) meets with presidents of Negro Colleges and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) officials in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Seated on sofa, facing the camera (L-R): Dr. Luther H. Foster, President of Tuskegee Institute and President of the UNCF; Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President of Morehouse College; William J. Trent, Jr., Executive Director of the UNCF; and Dr. Albert W. Dent, President of Dillard University. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff (mostly hidden at far left edge of image) sits to the left of President Kennedy.
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JFKWHP-ST-68-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair at right) meets with presidents of Negro Colleges and United Negro College Fund (UNCF) officials in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Seated on sofa, facing the camera (L-R): Dr. Luther H. Foster, President of Tuskegee Institute and President of the UNCF; Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President of Morehouse College; William J. Trent, Jr., Executive Director of the UNCF; and Dr. Albert W. Dent, President of Dillard University. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff sits to the left of President Kennedy.
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JFKWHP-AR6923-D
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. (L-R) D.W. Smith; unidentified man; Charles W. Perelle; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Allen D. Marshall (partially hidden); President Kennedy; Chad F. Calhoun; two unidentified men; Mark W. Cresap; unidentified man; John D. Wright; unidentified man; Thomas V. Jones. Also listed in the President’s schedule as attending the meeting: James R. Kerr, Marshal G. Staub, Lawrence A. Hyland, and Earl Dallam Johnson. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6923-A
President John F. Kennedy drops in on a meeting of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. (L-R) Charles W. Perelle; two unidentified men; D.W. Smith; Allen D. Marshall; unidentified man; President Kennedy; unidentified man; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; unidentified man; Mark W. Cresap; unidentified man. Also listed in the President’s schedule as attending the meeting: James R. Kerr, Marshal G. Staub, Lawrence A. Hyland, and Earl Dallam Johnson. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6498-B
President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson attend a meeting of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Front row: Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; President Kennedy; health activist Mary Woodward (Woodard) Lasker; Vice President Johnson. Committee members pictured include Dean of the Washington National Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) in Washington, D.C. the Very Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr.; president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) George Meany; Chairman of Kaiser Steel Corporation Edgar F. Kaiser; Chairman of the Civil Service Commission John W. Macy, Jr.; Director of the Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference (NCWC) Monsignor George Gilmary Higgins; Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Glenn Seaborg; Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr; Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric.
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JFKWHP-AR6498-A
President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson attend a meeting of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Seated: Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg; President Kennedy; Vice President Johnson. Those standing include President of Mechanics and Farmers Bank John H. Wheeler; Dean of the Washington National Cathedral (Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) in Washington, D.C. the Very Reverend Francis B. Sayre, Jr.; president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) George Meany; Chairman of Kaiser Steel Corporation Edgar F. Kaiser; Chairman of the Civil Service Commission John W. Macy, Jr.; Director of the Social Action Department of the National Catholic Welfare Conference (NCWC) Monsignor George Gilmary Higgins; Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission Dr. Glenn Seaborg.
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JFKWHP-ST-96-6-63
View of the Oval Office during President John F. Kennedy's meeting with officers and members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, at which the President (back center) received a bound volume of the United States Commission on Civil Rights' report, "Freedom to the Free." Those pictured include: Robert S. Rankin, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Duke University; William L. Taylor, Commission Assistant Staff Director for Liaison and Information; Berl I. Bernhard, Commission Staff Director; M. Carl Holman, Commission Information Officer; Robert G. Storey, Commission Vice Chairman and President of the Southwestern Legal Center; Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr., Commission General Counsel; Erwin N. Griswold, Dean of Harvard Law School; and Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of Notre Dame University; National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe (right, back to camera), and other unidentified photographers. White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratches are original to the negative]
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JFKWHP-ST-96-5-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) delivers remarks upon receiving a bound volume of the United States Commission on Civil Rights' report, "Freedom to the Free," presented to him and autographed by officers and members of the Commission, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Robert S. Rankin, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Duke University; William L. Taylor, Commission Assistant Staff Director for Liaison and Information (in back); Berl I. Bernhard, Commission Staff Director; M. Carl Holman, Commission Information Officer (in back); Robert G. Storey, Commission Vice Chairman and President of the Southwestern Legal Center; Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr., Commission General Counsel (in back); President Kennedy; Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Dean of Howard University Law School; Erwin N. Griswold, Dean of Harvard Law School; and Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of Notre Dame University; an unidentified cameraman (mostly hidden) films at lower left. [Horizontal line at bottom of image and scratches are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-96-4-63
Robert G. Storey, Vice Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and President of the Southwestern Legal Center, presents President John F. Kennedy (center, in profile) with a bound volume of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' report, "Freedom to the Free," during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. The report was autographed by officers and members of the Commission. Left to right: Robert S. Rankin, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Duke University; Berl I. Bernhard, Commission Staff Director; Vice Chairman Storey; M. Carl Holman, Commission Information Officer (in back, mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Dean of Howard University Law School; Erwin N. Griswold, Dean of Harvard Law School; and Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of Notre Dame University.
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JFKWHP-ST-96-3-63
Robert G. Storey, Vice Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and President of the Southwestern Legal Center, presents President John F. Kennedy (center) with a bound volume of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' report, "Freedom to the Free," during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. The report was autographed by officers and members of the Commission. Left to right: Robert S. Rankin, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Duke University; William L. Taylor, Commission Assistant Staff Director for Liaison and Information (in back, partially hidden); Berl I. Bernhard, Commission Staff Director; M. Carl Holman, Commission Information Officer (in back); Vice Chairman Storey; Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr., Commission General Counsel (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Dean of Howard University Law School; Erwin N. Griswold, Dean of Harvard Law School; and Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of Notre Dame University; an unidentified cameraman (mostly hidden) films at lower left. [Scratches are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-96-2-63
Robert G. Storey, Vice Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and President of the Southwestern Legal Center, presents President John F. Kennedy (center) with a bound volume of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' report, "Freedom to the Free," during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. The report was autographed by officers and members of the Commission. Left to right: Robert S. Rankin, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Duke University; William L. Taylor, Commission Assistant Staff Director for Liaison and Information (in back, partially hidden); Berl I. Bernhard, Commission Staff Director; M. Carl Holman, Commission Information Officer (in back, partially hidden); Vice Chairman Storey; Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr., Commission General Counsel (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Dean of Howard University Law School; Erwin N. Griswold, Dean of Harvard Law School; and Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of Notre Dame University.
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JFKWHP-ST-96-1-63
Robert G. Storey, Vice Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights and President of the Southwestern Legal Center, presents President John F. Kennedy (center) with a bound volume of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights' report, "Freedom to the Free," during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. The report was autographed by officers and members of the Commission. Left to right: Robert S. Rankin, Chairman of the Political Science Department at Duke University; William L. Taylor, Commission Assistant Staff Director for Liaison and Information (in back, partially hidden); Berl I. Bernhard, Commission Staff Director; M. Carl Holman, Commission Information Officer (in back, partially hidden); Vice Chairman Storey; Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr., Commission General Counsel (in back); President Kennedy; Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Dean of Howard University Law School; Erwin N. Griswold, Dean of Harvard Law School; and Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President of Notre Dame University.
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JFKWHP-ST-C28-4-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates to the American Indian Chicago Conference; President Kennedy and Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians, Robert Burnette, of the Rosebud Sioux Nation (center right), read a document. Also pictured: Eleanor Red Fawn Smooth, of the Mohawk and Cherokee Nations; Chief Calvin W. McGhee, of the Creek Nation East of the Mississippi; Kathitha Addison, of the Narragansett Nation; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C28-3-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates to the American Indian Chicago Conference; Dennis Bushyhead, of the Cherokee Nation (at microphones), delivers remarks for the occasion. Also pictured: Eleanor Red Fawn Smooth, of the Mohawk and Cherokee Nations; Chief Calvin W. McGhee, of the Creek Nation East of the Mississippi; Kathitha Addison, of the Narragansett Nation; Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians, Robert Burnette, of the Rosebud Sioux Nation; White House Secret Service agent, Tom Behl. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C28-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during a visit with delegates to the American Indian Chicago Conference. Those standing in foreground include: Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians, Robert Burnette, of the Rosebud Sioux Nation; Kathitha Addison, of the Narragansett Nation; Dennis Bushyhead, of the Cherokee Nation; Eleanor Red Fawn Smooth, of the Mohawk and Cherokee Nations. White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas, stands at left in background. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C28-1-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates to the American Indian Chicago Conference. Those standing in foreground include: Kathitha Addison, of the Narragansett Nation; Dennis Bushyhead, of the Cherokee Nation; Chief Calvin W. McGhee, of the Creek Nation East of the Mississippi. Intern in the White House Press Office, Mimi Beardsley, stands at left in background. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.] [Blemish in upper right portion of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-18355
President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). President Kennedy (seated in rocking chair); Bishop Stephen G. Spottswood, Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors (standing right, back to camera). Standing, rear (L – R): Medgar Evers, Mississippi NAACP Field Secretary; Calvin Luper, Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council President; Edward Turner, President of Detroit NAACP branch; Rev. W.J. Hodge; Dr. S.Y. Nixson; C.R. Darden, President of Mississippi NAACP State Conference branches; Kelly M. Alexander, member of NAACP Board of Directors; Kivie Kaplan, Chairman of NAACP Life Membership Committee; others unidentified (some partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-18354
President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). President Kennedy (seated in rocking chair); Bishop Stephen G. Spottswood, Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors (standing right, back to camera). Standing, rear (L – R): Medgar Evers, Mississippi NAACP Field Secretary; Calvin Luper, Oklahoma City NAACP Youth Council President; Edward Turner, President of Detroit NAACP branch; Jack E. Tanner, Northwest Area Conference NAACP President; unidentified man; Rev. W.J. Hodge; Dr. S.Y. Nixson; C.R. Darden, President of Mississippi NAACP State Conference branches; Kelly M. Alexander, member of NAACP Board of Directors; two unidentified men (partially hidden, at back); Kivie Kaplan, Chairman of NAACP Life Membership Committee; others unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-18353
President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). President Kennedy; Ted Berry, member of NAACP Ohio Committee for Civil Rights Legislation (later Mayor of Cincinnati) (second from right); others unidentified. Lincoln Bedroom, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-18352
President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). (L – R) Bishop Stephen G. Spottswood, Chairman of NAACP Board of Directors; President Kennedy; Arthur B. Spingarn, former NAACP Vice-President; Roy Wilkins, NAACP Executive Secretary. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-18351
President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). (L – R) Dr. E. Franklin Jackson, President of Washington, D.C. NAACP branch; Bishop Stephen G. Spottswood, Chairman of NAACP Board of Directors; President Kennedy; Arthur B. Spingarn, former NAACP Vice-President. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6688-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman (in back at right); others unidentified. Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6908-C
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Seated, facing away from the camera (L-R): Berl I. Bernhard; Erwin N. Griswold; and John A. Hannah, Chairman. Seated, facing the camera (L-R): President Kennedy (in rocking chair); Harris Wofford, Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights; Spottswood Robinson, III; Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh; Robert G. Storey, Vice Chairman (partially hidden); and Robert S. Rankin. Members of the news media in background, including White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI) Helen Thomas (third from left).