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President John F. Kennedy (in back, at lectern) delivers the commencement address to the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Those seated on the speakers' platform include: White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Major General Robert H. Warren; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Seated left of speakers' platform (front row), left to right: Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; and Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers, Larry O’Brien, and Kenneth P. O'Donnell. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Bob Burke, Ken Giannoules, and Emory Roberts. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. [Notes: Damage in upper portion of image is original to the negative.]
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View of guests seated left of speakers' platform during commencement exercises for the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy; President John F. Kennedy delivered an address for the occasion. Seated in front row (left to right): Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; and Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers, Larry O’Brien (obscured by USAF cadet), and Kenneth P. O'Donnell. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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View of guests seated left of speakers' platform during commencement exercises for the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy; President John F. Kennedy delivered an address for the occasion. Seated in front row (left to right): Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; and Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers, Larry O’Brien, and Kenneth P. O'Donnell. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Ken Giannoules. Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Major General William C. Westmoreland (right, at lectern), delivers remarks during graduation exercises at the USMA, West Point, New York. Also pictured (seated on stage): Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell (mostly obscured by American flag); Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chaplain of the USMA, Reverend Theodore C. Speers, D.D. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers an address during graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. Standing left of lectern (L-R): Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; and Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.
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President John F. Kennedy and Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Major General William C. Westmoreland, sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) following President Kennedy's arrival for graduation exercises at the USMA, West Point, New York. Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell, sits in front. Also pictured: Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; General Maxwell D. Taylor; White House Secret Service agents, Frank Yeager, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, and Ken Wiesman. The Plain, USMA, West Point, New York.
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President John F. Kennedy attends graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. Left to right (in foreground): Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell (partially obscured by American flag); Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; President Kennedy; Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.
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President John F. Kennedy (center background, at lectern) delivers an address during graduation exercises at the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, New York. Also pictured (seated on stage): Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Superintendent of the USMA, Major General William C. Westmoreland; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chaplain of the USMA, Reverend Theodore C. Speers, D.D. White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager, stands left of the stage. Field House, USMA, West Point, New York.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Major General William C. Westmoreland (center), before stepping into the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following graduation exercises at the USMA, West Point, New York. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ed Tucker, Win Lawson, Jim Johnson, and Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Superintendent of the United States Military Academy (USMA), Major General William C. Westmoreland (center), before stepping into the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following graduation exercises at the USMA, West Point, New York. Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey.