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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0514-012
This folder contains correspondence between White House personnel and various individuals concerning invitations for President John F. Kennedy to attend ceremonies for recipients of the Purple Heart award.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0514-011
This folder contains correspondence between White House staff and military personnel concerning requirements of the Purple Heart award. Also included in this folder is a draft and a copy of Executive Order 11016 authorizing the Purple Heart.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-013-004
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy’s outgoing correspondence to individuals and organizations regarding condolence letters to relatives of deceased members of the United States Armed Forces, increased funds for the Peace Corps, felicitations from heads of state on the 187th anniversary of the independence of the United States, recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and expressions of congratulations for various occasions.
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John F. Kennedy, Jr. (right) and an unidentified boy watch proceedings of a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, from the second-floor balcony (“Truman Porch”) of the South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, at a military reception in their honor. Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (wearing glasses), stands left of President Kennedy. Standing directly behind the President: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-044-003
This folder contains press copies of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the White House Military Reception held in the new flower garden. In his speech the President commends the members of his audience, many of whom are Medal of Honor recipients, on their past service, and explains the necessity for defending the ideals of the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-022-011
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-022-010
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-022-009
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National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (right) the "Minuteman Hall of Fame" citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).
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National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (right) the "Minuteman Hall of Fame" citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center left), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).
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National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (right) the "Minuteman Hall of Fame" citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center left), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).
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National officers of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) present to President John F. Kennedy (center right) the "Minuteman Hall of Fame" citation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Rear Admiral John E. Harlin, National President of ROA (center left), holds the citation; Colonel John T. Carlton, Executive Director of ROA, stands at far right. Also pictured: Commander Frederick J. Evans, Jr., Vice President of ROA (Navy); Major General Michael J. Galvin, Vice President of ROA (Army); and Colonel Frank E. Heyer, Vice President of ROA (Air Force).
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, holding hat) and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) walk past United States Air Force Honor Guard upon President Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Walking behind are Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden, over Glenn's shoulder), Congressman Dante B. Fascell of Florida (in back, left of President Kennedy), White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (in back, at far left), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (in back, right of Press Secretary Salinger), and White House Secret Service Agent Emory Roberts (in back, partially hidden, left of Glenn). Air Force One is visible in the background.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back) stands at bottom of airplane stairs. Brevard County, Florida.
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Upon arriving aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. reunites with his family for the first time since his orbital flight. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Brevard County, Florida, to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Standing in front of airplane stairs (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (wearing plaid jacket), his daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), Vice President Johnson (in profile), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's father John H. Glenn, Sr.; all others unidentified. United States Air Force Honor Guard officer (back to camera) stands at attention at right.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon the arrival of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in front of airplane stairs) reunites with his wife, Annie Glenn, son, David Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon the arrival of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard Military Air Transport Service (MATS) airplane at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in front of airplane stairs) reunites with his wife, Annie Glenn, son, David Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, for the first time since his orbital flight, prior to attending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at the top of the airplane stairs) exits Air Force One upon his arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. White House Secret Service Agent Emory Roberts stands at the bottom of the stairs, at left; United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention in the foreground. Brevard County, Florida.
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Retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal; President John F. Kennedy observes from left. Standing at left, in the background (left to right): Isabelle Norstad; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad, after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal. Also pictured, standing in the background with other guests: White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad; President Kennedy (center left) pins the medal to General Norstad's lapel. Standing at left, in the background (left to right): Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (standing behind lectern), observes at right. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden) presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (back to camera), holds plaque at left. Standing in back (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon of Texas (partially hidden on edge of frame); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM); President John F. Kennedy stands left of General Decker. Also pictured: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.