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JFKWHP-KN-28417
President John F. Kennedy (center right, mostly hidden) attends a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Julia Ann Shepard, wife of Captain Shepard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Zola Shoup, wife of General Shoup; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the distance. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-28415
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: three unidentified persons; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (in back, wearing glasses); Margaret McNamara, wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; President Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Julia Ann Shepard, wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President; Captain Shepard (in back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-28414
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: unidentified woman; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; unidentified woman; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-28413
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (in back); Secretary McNamara; unidentified man (in back); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Zola Shoup (in back), wife of General David M. Shoup, Commandant of the Marine Corps; President Kennedy; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (in back); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; several unidentified persons; White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson (in back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, takes photographs from stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-28412
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (behind McNamara); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Secretary Dillon (behind Gilpatric); unidentified man in back; President Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Julia Ann Shepard (in back), wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President; Captain Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands on stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-28411
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (behind McNamara); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Secretary Dillon (behind Gilpatric); unidentified man in back; President Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Julia Ann Shepard (in back), wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President; Captain Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands on stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7867-B
President John F. Kennedy (left, foreground) attends a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Standing directly behind President Kennedy: 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. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7867-A
President John F. Kennedy (left, foreground) attends a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Standing directly behind President Kennedy: 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. Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric, stands on the far left edge of the frame. Caroline Kennedy and nanny to the Kennedy children, Maud Shaw, watch the proceedings from the second-floor balcony (“Truman Porch”). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7813-G
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at a proclamation ceremony declaring former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, an honorary citizen of the United States. Standing on steps, front row (L-R): Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore; President Kennedy; Randolph Churchill, son of Sir Winston Churchill. Back rows (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (very back); Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (behind Under Secretary Ball, mostly hidden); Sylvia Thomas Ormsby-Gore, wife of the British Ambassador; Winston Churchill, Jr., son of Randolph Churchill; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell Shepard (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7813-F
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at a proclamation ceremony declaring former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, an honorary citizen of the United States. Front row (L-R): Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore; President Kennedy; Randolph Churchill, son of Sir Winston Churchill. Back rows (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (very back); Sylvia Thomas Ormsby-Gore, wife of the British Ambassador; Winston Churchill, Jr., son of Randolph Churchill; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell Shepard (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7813-E
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at a proclamation ceremony declaring former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, an honorary citizen of the United States. Front row (L-R): Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore; President Kennedy; Randolph Churchill, son of Sir Winston Churchill. Back rows (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (very back); Sylvia Thomas Ormsby-Gore, wife of the British Ambassador; Winston Churchill, Jr., son of Randolph Churchill; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell Shepard (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7813-D
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at a proclamation ceremony declaring former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, an honorary citizen of the United States. Standing on steps, front row (L-R): Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore; President Kennedy; Randolph Churchill, son of Sir Winston Churchill. Back rows (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (very back); Sylvia Thomas Ormsby-Gore, wife of the British Ambassador; Winston Churchill, Jr., son of Randolph Churchill; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell Shepard (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, stands at far right; photographers and reporters observe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7813-C
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a proclamation ceremony declaring former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, an honorary citizen of the United States. Standing on steps in front of doorway (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (behind General Clifton); Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell Shepard; Randolph Churchill, son of Sir Winston Churchill; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Photographers and reporters observe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-24425-B
President John F. Kennedy receives honorary life memberships in four armed services organizations; representatives from each organization presented President Kennedy with gold membership cards. Left to right (in foreground): President of the Association of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker; National Vice President of the Navy League, Harold E. Wirth; President Kennedy; President of the Marine Corps League, Raymond B. Butts; President of the Air Force Association, Major General John B. Montgomery; Director of Public Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, Robert F. Cocklin. Standing in back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Scratches in right portion of image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-24425-A
President John F. Kennedy receives honorary life memberships in four armed services organizations; representatives from each organization presented President Kennedy with gold membership cards. Left to right (in foreground): President of the Association of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker; National Vice President of the Navy League, Harold E. Wirth; President Kennedy; President of the Marine Corps League, Raymond B. Butts; President of the Air Force Association, Major General John B. Montgomery; Director of Public Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, Robert F. Cocklin. Standing in back (left to right): Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (very back, mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7528-B
President John F. Kennedy receives honorary life memberships in four armed services organizations; representatives from each organization presented President Kennedy with gold membership cards. Left to right (in foreground): President of the Association of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker; National Vice President of the Navy League, Harold E. Wirth; President Kennedy; President of the Marine Corps League, Raymond B. Butts; President of the Air Force Association, Major General John B. Montgomery; Director of Public Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, Robert F. Cocklin. Standing in back (left to right): 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. (partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7528-A
President John F. Kennedy receives honorary life memberships in four armed services organizations; representatives from each organization presented President Kennedy with gold membership cards. Left to right (in foreground): President of the Association of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker; National Vice President of the Navy League, Harold E. Wirth; President Kennedy; President of the Marine Corps League, Raymond B. Butts; President of the Air Force Association, Major General John B. Montgomery; Director of Public Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, Robert F. Cocklin. Standing in back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-426-5-62
President John F. Kennedy (center, partially hidden) visits with guests in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, and General Omar Bradley stand to the left and right (respectively) of President Kennedy. Also pictured: newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House photographer, Chief Robert Knudsen; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-426-15-62
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: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; 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; 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; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-426-13-62
President John F. Kennedy shakes with General Omar Bradley (right), following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stands in center. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; General Maxwell D. Taylor; General Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-ST-426-12-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) 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, holds plaque at left. Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); 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.
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JFKWHP-ST-426-1-62
Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's daughter, Jane Decker Francisco (right). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; 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; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7508-G
President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden in crowd) visits with guests in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., following the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Those pictured include: Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; Under Secretary of the Army, Stephen Ailes; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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JFKWHP-AR7508-F
Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (standing in center); President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Decker's son, James Inman Decker (right). Standing in back (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7508-E
President John F. Kennedy presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, holds plaque at left. Looking on (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone (partially hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (facing away); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.