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President John F. Kennedy exits the White House with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a farewell meeting. Standing in doorway between Emperor Selassie and President Kennedy: Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy looks at a book during an exchange of gifts with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold unidentified; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; unidentified Ethiopian military official; unidentified. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, exchange gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official; Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold (partially hidden); Imru Haile Selassie (in back), second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (wearing glasses) looks at a filigree bowl during an exchange of gifts with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry; unidentified; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; Emperor Selassie; unidentified (in back); President Kennedy; Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Yilma Deressa (in back); Imru Haile Selassie (mostly hidden), second cousin of Emperor Selassie; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, exchange gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru (on edge of frame); Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; two unidentified persons; Emperor Selassie (writing in book); Imru Haile Selassie (in back), second cousin of Emperor Selassie; President Kennedy; Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Yilma Deressa. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of Ethiopia Berhanu Dinke in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Ambassador Dinke, on behalf of Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I, presents a Bible with an Amharic translation to President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of Ethiopia Berhanu Dinke in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Ambassador Dinke, on behalf of Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I, presents a Bible with an Amharic translation to President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of Ethiopia Berhanu Dinke in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Ambassador of Ethiopia Berhanu Dinke in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with the Ambassador of Ethiopia, Berhanu Dinke. Unidentified men stand in background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with the Ambassador of Ethiopia, Berhanu Dinke. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Ethiopia Ambassador to the United States Mikael Imru in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of Ethiopia Berhanu Dinke in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Ambassador Dinke, on behalf of Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I, presents a Bible with an Amharic translation to President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; the Emperor waves to crowds lining Pennsylvania Avenue. Seated in front seat of car: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Bill Greer. Washington, D.C. [Blurriness on right side of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, upon his arrival via train at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official; Imru Haile Selassie (partially hidden), second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Princess Hirut “Ruth” Desta, granddaughter of Emperor Selassie; Mrs. Kennedy; Emperor Selassie; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden in back); President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, exchange gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official (on edge of frame); Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; unidentified (in back); Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; unidentified; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a farewell meeting. Also pictured: Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in image and blemishes at upper left and lower left are original to the negative.]
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Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, writes in a book during an exchange of gifts with President John F. Kennedy (not pictured) in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru (in back); Emperor Selassie; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry (in back); unidentified; Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; unidentified. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, exchange gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; unidentified; Emperor Selassie (writing in book); President Kennedy; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy laughs with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, during an exchange of gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official; Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; unidentified (in back); Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; unidentified (in back); U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Yilma Deressa (in shadow). Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy looks at a filigree bowl during an exchange of gifts with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: unidentified; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry; unidentified (in back); Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C314-5-63
President John F. Kennedy bids farewell to Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a meeting. Also pictured: Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at right in foreground) bids farewell to Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I (seated in car), following a meeting. Unidentified photographers observe. West Wing Entrance driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C314-2-63
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a meeting. Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru, stands between President Kennedy and Emperor Selassie; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at far right. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy exits the White House with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a meeting. U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at far right; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry, follows behind. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.