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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-07-B
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-06-B
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-06-A
ST11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-15-F
AR21, ST10, KN17
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-01-B
AR28, ST14, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-28-E
AR27, ST14, KN23
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-14-A
AR29, ST15, KN25
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29092
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Seated in reviewing stand (left to right): Undersecretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Senator Clair Engle of California (wearing safari hat); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (face partially obscured); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (mostly obscured); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; unidentified (facing away); Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C53-3-62
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-6-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (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.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-4-62
Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (center right, at microphones), delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). President John F. Kennedy observes from left; General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand at right. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (in back); outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (very back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (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.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7517-F
Newly-appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Maxwell D. Taylor, stands with former Chairmen of the JCS during his swearing-in ceremony. Left to right (in foreground): General Omar Bradley; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; General Nathan F. Twining; General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Taylor. President John F. Kennedy (back left, with arms folded) and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stand in the West Wing Colonnade. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (facing away); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (mostly in shadow). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7517-E
General Maxwell D. Taylor (center, at microphones) delivers remarks during his swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); President John F. Kennedy (left) and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand on either side of General Taylor. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (partially hidden); Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7517-B
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; unidentified motion picture photographer; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden, in very back); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7517-A
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Standing in foreground (left to right): President Kennedy (at microphones); General Taylor; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very 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.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (very back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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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White House Photographs
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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White House Photographs
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.
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JFKWHP-AR7508-C
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) from President John F. Kennedy (center left). Standing in back (L-R): 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; 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 (partially hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7508-B
President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (center). Looking on (L-R): 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; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (mostly hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7508-A
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right of President Kennedy). Standing in back (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; 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.