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President John F. Kennedy (left) attends a celebration commemorating the centennial of West Virginia on the steps of the State Capitol Building in Charleston, West Virginia. Governor of West Virginia, William W. Barron, stands left of lectern. Also pictured: Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia (behind Governor Barron); Representative Harley O. Staggers of West Virginia (behind lectern, in background); White House Secret Service agents, Ken Giannoules and Ron Pontius. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (left) attends a celebration commemorating the centennial of West Virginia on the steps of the State Capitol Building in Charleston, West Virginia. Governor of West Virginia, William W. Barron, speaks from behind lectern at right. Also pictured: Senators from West Virginia, Robert C. Byrd (right of President Kennedy) and Jennings Randolph (mostly hidden behind lectern); White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (left center, standing under green umbrella) greets crowds in the rain in Charleston, West Virginia; the President attended a celebration commemorating the centennial of West Virginia at the State Capitol Building. Opal Wilcox Barron, wife of Governor William W. Barron of West Virginia, sits in the back seat of the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with a bubble-top) in the foreground. Also pictured: Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Ken Giannoules, Dick Johnsen, and Ron Pontius. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with visitors in the rain upon his arrival at Kanawha Airport in Charleston, West Virginia. Standing at left are White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius (facing away) and Paul A. Burns. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]