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Historian Allan Nevins presents President John F. Kennedy with a Civil War Centennial Commission (CWCC) medallion. Members of the CWCC look on from back row (L-R): Roy K. Davenport, Under Secretary of Defense for Army Personnel; Edmund C. Gass, Assistant Executive Director of the CWCC; Representative Fred Schwengel of Iowa (face hidden); Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas; David C. Mearns, Chief of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress; Harry B. Elkins; James I. Robertson, Jr., Executive Director of the CWCC; Representative George A. Goodling of Pennsylvania. Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C.
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Historian Allan Nevins presents President John F. Kennedy with a Civil War Centennial Commission (CWCC) medallion. Members of the CWCC look on from back row (L-R): Roy K. Davenport, Under Secretary of Defense for Army Personnel; Representative Fred Schwengel of Iowa; Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas; David C. Mearns, Chief of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); Harry B. Elkins; James I. Robertson, Jr., Executive Director of the CWCC; Representative George A. Goodling of Pennsylvania. Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C.
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Historian Allan Nevins presents President John F. Kennedy with a Civil War Centennial Commission (CWCC) medallion. Other members of the CWCC look on from back row (L-R): Roy K. Davenport, Under Secretary of Defense for Army Personnel; Representative Fred Schwengel of Iowa; Edmund C. Gass, Assistant Executive Director of the CWCC (face hidden); Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas; David C. Mearns, Chief of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress; Harry B. Elkins; James I. Robertson, Jr., Executive Director of the CWCC; Representative George A. Goodling of Pennsylvania. Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7173-A
Historian Allan Nevins greets President John F. Kennedy before presenting President Kennedy with a Civil War Centennial Commission (CWCC) medallion. Other members of the CWCC look on from back row (L-R): Roy K. Davenport, Under Secretary of Defense for Army Personnel; Edmund C. Gass, Assistant Executive Director of the CWCC; Representative Fred Schwengel of Iowa; Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas; Harry B. Elkins; David C. Mearns, Chief of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress (partially hidden); Representative George A. Goodling of Pennsylvania (mostly hidden); James I. Robertson, Jr., Executive Director of the CWCC. Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C.