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JFKWHP-KN-C21123-H
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) signs the guest book at the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. Looking on, in foreground, are (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT); and Vice Admiral Harold T. Deutermann, Chief of Staff to the SACLANT. Unidentified North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military officers stand in the background.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, holding hat) stands with Vice Admiral Harold T. Deutermann, Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT), upon his arrival at the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. Admiral Robert L. Dennison (mostly hidden, left of Vice Admiral Deutermann), Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and SACLANT, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (in front, second from right) walk behind President Kennedy. Several unidentified North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military officers stand in the background.
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JFKWHP-ST-C231-24-63
President John F. Kennedy (standing at lectern in background) delivers an address at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy. An unidentified military officer sits on horse in foreground.
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JFKWHP-ST-C231-21-63
President John F. Kennedy (center right) stands with President of Italy, Antonio Segni, during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell. A large crowd observes.
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JFKWHP-ST-C231-13-63
A U.S. Army helicopter sits on the tarmac at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President John F. Kennedy traveled aboard the helicopter to the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks.
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JFKWHP-ST-C231-12-63
President John F. Kennedy greets military officials upon his arrival aboard a U.S. Army helicopter at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Left to right (facing camera): President Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith (partially hidden); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with North American Treaty Organization (NATO) journalists. President Kennedy; others unidentified. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C94-1A-61
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the opening session of the meeting of the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the International Conference Room at the State Department, Washington, D.C. The Military Committee is comprised of the Chiefs of Staff of NATO member nations. Military leaders are seated on both sides of the lectern where the President stands.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze (mostly hidden); State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy shakes hands with Secretary General Spaak after pinning the medal to the Secretary General's jacket. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy prepares to award the medal to Secretary General Spaak. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (holding medal); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze; State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy and Secretary General Spaak listen as State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke reads from a piece of paper. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (mostly hidden); United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess (mostly hidden); Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze (mostly hidden).
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy and Secretary General Spaak listen as State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke reads from a piece of paper. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (mostly hidden); United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess (mostly hidden); Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-089-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency William Foster, and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler. The main subject of the meeting is Europe and specifically the current situation concerning the Multilateral Force (MLF). An interview that morning with German minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel has President Kennedy quite concerned over Germany and prospects for the MLF. The group also is working on gaining British support for the MLF; a draft letter to British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan is reviewed. Near the end of the meeting the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT), and possible upcoming negotiations on the treaty are debated, with President Kennedy taking a pessimistic view of the prospects for success of the negotiations. Four segments of the recording totaling 57 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 89, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 89 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-089-001
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 24, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. The first topic is an overview of the discussions that took place in Ottawa, Ontario, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) North Atlantic Council Ministerial meeting. Specifically President Kennedy wants to know how much genuine interest there was in Europe for the Multilateral Force (MLF). President Kennedy next discusses the upcoming meeting with French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville. Congress and the United Arab Republic’s Abu Simbel temples are also briefly mentioned before the discussion turns to Israeli nuclear development. Seven segments of the recording totaling 6 minutes and 47 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 89, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 89 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-088-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 20, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor. They discuss North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) force requirements, the Multilateral Force (MLF), and NATO financing. There is very little paperwork available on this meeting. The meeting begins with a brief discussion about Cuba. In addition there is an interesting exchange later in the meeting concerning the Civil Aeronautics Board and a memo that President Kennedy wrote on some recent issues of concern, and there is some discussion about President Kennedy's upcoming trip to Europe. Eight segments of the recording totaling 4 minutes and 9 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 88, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 88 in its entirety.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) parliamentarians, including Per Hækkerup, Foreign Minister of Denmark (far left); British Labour Party politician George Lindgren (left of President Kennedy); Paul Hellyer, Canadian parliamentarian (back left, near window); and Italian Senator Pietro Micara (right of President Kennedy). Others unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) parliamentarians, including Per Hækkerup, Foreign Minister of Denmark (far left); British Labour Party politician George Lindgren (left of President Kennedy); Paul Hellyer, Canadian parliamentarian (back left, near window); and Italian Senator Pietro Micara (right of President Kennedy). Others unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and others observe as Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (at lectern, reading from a piece of paper), delivers remarks during the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad. Left to right: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Norstad; Secretary McNamara. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad; President Kennedy (center left) pins the medal to General Norstad's lapel. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stands at left, in the background; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (standing behind lectern), observes at right. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, at microphones) delivers remarks during the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad. General Norstad stands right of President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, stands at right, behind lectern. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retired Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, General Lauris Norstad (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal; President John F. Kennedy observes from left. Standing at left, in the background (left to right): Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with participants in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentarians’ Conference. Senator Pietro Micara of Italy, President of the NATO Parliamentarians’ Conference, stands immediately right of President Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with participants in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentarians’ Conference. Senator Pietro Micara of Italy, President of the NATO Parliamentarians’ Conference, stands immediately right of President Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.