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JFKWHP-ST-C307-18-63
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greets Princess Hirut “Ruth” Desta (granddaughter of Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I) upon her arrival via train at Union Station in Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Kennedy presents Princess Desta with a bouquet of roses. U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk, stands at far left; Robin Chandler Duke (wife of U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke) stands behind the Princess. Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold, and an unidentified Ethiopian military official walk down steps of train.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30041
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both at right, backs to camera) greet Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, upon his arrival via train at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Roy Kellerman.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30040
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Union Station in Washington, D.C., to greet Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, upon his arrival. Left to right: Ambassador of Nigeria, Julius Momo Udochi; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Konan Bédié; Ambassador of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba, Jr.; Ambassador of Ethiopia, Berhanu Dinke; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind President Kennedy); Mrs. Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Kennedy); U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk.