Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-M12-1-61
President John F. Kennedy visits with United States Army Commanders. Standing in the first row (L-R): Chief of Staff of the United States Army General George H. Decker; President Kennedy; and Elvis Stahr, Secretary of the Army. Standing in the rows behind (L-R): Major General Theodore F. Bogart; Lieutenant General Emerson L. Cummings; Major General John H. Michaelis; General Clyde D. Eddleman; General Herbert B. Powell; Lieutenant General Donald P. Booth (mostly hidden by General Powell); Lieutenant General Thomas H.J. Trapnell (mostly hidden by Lt. General Booth); Major General Paul A. Gavan; Lieutenant General Edward J. O’Neill; unidentified man; General James F. Collins (partially hidden by President Kennedy); Lieutenant General Andrew P. O’Meara (partially hidden by President Kennedy); General Guy S. Meloy; General Bruce C. Clarke. Standing in the background to the right (leaning against the column) is Assistant White House Press Secretary Jay Gildner. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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