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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Colombia, Alberto Lleras Camargo, unveil a plaque at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) program. L-R: President Kennedy; First Lady of Colombia Berta Puga Martínez (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Lleras; several unidentified persons. Standing in background: United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman (left of President Kennedy); White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (right of President Kennedy).