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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20958
A large crowd observes as the Presidential motorcade arrives at Blair House, Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk (lower left, in profile) greets Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, upon his and President John F. Kennedy's (partially hidden) arrival; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden) walks behind President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Bill Greer (in back) stand on either side of the bubble-top car. The flag of Iran is visible in the background at right, in front of the Executive Office Building.