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President John F. Kennedy visits with guests following the presentation of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). President Kennedy (left, back to camera) speaks with Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in back, at lectern) delivers the commencement address to the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Those seated on the speakers' platform include: White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Major General Robert H. Warren; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Seated left of speakers' platform (front row), left to right: Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; and Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers, Larry O’Brien, and Kenneth P. O'Donnell. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Bob Burke, Ken Giannoules, and Emory Roberts. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. [Notes: Damage in upper portion of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified boy; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; President Kennedy (at microphones); two unidentified persons; Admiral Dennison; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; President Kennedy; unidentified boy (in back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Admiral Dennison; three unidentified persons; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (behind microphones); President Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Admiral Dennison; two unidentified men (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison, delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President John F. Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in back); Admiral Dennison; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (over Admiral Dennison’s shoulder); four unidentified persons; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Standing right of the trophy, first row (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (mostly hidden, behind trophy); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Third row (L-R): unidentified; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in back); Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; unidentified (in back); Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom (in back); Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom (in back); Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; and Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Standing right of the trophy, first row (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (mostly hidden, behind trophy); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Third row (L-R): unidentified; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in back); Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; unidentified (in back); Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom (in back, partially hidden); Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom (in back); Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; and Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern, with back to camera) delivers the commencement address to the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Also pictured (seated on the speakers' platform, backs to camera): Major General Robert H. Warren; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; and Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia). Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, standing on speaker's platform) receives a United States Air Force (USAF) ceremonial flag from an unidentified cadet during commencement exercises for the fifth graduating class of the USAF Academy; President Kennedy delivered an address for the occasion. Those seated on the speakers' platform include: White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Major General Robert H. Warren; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Also pictured: White House Secret agents, Emory Roberts and Ken Giannoules. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers the commencement address to the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy. Also pictured (seated on the speakers' platform): White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Major General Robert H. Warren; Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Jacqueline Kennedy exits the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle with her children, Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., following the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, walks down stairs behind Mrs. Kennedy. At left, honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy to a horse-drawn caisson, for the procession to Arlington National Cemetery. Also pictured: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; Auxiliary Bishop of New York, Bishop John J. Maguire; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Washington, D.C.
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Members of the Kennedy family and military officials walk to the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy upon arrival at Arlington National Cemetery for graveside services in the state funeral of President Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of the late President at left. Walking in procession: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Jacqueline Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Steve Smith; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Arlington, Virginia.
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Military officials arrive at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers hold the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy at right in background. Walking toward stairs: Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Philip C. Wehle; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (mostly hidden); Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Also pictured: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, John Campion, Rufus Youngblood, and Tom Wells. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington, D.C. [Blemishes in lower left portion of image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; Lt. Cdr. Carpenter; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby; Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom; Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (bottom left) stands with the seven astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury, during the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The astronauts are (L-R): Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom (in front), Commander Walter M. Schirra, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper (in front), Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Bill Payne; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; and National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks prior to presenting the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy to astronauts Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper, Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Commander Walter M. Schirra, Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. First row (L-R): Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; President of the National Aeronautic Association, Martin M. Decker; President Kennedy; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Second row (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Cdr. Schirra; Cdr. Shepard; Maj. Cooper; Maj. Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn; Maj. Grissom; and Lt. Cdr. Carpenter. Third row (L-R): Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (partially hidden); Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby (in back); Cdr. Schirra's wife, Jo Schirra; unidentified (in back); Maj. Slayton's wife, Marjorie Slayton; Lt. Col. Glenn's wife, Annie Glenn; Maj. Grissom's mother, Cecile Grissom (in back); Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Maj. Grissom's father, Dennis Grissom (in back); Maj. Grissom's wife, Betty Grissom; Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; and Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) stands with the seven astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury, during the presentation ceremony of the 1962 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The astronauts are (L-R): Major Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom (in front), Commander Walter M. Schirra, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter, Major L. Gordon Cooper (in front), Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton, and Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Cdr. Shepard's wife, Louise Shepard; Lt. Cdr. Carpenter's wife, Rene Carpenter; Maj. Cooper's wife, Trudy Cooper; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and Commander Forrest S. Petersen. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a military reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Mrs. Kennedy; Katherine Lemnitzer, wife of General Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. Also pictured: General Maxwell D. Taylor and his wife, Lydia Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, and his wife, Anne Bodine Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, and his wife, Helen LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and his wife, Mary Lee Lamar Anderson; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, and his wife, Helen Decker; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Vera Korth, wife of Secretary Korth; Dorothy Stahr, wife of Secretary Stahr; Barbara Jackman Zuckert, wife of Secretary Zuckert. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a military reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Mrs. Kennedy; Katherine Lemnitzer, wife of General Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. Also pictured: General Maxwell D. Taylor and his wife, Lydia Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, and his wife, Anne Bodine Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, and his wife, Helen LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and his wife, Mary Lee Lamar Anderson; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, and his wife, Helen Decker; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Vera Korth, wife of Secretary Korth; Dorothy Stahr, wife of Secretary Stahr; Barbara Jackman Zuckert, wife of Secretary Zuckert. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby (at lectern), delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles; President John F. Kennedy sits left of lectern. On speakers' platform, left of lectern: former Administrator of the FAA, General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada; Janet Avery Dulles (widow of former Secretary Dulles); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Deputy Administrator of the FAA, Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant; President Kennedy. Right of lectern: Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); former director of the CIA, Allen W. Dulles. Chantilly, Virginia.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); unidentified (very back, mostly hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back, face obscured); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes (in back, face obscured). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (very back, mostly hidden); Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C. [Notes: Horizontal line across bottom of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at table) signs H.R. 5555, a bill to amend Title 37 of the United States Code to increase the rates of basic pay for members of the armed forces. Standing behind President Kennedy (left to right): Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (North Carolina); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Richard B. Russell (Georgia); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada); Representative William H. Bates (Massachusetts); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); unidentified (in back); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Representative Arthur Winstead (Mississippi); Representative William G. Bray (Indiana); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Undersecretary of the Air Force, Dr. Brockway McMillan (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back, face obscured); Director of the Task Force on Military Compensation, Colonel Leo E. Benade; Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Lieutenant General Charles H. Hayes. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington D.C.