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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22174
President John F. Kennedy attends the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. President Kennedy (at microphones) shakes hands with Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan, after presenting him with the medal. Left to right: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; Representative Al Ullman (Oregon); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); the President; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Gordon Bernard Kilmer; Representative James Harvey (Michigan); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.