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President John F. Kennedy meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (center), and Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (left), following a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks as part of Veterans Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Persons sitting on the stage behind President Kennedy include: Thomas Stirling, National Commander of the Legion of Valor; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Representative Olin E. Teague (Texas); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; George W. Ball, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs; General Thomas D. White; Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; John S. Gleason, Administrator of Veterans Affairs; and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Secretaries of State and Defense. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Swearing in ceremony and reception for Cabinet members and their families, East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Newly sworn-in Cabinet members and their families pose with President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and wife Margaret McNamara; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and wife Ethel Kennedy; Postmaster General J. Edward Day and Mary Louise Day; Erma Lee Udall with husband Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges and wife Martha Hodges; Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. Children seated in foreground include: Joseph P. Kennedy II (second from left); Tom Udall (third from right); Scott Udall (fourth from right).
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Swearing in ceremony for Cabinet members, East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Chief Justice Earl Warren swears-in President John F. Kennedy's Cabinet members. (L-R) Front row: Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson; Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman; Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham A. Ribicoff. Back row: Military Aide General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.
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Swearing in ceremony and reception for Cabinet members and their families, East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for his Cabinet. (L-R) Front row: Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham A. Ribicoff; Chief Justice Earl Warren. Back row: Military Aide General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.
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Swearing in ceremony and reception for Cabinet members and their families, East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Newly sworn-in cabinet members and their families pose with President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Photo includes: Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and wife Margaret McNamara; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and wife Ethel Kennedy; Postmaster General J. Edward Day and wife Mary Louise Day; Erma Lee Udall with husband Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Jacqueline Kennedy and President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges and wife Martha Hodges. Children seated in foreground include: Joseph P. Kennedy II (second from left); Tom Udall (third from right); Scott Udall (fourth from right).
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Inaugural Parade for President John F. Kennedy along Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Motorcade with Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; and Secretary of State Dean Rusk passes the reviewing stand. Members of the Kennedy family watch, including the President's brother Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy; sisters Jean Kennedy Smith, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver; and brother-in-law R. Sargent Shriver.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President-elect John F. Kennedy meet in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Secretary of Defense-designate Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates, Jr.; Secretary of State-designate Dean Rusk; Secretary of State Christian A. Herter; President-elect Kennedy; President Eisenhower; Secretary of the Treasury Robert Anderson; Secretary of Treasury-designate C. Douglas Dillon.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President-elect John F. Kennedy meet in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Secretary of Defense-designate Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates, Jr.; Secretary of State-designate Dean Rusk; Secretary of State Christian A. Herter.
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Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the International Council for Christian Leadership in the Grand Ballroom, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Reverend Billy Graham addresses the audience from the lectern beneath a large cross. (L-R) At table: three unidentified men; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; unidentified man; President John F. Kennedy; co-chair of the breakfast Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas; Reverend Graham; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; ten unidentified men.
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Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the International Council for Christian Leadership in the Grand Ballroom, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy addresses the audience from the lectern beneath a large cross. (L-R) At table: two unidentified men; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; unidentified man; Reverend Billy Graham; co-chair of the prayer breakfast Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; ten unidentified men.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen (partially hidden); Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; unidentified man (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (partially hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (mostly hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man; President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Walt W. Rostow. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (L) and President John F. Kennedy (R) stand at desk. Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, stands in back by window; two unidentified photographers stand at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). President John F. Kennedy sits at desk. Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy views “Pioneer 5” probing satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (wearing glasses); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) views the Discoverer XIV satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, stands behind President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy and others watch Atlas 134D missile launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (in back); President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Major General Joseph J. Preston (behind General Power); Brigadier General Seth J. McKee.