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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, stand in front of Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand at left. Also pictured: Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Ron Pontius, Lubert "Bert" de Freese, Emory Roberts, and Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Ron Pontius, and Emory Roberts. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Lubert "Bert" de Freese, Emory Roberts, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Teacher of the Year Award (sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers, the U.S. Office of Education, and LOOK Magazine) to Marjorie L. French, of Topeka, Kansas. Left to right: Vice President and Managing Editor of LOOK Magazine, William B. Arthur; President Kennedy; Mrs. French; Executive Secretary of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Edgar Fuller. White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, stands in background. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the National Teacher of the Year Award (sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers, the U.S. Office of Education, and LOOK Magazine) to Marjorie L. French, of Topeka, Kansas. Left to right (in foreground): President Kennedy; Mrs. French’s husband, Freeman G. French; Mrs. French; Executive Secretary of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Edgar Fuller. White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, stands in background. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) greets attendees of a reception for foreign students on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include students from the following Washington, D.C.-area institutions: American University, the Catholic University of America, Gallaudet College, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, Howard University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Trinity College (Washington, D.C.), University of Maryland, and Dunbarton College of Holy Cross. Also pictured: United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts, Ron Pontius, and Jack Ready. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy (center) attends a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Senator Edmund Muskie (Maine); Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Lawrence O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy’s casket is transferred from Air Force One to a waiting ambulance, following arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland from Dallas, Texas. Those pictured include: Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Mary Gallagher; Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Sam Sulliman, Paul Landis, Bill Greer, and Ron Pontius. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]
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President John F. Kennedy’s casket is transferred from Air Force One to a waiting ambulance, following arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland from Dallas, Texas. Those pictured include: Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, Ernie Olsson, James J. Rowley, and Ron Pontius. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]
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President John F. Kennedy’s casket is transferred from Air Force One to a waiting ambulance, following arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland from Dallas, Texas. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand inside hydraulic lift. Also pictured: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; President Kennedy’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Larry O'Brien; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, Roy Kellerman, Clint Hill, and Ron Pontius. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]
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President John F. Kennedy’s casket is transferred from Air Force One to a waiting ambulance, following arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland from Dallas, Texas. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand inside hydraulic lift. Also pictured: Secretary to Mrs. Kennedy, Mary Gallagher; Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill and Ron Pontius. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]
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Air Force One arrives at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland from Dallas, Texas, carrying the body of President John F. Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius, walks at far right. [Photograph by Dan Lewis]
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President John F. Kennedy attends a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University. Also pictured: Special Assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Dave Powers; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Lawrence O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, Jerry Blaine, and Ron Pontius. Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Senator Edmund Muskie (Maine); Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Lawrence O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Senator Edmund Muskie (Maine); Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Lawrence O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Lawrence O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) applauds during a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Special Assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Dave Powers; Senator Edmund Muskie (Maine); White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Senator Edmund Muskie (Maine); White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a football game between Harvard University and Columbia University. Also pictured: Governor of Massachusetts, Endicott “Chub” Peabody; Special Assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Dave Powers; Senator Edmund Muskie (Maine); White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Ron Pontius. Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks during convocation at the University of Maine at Orono. Seated onstage: (first row) trustee W. Gordon Robertson; Representative Stanley R. Tupper (Maine); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); President of the University of Maine, Dr. Lloyd H. Elliott; Governor of Maine, John H. Reed; Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Representative Clifford G. McIntire (Maine); trustee Dr. Lawrence M. Cutler; (second row) Registrar and Director of Student Services, George H. Crosby; Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. H. Austin Peck; trustee Owen H. Smith; trustee Kermit S. Nickerson; trustee Hubert H. Hauck; trustee Robert N. Haskell; trustee Ralph H. Cutting; trustee Charles E. Crossland; trustee Rena C. Bowles; trustee Arthur H. Benoit; (third row) President of the General Student Senate, Lowell T. Sherwood, Jr.; Vice Chairman of the Faculty Council, Brooks W. Hamilton; President of the Associated Women Students, Mary F. Goucher; (fourth row) Dean of Women, Dr. Mary S. Zink; Dean of Men, John E. Stewart; Dean of the College of Education, Dr. Mark R. Shibles; Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Joseph M. Murray; Dean of the College of Agriculture, Winthrop C. Libby; Dean of the School of Law, Edward S. Godfrey, III; Dean of Graduate Studies, Dr. Franklin P. Eggert; Dean of the College of Technology, Dr. Thomas H. Curry. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Bill Duncan, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Floyd Boring, and Ron Pontius, stands in front of platform. Alumni Memorial Athletic Field, Orono, Maine.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with a group of student leaders from Brazil; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra (right of President Kennedy), addresses the group. Also pictured: United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare; White House correspondent for UPI, Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Bob Lilley, Jack Ready, and Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with a group of student leaders from Brazil. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare; White House Secret Service agents, Bob Lilley, Jack Ready, and Ron Pontius. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. President Kennedy rides in a motorized cart with Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell (driving), Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb, and Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Sanford N. McDonnell. Following in second cart: White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (driving). Also pictured (in foreground): Secret Service agents, Toby Chandler, Win Lawson, Joe Paolella, and Ron Pontius. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) views a mock-up of an Apollo command module, during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, stands left of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Rufus Youngblood. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks, following a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. President Kennedy holds a scale model of the Apollo command module, presented to him by Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; a mock-up of the lunar lander (also known as "the Bug") sits at left in background. Standing in back: Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Dr. Gilruth; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Photographers, including newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr., and members of the press observe at right. The President visited the Center as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [See also MO 63.1913, "Model of Apollo Command Module"]