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JFKWHP-KN-C28946
President John F. Kennedy (center) shakes hands with an unidentified U.S. Navy lieutenant aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Standing left of President Kennedy in foreground (left to right): Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton (facing away).
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JFKWHP-KN-C28945
President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row (left to right): Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (gesturing with right hand); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay (mostly hidden); Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (looking through binoculars); President Kennedy; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (back to camera); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commander of the First Fleet, Vice Admiral Robert T. S. Keith. Also pictured: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton.
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JFKWHP-KN-C28944
President John F. Kennedy (center) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row (left to right): Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; President Kennedy; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. Also pictured: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius.
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JFKWHP-KN-C28943
President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at center, back to camera) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated right of President Kennedy (left to right): Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (center left, seated behind the President).
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JFKWHP-KN-C29058
President John F. Kennedy (center) and Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides (right, saluting), stand on the reviewing platform aboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) as ships from the task force perform a 21-gun salute in honor of President Kennedy's visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, at sea off the coast of San Diego, California; Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton (saluting), stands at far right. Secretary to Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Sue Mortensen Vogelsinger, stands left of reviewing platform.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29105
View of a missile launch during demonstrations at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico, attended by President John F. Kennedy. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29104
View of a missile launch during demonstrations at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico, attended by President John F. Kennedy. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29103
View of a missile launch during demonstrations at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico, attended by President John F. Kennedy. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C19318
President John F. Kennedy makes a statement regarding nuclear testing. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19317
President John F. Kennedy makes a statement regarding nuclear testing. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19316
President John F. Kennedy makes a statement regarding nuclear testing. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19315
President John F. Kennedy makes a statement regarding nuclear testing. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19314
President John F. Kennedy makes a statement regarding nuclear testing. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19313
President John F. Kennedy makes a statement regarding nuclear testing. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C26925
President John F. Kennedy meets with Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel. Seated (L-R): U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Minister von Hassel; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William Tyler; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager, stands in background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C26924
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William Tyler, sits between President Kennedy and Minister von Hassel. Standing in background (L-R): unidentified photographer; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager; motion picture photographer for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Tom J. Craven, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24763
President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba. Seated on sofa (left to right): Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (center right), stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24762
United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba visit the White House. Left to right: Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24663
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: US State Department interpreter, Alexander Akalovsky (standing second from right, in shadow); United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare (standing second from left in background); White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (standing in back, hands folded). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24662
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare, stands at far left in background; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24661
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: US State Department interpreter, Alexander Akalovsky (standing third from right, in shadow); United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare (at far left in background); White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (behind photographers). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24660
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare, stands at far left in background; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21153
A demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations for President John F. Kennedy at Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21152
President John F. Kennedy (center right, wearing sunglasses), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left of President Kennedy, wearing sunglasses), and other distinguished guests watch a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach from Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined the President in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Seated in the reviewing stand, first row (L-R): Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (looking through binoculars); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; the Shahanshah; the President; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia). Those seated in the second row include (L-R): Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram; Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT); and Chief of Staff of the United States Army General George H. Decker. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (bottom left, wearing sunglasses) sits in front of the reviewing stand.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21151
President John F. Kennedy (bottom left, back to camera, wearing sunglasses) watches a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach from Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
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