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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-23-D
KN14
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20691
President John F. Kennedy (center) meets members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Kenneth Haithcoat, Major Clifford W. Simonson (left of President Kennedy), SMSgt Chupka (behind Major Simonson), Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Also pictured: Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Major General Joseph J. Preston; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Toby Chandler. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20679
President John F. Kennedy (hidden) and others view a silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Those pictured include: President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bob Lilley, and Toby Chandler; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20677
Major Clifford W. Simonson (wearing white jumpsuit, far left) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base) presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver badge marking the launch of the Atlas 134D missile earlier in the day. Crew members (L-R): Major Simonson, Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands to right of President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Toby Chandler, stands at far left. Standing in group at right: Major General Joseph J. Preston; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [See also MO 63.1523, “Atlas Missile Badge”]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29115
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Hall Field during his visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade, stands right of President Kennedy on speakers' platform. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Toby Chandler, Emory Roberts, Charlie Kunkel, and Roy Kellerman; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers and Larry O'Brien; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29022
President John F. Kennedy (near center right) views combat training exercises during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; two recruits (wearing helmets) spar with pugil sticks at center. Also pictured: Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Dave Powers; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Senator Clair Engle (California); Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; agents, Roy Kellerman and Toby Chandler; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29021
President John F. Kennedy (center right, arms folded) views combat training exercises during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; two recruits (wearing helmets) spar with pugil sticks at center. Also pictured: Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O'Donnell; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; agent, Emory Roberts; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Senator Clair Engle (California); agent, Toby Chandler; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.