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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28212
President John F. Kennedy (center) greets Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, at a military reception in their honor. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson and Sam Sulliman. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-28417
President John F. Kennedy (center right, mostly hidden) attends a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Julia Ann Shepard, wife of Captain Shepard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Zola Shoup, wife of General Shoup; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in the distance. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-28413
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (in back); Secretary McNamara; unidentified man (in back); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Zola Shoup (in back), wife of General David M. Shoup, Commandant of the Marine Corps; President Kennedy; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (in back); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; several unidentified persons; White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson (in back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, takes photographs from stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-28412
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (behind McNamara); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Secretary Dillon (behind Gilpatric); unidentified man in back; President Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Julia Ann Shepard (in back), wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President; Captain Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands on stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-28411
President John F. Kennedy and others attend a military reception in honor of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Left to right: several unidentified persons; Margaret McNamara (wearing black coat), wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Secretary McNamara; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (behind McNamara); Madelin T. Gilpatric, wife of Roswell L. Gilpatric, Deputy Secretary of Defense; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Deputy Secretary Gilpatric; Secretary Dillon (behind Gilpatric); unidentified man in back; President Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; three unidentified persons; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Julia Ann Shepard (in back), wife of Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President; Captain Shepard; unidentified. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands on stairs in background. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.