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President John F. Kennedy meets with the U.S. Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Congressman Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Delaware); Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs Philip H. Coombs; unidentified (in back); Mabel M. Smythe, Principal of New Lincoln High School, New York City; Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, President of the University of Notre Dame (in back, mostly hidden); unidentified; President Kennedy; Dr. Luther H. Foster, President of Tuskegee Institute; Dr. John W. Gardner, Chairman of the Commission and President of the Carnegie Corporation; Senator J. W. Fulbright of Arkansas (in back, mostly hidden); James R. Fleming, publisher of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, facing away); Dr. Franklin D. Murphy, Chancellor of University of California, Los Angeles; Senator Karl E. Mundt (South Dakota); Congressman Wayne L. Hays (Ohio); Congressman Frank T. Bow of Ohio (in back, mostly hidden); and Congressman John J. Rooney of New York (facing away). Also present: Walter Adams, Professor of Economics at Michigan State University, and Walter Johnson, Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Chicago.
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View of a bronze discus-thrower sculpture (left) awarded to President John F. Kennedy by the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. The message on the plate reads: "To John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States, in appreciation of his distinguished leadership in improving the health and fitness of American Youth that they be fit to learn, fit to understand, to grow in grace and stature to fully live." On the right is a bronze figurine of Herakles purchased by President Kennedy during his 1963 trip to Italy. [See also MO 63.2319, "Award for Leadership in Improving Fitness of American Youth to President Kennedy," and MO 63.6105, "Herakles Figurine"]
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President John F. Kennedy receives an award from Anita Aldrich, past president of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER), for his distinguished leadership in improving the health and fitness of American youth. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [See also MO 63.2319, "Award for Leadership in Improving Fitness of American Youth to President Kennedy"]
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President John F. Kennedy receives an award from Anita Aldrich, past president of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (AAHPER), for his distinguished leadership in improving the health and fitness of American youth. AAHPER representatives standing right of President Kennedy include (L-R): President Ben W. Miller; President-Elect Catherine Allen; Executive Secretary-Treasurer Carl A. Troester, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C. [See also MO 63.2319, "Award for Leadership in Improving Fitness of American Youth to President Kennedy"]
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with participants in the Experiment in International Living program. Asha Mirchandani of India (who presented President Kennedy with a marble-mounted photograph of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy) stands second to the right of President Kennedy; others are unidentified. Also pictured: Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. "Smokey" Stover; White House Secret Service agent, Toby Chandler. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left of microphones) unwraps a gift during a visit of participants in the Experiment in International Living program. Asha Mirchandani of India (who presented President Kennedy with a marble-mounted photograph of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy) stands right of the President, partially hidden. White House Secret Service agent, Toby Chandler, stands at left; others are unidentified. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, at microphones) delivers remarks to a group of Fulbright exchange teachers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, at microphones) delivers remarks to a group of Fulbright exchange teachers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) visits with a group of Fulbright exchange teachers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Bill Payne and Ernest “Ernie” Olsson.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) visits with a group of Fulbright exchange teachers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Bill Payne and Ernest “Ernie” Olsson.
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President John F. Kennedy (far right, at lectern) speaks to a group of national education leaders at a meeting to discuss civil rights. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy prepares to deliver a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Cameramen and photographers (including White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton) observe from right; White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson, stands in the doorway. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy prepares to deliver a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) looks on as Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University (left), congratulates Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia (right) on receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree during commencement exercises at American University. Also pictured: Dr. Lois E. Torrence, University Registrar (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy), and Donald Derby, Dean of Administration (far right). John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University (left, at microphones), delivers remarks after conferring upon President John F. Kennedy an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree. Standing on the lower platform, left to right: Dr. Anderson; Dr. Lois E. Torrence, University Registrar; President Kennedy (holding diploma); Senator John Sparkman of Alabama, American University Trustee; and John M. Reeves, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Also pictured, seated on main platform above: Reverend Charles R. Smyth, Headmaster of the Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey, and Nathan A. Baily, Dean of the School of Business Administration. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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View of American University's John M. Reeves Athletic Center during the school's 49th annual commencement ceremony; President John F. Kennedy (left) delivers the commencement address from the speakers' platform; the United States Marine Band sits on the field right of the platform. Washington, D.C.
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Reverend Charles R. Smyth, Headmaster of the Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey (at lectern), delivers the invocation during commencement exercises at American University. Left to right: Reverend Warren H. Bright, Jr., Minister of Glenwood Methodist Church in Columbus, Ohio; Ralph C. John, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (in back); President John F. Kennedy; unidentified (in back); Reverend Smyth; Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University; and John M. Reeves, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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United States Military Academy cadets of West Point present President John F. Kennedy with a copy of the 1963 "Howitzer" yearbook. (L-R) Cadet David W. Knowlton, editor of the yearbook; Cadet First Captain Lyndol L. Cook, class president; and President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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United States Military Academy cadets of West Point present President John F. Kennedy with a copy of the 1963 "Howitzer" yearbook. (L-R) Cadet David W. Knowlton, editor of the yearbook; Cadet First Captain Lyndol L. Cook, class president; and President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) signs autographs for foreign students who are studying in the Washington metropolitan area, during a reception in their honor. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with newly-appointed Commissioner of Education, Francis Keppel, and members of his family during a swearing-in ceremony at the White House. Left to right: Samuel S. Drury Jr., son-in-law of Commissioner Keppel; Edith Sawin Keppel; President Kennedy; Commissioner Keppel and Edith Sawin Keppel's daughters, Edith Tracy Drury and Susan Keppel; Commissioner Keppel. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) observes as Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller (right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office to newly-appointed Commissioner of Education, Francis Keppel (center, with right hand raised and left hand on Bible), during a swearing-in ceremony at the White House. Members of Commissioner Keppel's family stand in back, including (from left to right): his wife, Edith Sawin Keppel, and daughters, Edith Tracy Drury and Susan Keppel. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the Panel of Consultants on Vocational Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). President Kennedy receives the panel's report on the state of vocational education in the United States; Superintendent of Schools for the City of Chicago and chairman of the panel, Benjamin C. Willis, stands right of the President. Also pictured: Secretary of HEW, Anthony J. Celebrezze (partially hidden); Director of the Vocational Education Study, J. Chester Swanson; White House Secret Service agents, Jim Johnson, Frank Yeager, and Dave Grant. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [See the President's appointment book for a full list of attendees.]
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President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the Panel of Consultants on Vocational Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW). Left to right: President Kennedy; Superintendent of Schools of the City of Chicago and chairman of the panel, Benjamin C. Willis; Secretary of HEW, Anthony J. Celebrezze; Director of the Vocational Education Study, J. Chester Swanson; unidentified; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; Professor of Education and Director of Distributive Education Institutes at Ohio State University, William Boyd Logan; two unidentified; philanthropist, Mary C. Bingham, of the Louisville Courier-Journal; and several unidentified persons. Rose Garden, White House, Washington D.C. [See the President's appointment book for a full list of attendees.]