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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (formerly the National Negro Publishers Association). Sitting on couch facing camera (L-R): unidentified; Publisher of the Afro-American, John H. Murphy III; Publisher of the Norfolk Journal and Guide, Thomas W. Young, Jr.; Owner of the San Francisco Sun, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett. Also listed in the President’s schedule: Business Manager of the Louisiana Weekly, C. C. Dejoie, Jr.; Publisher of the Chicago Defender, John H. Sengstacke; Publisher of the Philadelphia Tribune, Eugene Washington Rhodes; Editor and Publisher of the St. Louis American, Nathaniel A. Sweets. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Ink bleed-through at top right of image is original to the file print]
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President John F. Kennedy(in rocking chair) meets with members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (formerly the National Negro Publishers Association). Seated, facing camera (L-R): Publisher of the Chicago Defender, John H. Sengstacke; Publisher of the Philadelphia Tribune, Eugene Washington Rhodes; Editor and Publisher of the St. Louis American, Nathaniel A. Sweets; unidentified. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, sits at left on far side of room. Also listed in the President’s schedule: Business Manager of the Louisiana Weekly, C. C. Dejoie, Jr.; Publisher of the Afro-American, John H. Murphy III; Publisher of the Norfolk Journal and Guide, Thomas W. Young, Jr.; Owner of the San Francisco Sun, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett; Deputy Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Louis E. Martin; Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights, Harris Wofford. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Ink bleed-through at top right of image is original to the file print]
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President John F. Kennedy stands by as members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (formerly the National Negro Publishers Association) present the Russwurm Award for “outstanding achievement” to Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher. L-R: Publisher of the Norfolk Journal and Guide, Thomas W. Young, Jr.; Owner of the San Francisco Sun, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett; President Kennedy; Hatcher; Publisher of the Chicago Defender, John H. Sengstacke; Publisher of the Philadelphia Tribune, Eugene W. Rhodes; Publisher of the Afro-American, John H. Murphy III; Editor and Publisher of the St. Louis American, Nathaniel A. Sweets. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7720-D
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Illinois. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): First Vice President of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Rochelle News Leader, William Kenneth Smith; Third Vice President of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Melrose Park Star Sentinel, Paul D. Coffman; Co-Owner and Business Manager of the Moline Dispatch, Robert H. Sward; Managing Editor for the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal, John A. McWethy; Publisher of the Southern Illinoisan, Edward E. Lindsay; Executive Editor of the Chicago Daily News, Lawrence S. “Larry” Fanning; Publisher and Editor of the Joliet Herald-News, John F. Lux; Publisher of the Chicago Defender, John H. Sengstacke; President and Publisher of Chicago’s American, Robert Stuart List; Treasurer of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Bridgeport Leader, Roy R. Rucker; White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; President and Publisher of the Waukegan News Sun, Frank Ward Just; Publisher of the Decatur Herald and Review, the East St. Louis Journal, and the Quincy Herald-Whig, Frank M. Lindsay, Sr.; Publisher of the Peoria Journal-Star, Henry P. Slane; Publisher and Editor of the Belleville News Democrat and Advocate, Robert L. Kern; President and Publisher of the Bloomington Pantagraph, Loring C. Merwin; Publisher of the Champaign Courier, Byron C. Vedder; President and Associate Publisher of the Rockford Star and Register-Republic, William K. Todd; Co-Publisher and Co-Editor of the Kankakee Journal, Len H. Small; Publisher of the Elgin Courier-News, William Hoyt Cater; and President of the Illinois Press Association, John A. Holmes. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at center) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Illinois. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): First Vice President of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Rochelle News Leader, William Kenneth Smith; Third Vice President of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Melrose Park Star Sentinel, Paul D. Coffman; Co-Owner and Business Manager of the Moline Dispatch, Robert H. Sward; Managing Editor for the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal, John A. McWethy; Publisher of the Southern Illinoisan, Edward E. Lindsay; Executive Editor of the Chicago Daily News, Lawrence S. “Larry” Fanning; Publisher and Editor of the Joliet Herald-News, John F. Lux; Publisher of the Chicago Defender, John H. Sengstacke; President and Publisher of Chicago’s American, Robert Stuart List; Treasurer of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Bridgeport Leader, Roy R. Rucker; White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; President and Publisher of the Waukegan News Sun, Frank Ward Just; Publisher of the Decatur Herald and Review, the East St. Louis Journal, and the Quincy Herald-Whig, Frank M. Lindsay, Sr.; Publisher of the Peoria Journal-Star, Henry P. Slane (not visible); Publisher and Editor of the Belleville News Democrat and Advocate, Robert L. Kern; President and Publisher of the Bloomington Pantagraph, Loring C. Merwin; Publisher of the Champaign Courier, Byron C. Vedder; President and Associate Publisher of the Rockford Star and Register-Republic, William K. Todd; Co-Publisher and Co-Editor of the Kankakee Journal, Len H. Small; Publisher of the Elgin Courier-News, William Hoyt Cater; and President of the Illinois Press Association, John A. Holmes. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7720-B
President John F. Kennedy (seated at left) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Illinois. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning left of President Kennedy): First Vice President of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Rochelle News Leader, William Kenneth Smith (mostly obscured); Third Vice President of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Melrose Park Star Sentinel, Paul D. Coffman (mostly obscured); Co-Owner and Business Manager of the Moline Dispatch, Robert H. Sward; Managing Editor for the Midwest Edition of the Wall Street Journal, John A. McWethy (mostly obscured); Publisher of the Southern Illinoisan, Edward E. Lindsay; Executive Editor of the Chicago Daily News, Lawrence S. “Larry” Fanning; Publisher and Editor of the Joliet Herald-News, John F. Lux; Publisher of the Chicago Defender, John H. Sengstacke; President and Publisher of Chicago’s American, Robert Stuart List; Treasurer of the Illinois Press Association and Publisher of the Bridgeport Leader, Roy R. Rucker; White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; President and Publisher of the Waukegan News Sun, Frank Ward Just; Publisher of the Decatur Herald and Review, the East St. Louis Journal, and the Quincy Herald-Whig, Frank M. Lindsay, Sr.; Publisher of the Peoria Journal-Star, Henry P. Slane; Publisher and Editor of the Belleville News Democrat and Advocate, Robert L. Kern; President and Publisher of the Bloomington Pantagraph, Loring C. Merwin; Publisher of the Champaign Courier, Byron C. Vedder; President and Associate Publisher of the Rockford Star and Register-Republic, William K. Todd; Co-Publisher and Co-Editor of the Kankakee Journal, Len H. Small; Publisher of the Elgin Courier-News, William Hoyt Cater; and President of the Illinois Press Association, John A. Holmes. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7005-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (formerly the National Negro Publishers Association). L-R: unidentified; Publisher of the Norfolk Journal and Guide, Thomas W. Young, Jr.; Owner of the San Francisco Sun, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett; President Kennedy; unidentified man in back; Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher; Publisher of the Chicago Defender, John H. Sengstacke; Publisher of the Philadelphia Tribune, Eugene Washington Rhodes; Publisher of the Afro-American, John H. Murphy III; Editor and Publisher of the St. Louis American, Nathaniel A. Sweets. Also listed in the President’s schedule: Business Manager of the Louisiana Weekly, C. C. Dejoie, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.