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JFKWHP-ST-C51-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade (left to right): outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford (very back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (in back); General Nathan F. Twining (in back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Scratches in upper right portion of image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C53-2-62
Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM); President John F. Kennedy stands left of General Decker. Also pictured: Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C53-1-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Decker; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-M9-7-61
President John F. Kennedy (standing at the lectern) delivers remarks upon presenting the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Seated behind the President, facing away from the camera, are (L-R) General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA, and Mr. Dulles. Seated in the audience are Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-ST-M9-5-61
Audience members at the presentation of the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Seated in the first row (L-R): three unidentified women; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Ethel Kennedy, wife of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; and the Attorney General. Seated in the second row (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (wearing glasses). J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seated in the third row, to the right of General Lemnitzer. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-ST-A5-25-61
President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy; Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. Pope Air Force, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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JFKWHP-ST-A5-21-61
President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Front row (L – R): Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; General George H. Decker, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; President Kennedy; Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Secretary of the Army; unidentified man; Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; unidentified man. Others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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JFKWHP-ST-A5-14-61
President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy addresses soldiers. Behind and left of President Kennedy (L - R): White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn and Bob Lilley; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (holding cigar); Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer (wearing uniform); others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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JFKWHP-ST-A5-12A-61
President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (L – R): General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff; President Kennedy; General George H. Decker, Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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JFKWHP-ST-276A-5-61
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (center), and Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr (far right), attend the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen), seated in the President’s box on the Army side of the stands. All others are unidentified. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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JFKWHP-ST-276-3-61
President John F. Kennedy attends the Army-Navy Football Game (United States Military Academy Cadets versus United States Naval Academy Midshipmen). Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, stand behind President Kennedy. White House Secret Service Agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, stands in the foreground, leaning over. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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JFKWHP-ST-C230-9-63
President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) inspects military troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C230-8-63
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) stands with military personnel during an inspection of military troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-A7-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) shakes hands with an unidentified military officer during an inspection of troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing behind President Kennedy (L-R): Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; two unidentified (very back); Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; unidentified (very back); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar. [Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (left), and General Maxwell Taylor (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratches and spotting on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-A5-40-61
President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (L – R): General George H. Decker, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; President Kennedy (wearing sunglasses); Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Secretary of the Army; unidentified man (facing away from camera); Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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JFKWHP-ST-A5-37-61
President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (L – R): General George H. Decker, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; President Kennedy; Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Secretary of the Army; unidentified man; Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. Others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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JFKWHP-ST-A5-18-61
President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (L – R): Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; General George H. Decker, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; President Kennedy (wearing sunglasses); Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Secretary of the Army; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally (sitting behind); unidentified man. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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JFKWHP-ST-A30-9-61
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. On platform (L-R): President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden behind Under Secretary Bowles). Standing left of platform: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing pink suit); First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers); Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward (partially hidden behind Mrs. De Prado); Virginia Rusk (wearing gray suit), wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Claribel Berckemeyer (far left), wife of Ambassador Berckemeyer. Members of the United States Marine Band stand in the background.
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JFKWHP-ST-A30-6-61
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. On platform (L-R): President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden behind Under Secretary Bowles); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (at bottom right, saluting) stands next to the platform. Standing left of platform: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing pink suit); First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers); Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward (partially hidden behind Mrs. De Prado); Virginia Rusk (wearing gray suit), wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Claribel Berckemeyer (far left), wife of Ambassador Berckemeyer. Members of the United States Marine Band stand in the background.
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JFKWHP-ST-A30-5-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. On platform are: (L-R) Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; President Prado; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Walter Tobriner. Standing in audience behind platform: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers); Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward (partially hidden); Virginia Rusk (wearing gray suit), wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk.
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JFKWHP-ST-A30-3-61
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. On platform (L-R): President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru (turned away from camera); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden behind Under Secretary Bowles); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (at bottom right, saluting) stands next to the platform. Standing left of platform: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing pink suit); First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers); Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward (partially hidden); Virginia Rusk (wearing gray suit), wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Claribel Berckemeyer (far left in audience), wife of Ambassador Berckemeyer. Members of the United States Marine Band stand in the background.
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JFKWHP-ST-A30-2-61
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers); Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward (partially hidden behind Mrs. de Prado); President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden behind Under Secretary Bowles); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb. Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (at bottom right) stands next to the platform.
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JFKWHP-ST-A30-10-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. On platform are: (L-R) Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; President Prado; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Walter Tobriner. Standing in audience behind platform: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers) Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward (partially hidden); and Virginia Rusk (wearing gray suit), wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk.
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JFKWHP-ST-A30-1-61
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. On platform (L-R): President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru (turned away from camera); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (mostly hidden behind Under Secretary Bowles); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (at bottom right, saluting) stands next to the platform. Standing left of platform: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing pink suit); First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers); Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward (partially hidden); Virginia Rusk (wearing gray suit), wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Claribel Berckemeyer (far left in audience), wife of Ambassador Berckemeyer. Members of the United States Marine Band stand in the background.