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President John F. Kennedy presents the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right). Looking on (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemish in left portion of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right), after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Standing in back (L-R): Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24327
President John F. Kennedy presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), during General Decker's Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, holds plaque at left. Looking on (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon of Texas (partially hidden on edge of frame); Helen Decker; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric (mostly hidden); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (partially hidden); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's son, James Inman Decker. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemish in upper left portion of image is original to the negative.]
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Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), 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 (right); President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Vance. Standing in back (L-R): 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; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; 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 (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (mostly hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), 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 (right); President John F. Kennedy stands left of Secretary Vance. Standing in back (L-R): 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; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (very back, mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (mostly hidden); General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphones) 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 (right of President Kennedy). Standing in back (L-R): 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 of Missouri (very back, mostly hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; 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-KN-C24323
Visitors gather in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., for the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Standing on steps to the West Wing Colonnade at left are: President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; General Decker; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Representative George H. Mahon (Texas); 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.; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Decker's children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Also pictured: newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. [Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.]
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President John F. Kennedy visits with United States Army Commanders. Standing in the first row (L-R): Chief of Staff of the United States Army General George H. Decker; President Kennedy; and Elvis Stahr, Secretary of the Army. Standing in the rows behind (L-R): Major General Theodore F. Bogart; Lieutenant General Emerson L. Cummings; Major General John H. Michaelis; General Clyde D. Eddleman; General Herbert B. Powell; Lieutenant General Donald P. Booth (mostly hidden by General Powell); Lieutenant General Thomas H.J. Trapnell (mostly hidden by Lt. General Booth); Major General Paul A. Gavan; Lieutenant General Edward J. O’Neill; unidentified man; General James F. Collins (partially hidden by President Kennedy); Lieutenant General Andrew P. O’Meara (partially hidden by President Kennedy); General Guy S. Meloy; General Bruce C. Clarke. Standing in the background to the right (leaning against the column) is Assistant White House Press Secretary Jay Gildner. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division and observes combat readiness demonstration at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy (second from right, back to camera); others unidentified. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Brigadier General William P. Yarborough; President Kennedy. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Brigadier General William P. Yarborough; President Kennedy (back to camera). Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy; unidentified reporters, photographers, and paratroopers. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy; unidentified aides and paratroopers. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy; three unidentified paratroopers. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy (center); unidentified guests and paratroopers. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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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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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy (second from right); unidentified aides and paratroopers. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 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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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. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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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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Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. . Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy; three unidentified paratroopers. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Military officials and staff visit 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (L – R): General George H. Decker, Chief of Staff of the United States Army; Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Secretary of the Army; unidentified man; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley. Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn, stands in background (wearing sunglasses). Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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President John F. Kennedy visits 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. President Kennedy; six unidentified soldiers. Pope Air Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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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.