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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-B
AR41, ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-A
AR41, ST34, KN40
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EJS-01
This interview focuses on Stahr’s responsibilities as the Secretary of the Army, the restructuring of the Army under John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s administration, and the Army’s role in U.S. diplomatic relations during the Cold War, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-07-B
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-06-B
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-29-A
ST11, KN17
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-06-A
ST11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-15-F
AR21, ST10, KN17
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-01-B
AR28, ST14, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-28-E
AR27, ST14, KN23
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-14-A
AR29, ST15, KN25
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28855
President John F. Kennedy attends arrival ceremonies for President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Left to right: unidentified; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; President Radhakrishnan; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President Kennedy; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Indian Ambassador to the United States, B. K. Nehru, and his wife, Shobha “Fori” Nehru; unidentified; US Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-107-63
The funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy prepares to depart the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for Arlington National Cemetery; the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy is borne by a horse-drawn caisson with honor guard attending. Standing in foreground: Jacqueline Kennedy; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts); Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Jean Kennedy Smith; Peter Lawford; Steve Smith. Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29092
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Seated in reviewing stand (left to right): Undersecretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Senator Clair Engle of California (wearing safari hat); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (face partially obscured); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (mostly obscured); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; unidentified (facing away); Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C53-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden) 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 (back to camera), holds plaque at left. Standing in back (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon of Texas (partially hidden on edge of frame); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24873
President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (both at center left), greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Bettine “Betsy” Tyler; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agents, Jim Johnson and Floyd Boring. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24869
President John F. Kennedy and others await the arrival of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, at the White House. President Kennedy (at right, back to camera) greets Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy shakes hands with Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lydia Taylor; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin and Jim Johnson. Members of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps stand on balcony and stairs. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22067
President John F. Kennedy walks with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, through a hallway inside the Pentagon; President Kennedy attended a briefing session with representatives from the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (partially hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric. Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C200-5-63
President John F. Kennedy attends arrival ceremonies for President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Left to right: US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, mostly hidden); President Radhakrishnan; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back, mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Minister of External Affairs of India, Lakshmi N. Menon (in back). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C200-4-63
President John F. Kennedy attends arrival ceremonies for President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Left to right: four unidentified men; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (hands folded); unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, mostly hidden); President Radhakrishnan; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back, mostly hidden); President Kennedy; US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor; Minister of External Affairs of India, Lakshmi N. Menon (in back); Director of the Historical Division of the Ministry of External Affairs of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Gopal (in back, mostly hidden); Indian Ambassador to the United States, B. K. Nehru, and his wife, Shobha “Fori” Nehru; unidentified; US Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28858
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India at arrival ceremonies in honor of President Radhakrishnan. Left to right: unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind, mostly hidden); President Radhakrishnan; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28857
President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India speaks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Left to right: unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; President Radhakrishnan; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-96-63
Military officials arrive at the White House prior to the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Those pictured include: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton. A member of the United States Navy color guard holds a flag at left. North Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-76-63
Military officials arrive at the White House prior to the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Those pictured include: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton. A member of the United States Navy color guard holds a flag at left. North Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-26-63
Military officials arrive at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle for the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers hold the flag-draped casket of President Kennedy at right in background. Walking toward stairs: Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Philip C. Wehle; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David L. McDonald; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (mostly hidden); Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Also pictured: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Archbishop of Washington, Patrick A. O’Boyle; Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Bishop Philip Hannan; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, John Campion, Rufus Youngblood, and Tom Wells. Pallbearers include: Lance Corporal Jerry J. Diamond (USMC), Yeoman George A. Barnum (USCG), Lieutenant Samuel R. Bird (U.S. Army), Seaman Hubert Clark (USN), Sergeant James L. Felder (U.S. Army), Lance Corporal Timothy F. Cheek (USMC), Sergeant Richard E. Gaudreau (USAF), Seaman Larry B. Smith (USN), and Corporal Douglas A. Mayfield (U.S. Army). Washington, D.C. [Blemishes in lower left portion of image are original to the negative.]