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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-23-A
KN32
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-27453
President John F. Kennedy (center left, at lectern on speaker's platform) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Chicago alderman Daniel J. Ronan; Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in front of the stage at left. Also pictured, standing in the group to the right of the stage: aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly, and White House Secret Service agent Dave Grant. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, John C. Kluczynski, and Leslie C. Arends (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-27452
President John F. Kennedy (center left, at lectern on speaker's platform) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Chicago alderman Daniel J. Ronan; Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in front of the stage at left. Also pictured, standing in the group to the right of the stage: aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly, and White House Secret Service agent Dave Grant. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, John C. Kluczynski, and Leslie C. Arends (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-27449
President John F. Kennedy (center left) stands in front of a memorial for Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare after laying a wreath during the dedication ceremony for O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing in row directly behind President Kennedy (L-R): Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois (mostly obscured); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; and Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley. Nephews of Butch O'Hare, Phillip Tovrea III (wearing a Culver Military Academy uniform) and Edward Palmer, stand in front of the memorial. Those standing in the group at left include Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard, and White House Secret Service agents Dave Grant, Floyd Boring, and Ron Pontius.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-27448
President John F. Kennedy (center) stands in front of a memorial for Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare before laying a wreath during the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those standing in group behind President Kennedy include: White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Roman C. Pucinski, and John C. Kluczynski (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; aide to Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago, Colonel Jack Reilly; Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; and Mayor Daley. Nephews of Butch O'Hare, Phillip Tovrea III (wearing a Culver Military Academy uniform) and Edward Palmer (holding wreath), stand in front of the memorial; White House Secret Service agent Dave Grant stands at far left.