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President John F. Kennedy and others watch Atlas 134D missile launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. President Kennedy’s bubble-top limousine sits at left.
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President John F. Kennedy views a silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Also pictured: Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Brigadier General Seth J. McKee; White House Secret Service agents Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Bob Lilley; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown.
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President John F. Kennedy’s bubble-top limousine drives away from Minuteman missile silo. Silo-lift launcher is visible in background. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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President John F. Kennedy (hidden) and others view a silo-lift launcher and Minuteman missile in its underground silo at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Those pictured include: President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bob Lilley, and Toby Chandler; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) meets members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Major Clifford W. Simonson, Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands next to President Kennedy. At right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley; Major General Joseph J. Preston. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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Major Clifford W. Simonson (wearing white jumpsuit, far left) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base) presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver badge marking the launch of the Atlas 134D missile earlier in the day. Crew members (L-R): Major Simonson, Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands to right of President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Toby Chandler, stands at far left. Standing in group at right: Major General Joseph J. Preston; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [See also MO 63.1523, “Atlas Missile Badge”]
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President John F. Kennedy meets members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew members (L-R): Major Clifford W. Simonson (partially hidden), Kenneth Haithcoat, SMSgt Chupka, Roger Egert, Sherman Jackson, Gerald Beth, MSgt Reginald Bufkin, TSgt Arnold Kovakka, SSgt Dale Howe, A1C J. W. Hill, and Frank Waters. Also pictured: Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power (next to Major Simonson); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (center right, partially hidden); Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown (at right, wearing suit and tie); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (at right); Major General Joseph J. Preston (behind Brig. Gen. McHugh, on far right edge of image). Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
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During a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, President John F. Kennedy views a recovered nose cone fired by an Atlas missile. Left to right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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President John F. Kennedy views the Guidance and Control system for the Minuteman missile during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power (left), inside a blockhouse during a tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. An unidentified missile combat crew member stands at right.
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President John F. Kennedy views space craft displays during a tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy views “Pioneer 5” probing satellite during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (left of satellite); Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; unidentified man in background; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (behind Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara); Secretary McNamara; Major General Joseph J. Preston; President Kennedy; unidentified man in background; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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President John F. Kennedy views Atlas missile equipment during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power (center), during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. A recovered nose cone fired by an Atlas missile sits at right. Major General Joseph J. Preston stands at left in background.
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Major Clifford W. Simonson (left) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base) presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver badge marking the launch of the Atlas 134D missile earlier in the day. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [See also MO 63.1523, “Atlas Missile Badge”]
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Major Clifford W. Simonson (left) of the 389th Strategic Missile Wing (Warren Air Force Base) presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver badge marking the launch of the Atlas 134D missile earlier in the day. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. [See also MO 63.1523, “Atlas Missile Badge”]
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President John F. Kennedy visits the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. L-R: Director of the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, Dr. Edwin M. McMillan; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Dr. Harold Brown. Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy visits the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. L-R: Director of the Lawrence Livermore Radiation Laboratory, Dr. John S. Foster, Jr.; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg (in back); President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Dr. Harold Brown (behind Secretary McNamara); White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley. Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy visits the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. L-R: Director of the Lawrence Livermore Radiation Laboratory, Dr. John S. Foster, Jr.; Director of the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, Dr. Edwin M. McMillan; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg; President Kennedy; co-founder of the Lawrence Livermore Radiation Laboratory, Dr. Edward Teller. Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy visits the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. L-R: Director of the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, Dr. Edwin M. McMillan; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg; President Kennedy; co-founder of the Lawrence Livermore Radiation Laboratory, Dr. Edward Teller; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Berkeley, California.
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President John F. Kennedy visits the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley. L-R: Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg; President Kennedy; Director of the Lawrence Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, Dr. Edwin M. McMillan; Director of the Los Alamos Radiation Laboratory, Dr. Norris E. Bradbury; Director of the Lawrence Livermore Radiation Laboratory, Dr. John S. Foster, Jr. Berkeley, California.