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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-20-C
AR17, KN13
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20531
President John F. Kennedy speaks at arrival ceremonies for President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. On platform (L-R): President Olympio; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Togo, Paulin Freitas; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (in back); President Kennedy; Under Secretary of State, George Ball (in back, behind President Kennedy); Togolese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. André Akakpo; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands below platform at left. Standing in group behind platform: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Togo, Dr. Hospice Coco; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley. US Marine Band stands in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20522
President John F. Kennedy and President Sylvanus Olympio of Togo sit in bubbletop limousine at left, following arrival ceremonies for President Olympio. White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman, stand behind car at left. Behind car at right: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7109-D
Arrival ceremonies for President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. Standing at left: President John F. Kennedy; President Olympio (at microphones); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (in back); Togolese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. André Akakpo; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (partially hidden, wearing hat); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams (in background); Under Secretary of State, George Ball; US Ambassador to Togo, Leon B. Poullada; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (below platform, hands folded). Also pictured at right: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Sam Sulliman, and Roy Kellerman. US Marine Band stands in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.