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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21909
President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (both walking at left), escorted by an unidentified Commander of Troops, review troops during arrival ceremonies in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn, follows at far left. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21907
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Aide-de-Camp to President Houphouët-Boigny, Captain Bertin Zézé Baroan; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; U.S. Military Aide to Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa (wife of Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Mrs. Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny; President Kennedy; unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with President Ahmadou Ahidjo of Cameroon at Blair House, Washington, D.C. US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn, walks through doorway at left.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo, and others in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. L-R: Cameroonian Ambassador to the United States, Jacques Kuoh Moukouri; President Ahidjo; Minister of the National Economy of Cameroon, Victor Kanga; unidentified; US Ambassador to Cameroon, Leland Barrows; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Kennedy; US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont.
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President John F. Kennedy (right) and President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo (left), exit the White House following a luncheon in honor of President Ahidjo. US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn (over President Kennedy’s shoulder), walks behind. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks at the arrival ceremonies for President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene (in back); President Ahidjo; unidentified; unidentified (partially hidden); US Ambassador to Cameroon, Leland Barrows; President Kennedy; US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard stands at far left. Aide-de-Camp to President Ahidjo, Lieutenant Belladji Ngoura, stands behind platform on left. Standing behind Lieutenant Ngoura: Minister of the National Economy of Cameroon, Victor Kanga; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo, delivers remarks upon his arrival in Washington, D.C. L-R: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene; President John F. Kennedy; unidentified; US Ambassador to Cameroon, Leland Barrows (over President Ahidjo’s shoulder); President Ahidjo; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (partially hidden); Cameroonian Ambassador to the United States, Jacques Kuoh Moukouri (behind microphones); US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks at the arrival ceremonies for President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo. L-R: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene (in back); President Ahidjo; two unidentified men; President Kennedy; US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends arrival ceremonies for President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene; President Ahidjo; unidentified; President Kennedy; US Ambassador to Cameroon, Leland Barrows (over President Kennedy’s shoulder); Cameroonian Ambassador to the United States, Jacques Kuoh Moukouri; US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Aide-de-Camp to President Ahidjo Lieutenant Belladji Ngoura and Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard stand at attention on either side of the platform. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella (at microphones), delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (left to right): President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Ben Bella; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Mohammed Khemisti (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Algerian Minister of Habous, Tewfik El Madani; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn (in foreground); Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in back, partially hidden). Military honor guard troops stand at left in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in honor of Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella. Standing on reviewing platform (left to right): Prime Minister Ben Bella; President Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Mohammed Khemisti (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Department of State interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn (in foreground); Algerian Minister of Habous, Tewfik El Madani; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk. Military honor and color guard troops stand at left in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets dignitaries of Algeria in the receiving line during an arrival ceremony in honor of Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Algerian Minister of Habous, Tewfik El Madani (shaking hands with Secretary Rusk); Prime Minister Ben Bella; President Kennedy; Member of Parliament of Algeria, Ahmed Kaidi (shaking hands with the President); U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk. Also pictured (in background): U.S. Department of State interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Permanent Representative to the United Nations from Algeria, Abdelkader Chanderli; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, upon the Prime Minister's arrival at the White House for a ceremony in his honor. Left to right: U.S. Department of State interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, partially hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King (very back, facing away); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Ben Bella; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (standing near open car door). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, upon President Touré's arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn (in back, partially hidden on edge of frame); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; unidentified (very back); President Touré; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King (in back); President Kennedy (holding hat); U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; unidentified military officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (far left), exit the White House following a farewell meeting. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Dave Powers. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Officials from the Ivory Coast arrive at Washington National Airport. Those pictured include: President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (mostly hidden); First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; President of the Supreme Court of the Ivory Coast, Ernest Boka; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Mrs. Kennedy (presenting flowers to Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny); President Houphouët-Boigny; unidentified officer; Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny; unidentified officer; President Kennedy. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, escorted by an unidentified Commander of Troops, review troops during arrival ceremonies in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn, follows at far right. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Standing on platform (L-R): First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.