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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
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-02-D
ST30, KN40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-01-B
AR40, ST30
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-01-A
ST30, KN40
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-S
Motion picture covering some highlights of the visit of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia to the United States, including a visit to Georgetown University, welcoming ceremonies with President John F. Kennedy in Washington, D.C., a visit to the White House, a visit to the Lincoln Memorial where Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall reads the Emancipation Proclamation, a trip to the Capitol with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, a visit to New York City and United Nations (UN) headquarters, and a meeting with Ethiopian students. Several Ethiopian students are featured..Source: United States Information Agency (USIA).
Produced by: Sidney J. Stiber Productions Inc.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30117
President John F. Kennedy exits the White House with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a farewell meeting. Standing in doorway between Emperor Selassie and President Kennedy: Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30116
President John F. Kennedy looks at a book during an exchange of gifts with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold unidentified; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; unidentified Ethiopian military official; unidentified. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30115
President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, exchange gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official; Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold (partially hidden); Imru Haile Selassie (in back), second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30114
President John F. Kennedy (wearing glasses) looks at a filigree bowl during an exchange of gifts with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry; unidentified; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; Emperor Selassie; unidentified (in back); President Kennedy; Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Yilma Deressa (in back); Imru Haile Selassie (mostly hidden), second cousin of Emperor Selassie; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30113
President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, exchange gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru (on edge of frame); Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; two unidentified persons; Emperor Selassie (writing in book); Imru Haile Selassie (in back), second cousin of Emperor Selassie; President Kennedy; Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Yilma Deressa. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C422-97-63
Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Those pictured include: President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prince Bertil of Sweden; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak; Ambassador of the Philippines, Carlos P. Rómulo; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. 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). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-ST-C422-87-63
Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Those pictured include: President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Walter W. Heller; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. 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). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-ST-C422-82-63
Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Those pictured include: President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prime Minister of Sweden, Tage Erlander; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; former Social Secretary to Jacqueline Kennedy, Letitia Baldrige; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Walter W. Heller; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. 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). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-ST-C422-73-63
Officials and foreign dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers fold the casket flag. Those pictured include: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prince Gholam-Reza Pahlavi of Iran; Secretary-General of the Presidency of France, Étienne Burin des Roziers; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; White House doorman, Preston Bruce. 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). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-1-63
President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; the Emperor waves to crowds lining Pennsylvania Avenue. Seated in front seat of car: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Bill Greer. Washington, D.C. [Blurriness on right side of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30042
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, upon his arrival via train at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official; Imru Haile Selassie (partially hidden), second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Princess Hirut “Ruth” Desta, granddaughter of Emperor Selassie; Mrs. Kennedy; Emperor Selassie; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden in back); President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball.
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JFKWHP-ST-C422-22-63
Officials and dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Those pictured include: Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Prime Minister of Japan, Hayato Ikeda; Vice President of Liberia, William R. Tolbert, Jr.; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Prince Gholam-Reza Pahlavi of Iran; President of the Corporate Chamber of Portugal, Clotário Luís Supico Pinto; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera; Minister of External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; Prince Georg Valdemar of Denmark; Prime Minister of Denmark, Jens Otto Krag; Secretary-General of the Presidency of France, Étienne Burin des Roziers; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Prince Bertil of Sweden; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, Antone Atallah; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; artist William Walton; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Walter W. Heller; White House doorman, Preston Bruce; Sydney Lawford; White House Secret Service agent, Paul A. Burns. 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). Arlington Memorial Bridge is visible in the background. Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-ST-C422-11-63
Members of the Kennedy family, officials, and dignitaries attend graveside services in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Jacqueline Kennedy and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (both mostly hidden), stand at right in foreground; honor guard pallbearers lift the casket flag. Also pictured: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Jean Kennedy Smith; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Sydney Lawford; Joseph P. Kennedy, II; Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, Richard Cardinal Cushing; Vice President of Liberia, William R. Tolbert, Jr.; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera; Minister of External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; Prince Georg Valdemar of Denmark; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Aram; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz; Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Walter W. Heller; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Personal Secretary to President Kennedy, Evelyn Lincoln; White House doorman, Preston Bruce; White House Secret Service agents, Paul A. Burns, Walt Coughlin, Toby Chandler, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, and Clint Hill. 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). Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
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JFKWHP-ST-C316-6-63
President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, exchange gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official (on edge of frame); Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; unidentified (in back); Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; unidentified; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C316-5-63
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a farewell meeting. Also pictured: Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in image and blemishes at upper left and lower left are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C316-3-63
President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, exchange gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; unidentified; Emperor Selassie (writing in book); President Kennedy; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C316-2-63
President John F. Kennedy laughs with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, during an exchange of gifts in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official; Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; unidentified (in back); Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; unidentified (in back); U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Yilma Deressa (in shadow). Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C316-1-63
President John F. Kennedy looks at a filigree bowl during an exchange of gifts with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: unidentified; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry; unidentified (in back); Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; Emperor Selassie; unidentified; President Kennedy; Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C314-5-63
President John F. Kennedy bids farewell to Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a meeting. Also pictured: Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru; Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.