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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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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-C422-63-63
Officials and dignitaries stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, following the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured include: Queen Frederika of Greece; President of Germany, Heinrich Lübke; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of France, General Charles Ailleret; Chancellor of West Germany, Ludwig Erhard; President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera; Prince Bertil of Sweden; Prince Jean of Luxembourg; Vice President of Spain, Agustín Muñoz Grandes; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Eugène Schaus; Prince Harald of Norway; Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen; President of the State of Israel, Zalman Shazar; First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Anastas Mikoyan; Federal Councillor of Switzerland, Friedrich T. Wahlen; President of the Corporate Chamber of Portugal, Clotário Luís Supico Pinto; Chancellor of Austria, Alfons Gorbach; Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson; United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey; Archbishop of Myra, the Most Reverend Egidio Vagnozzi; Ambassador from Saudi Arabia to France, Rashad Pharaon; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Charles A. Halleck (Indiana); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department Protocol officer (New York City), Jay Rutherfurd. Washington, D.C. [White streaks on image are original to the negative.]
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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-C422-5-63
Foreign dignitaries walk in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy from the White House to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Those walking include: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President of West Germany, Dr. Heinrich Lübke; Chancellor of Germany, Ludwig Erhard; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Prime Minister of Turkey, İsmet İnönü; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Carlos P. Rómulo; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park. North Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C422-25-63
Foreign dignitaries walk in the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Those walking include: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President of West Germany, Dr. Heinrich Lübke; Chancellor of Germany, Ludwig Erhard; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Prime Minister of Turkey, İsmet İnönü; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, Carlos P. Rómulo; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park. North Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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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-C316-4-63
Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, writes in a book during an exchange of gifts with President John F. Kennedy (not pictured) in the Fish Room of the White House. Left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru (in back); Emperor Selassie; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry (in back); unidentified; Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; unidentified. Washington, D.C.
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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.
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JFKWHP-ST-C314-4-63
President John F. Kennedy (at right in foreground) bids farewell to Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I (seated in car), following a meeting. Unidentified photographers observe. West Wing Entrance driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C314-2-63
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a meeting. Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Ketema Yifru, stands between President Kennedy and Emperor Selassie; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at far right. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C314-1-63
President John F. Kennedy exits the White House with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, following a meeting. U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at far right; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry, follows behind. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-7-63
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy speaks with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, in the West Wing Colonnade; President John F. Kennedy stands in the doorway to the Oval Office. Left to right: Special assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Mrs. Kennedy (wearing a leopard coat given to her as a gift from the Emperor); unidentified girl; President Kennedy; John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Caroline Kennedy; Emperor Selassie; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-40-63
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children visit with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, on the West Wing Lawn of the White House. Emperor Selassie presented as gifts to the Kennedy family a leopard coat and gold filigree jewelry case for the First Lady and carved ivory figurines for Caroline Kennedy (mostly hidden) and John F. Kennedy, Jr. U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry, stands at far right (partially hidden). Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold, stands at far left; an unidentified girl (partially hidden) stands at center left. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-39-63
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children visit with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, on the West Wing Lawn of the White House. Emperor Selassie presented as gifts to the Kennedy family a leopard coat and gold filigree jewelry case for Mrs. Kennedy and carved ivory figurines for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry, stands at far right. Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold, stands at far left; an unidentified girl stands in center. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-38-63
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, on the West Wing Lawn of the White House; Caroline Kennedy stands at center left. U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry, stands at far right; an unidentified girl stands at center right. Emperor Selassie presented as gifts to the Kennedy family a leopard coat and gold filigree jewelry case for the First Lady and carved ivory figurines for Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-37-63
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and their children visit with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, on the West Wing Lawn of the White House. Emperor Selassie presents a gift of a carved ivory figurine to John F. Kennedy, Jr. Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold, stands at far left; Caroline Kennedy stands mostly hidden behind Emperor Selassie. The Emperor also presented as gifts to the Kennedy family a leopard coat and gold filigree jewelry case for the First Lady and a carved ivory figurine for Caroline. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-36-63
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walks with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, through the Rose Garden of the White House. Left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold; Emperor Selassie; Caroline Kennedy; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd (behind); Mrs. Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. The Emperor presented as gifts to the Kennedy family a leopard coat and gold filigree jewelry case for the First Lady and carved ivory figurines for Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-35-63
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walks with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, and Caroline Kennedy along the West Wing Colonnade of the White House. Walking behind are Minister of the Imperial Court of Ethiopia, Tafarra-Worq Kidane-Wold, and U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd. Emperor Selassie presented as gifts to the Kennedy family a leopard coat and gold filigree jewelry case for Mrs. Kennedy and carved ivory figurines for Caroline and John F. Kennedy, Jr. Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C307-11-63
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others visit with Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, in the West Wing Colonnade outside the Oval Office. Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., stand in center with an unidentified girl (shaking hands with Emperor Selassie). Emperor Selassie presented as gifts to the Kennedy family a leopard coat for the First Lady and carved ivory figurines for Caroline and John. Standing at right: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, Edward M. Korry. White House, Washington, D.C.