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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-11-D
AR19, KN14
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20967
An unidentified girl presents a bouquet of flowers to the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi, during arrival ceremonies for the Empress and her husband, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, at Blair House, Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk stands left of the unidentified girl; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the Shahanshah (in shadow, facing away), and President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) look on from right. Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton and White House Secret Service agent Clint Hill stand behind the Empress.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20961
President John F. Kennedy (right, facing away) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center, wearing white hat) stand with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left of President Kennedy), and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of flowers), on the sidewalk outside Blair House, Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk stands left of the Empress; Assistant Press Secretary, Jay W. Gildner walks behind Deputy Tonesk. Those standing behind the heads of state include (L-R): Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai), Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, White House Secret Service agent Clint Hill, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. [Blemish in upper right portion of image is original to the negative.]