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JFKWHP-KN-C24446
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. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (partially hidden on edge of frame); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Touré; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); 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. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20969
Arrival ceremonies for Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi, inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Standing on the Reviewing Platform (L-R): First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; the Shahanshah; the Empress; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai), mostly hidden behind Secretary Rusk; Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; unidentified man; and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (center) stands in front of the platform. Standing in line behind the Empress: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20968
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers welcoming remarks to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; the Shahanshah; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; unidentified man; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20966
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers welcoming remarks to Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); the Shahanshah (facing away); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (facing away); unidentified man; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20963
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (at microphones), issues a response to President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); President Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (hidden behind the President); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; unidentified man; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20962
President John F. Kennedy greets Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (at bottom of airplane stairs, partially hidden), and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi (right), upon their arrival at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke descends the stairs behind the Empress; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (saluting) and White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (in back) stand at left.
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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.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C20959
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (at microphones), issues a response to President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies inside Hangar 11 at Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. Looking on from the Reviewing Platform (L-R): the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of roses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai); President Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (hidden behind the President); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; unidentified man; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands left of the platform; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in back) stands right of the platform. Standing in line behind Secretary Rusk: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador; Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk; and Major General Mohammad Amir-Khatami, Commanding General of the Imperial Iranian Air Force. Standing in line behind General Lemnitzer: Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia; and District of Columbia Commissioners Brigadier General Frederick J. Clarke and John B. Duncan.
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President John F. Kennedy greets British officials after arriving aboard Air Force One at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, and Dave Grant.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29394
President John F. Kennedy walks on the tarmac after arriving aboard Air Force One at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England. Left to right: President Kennedy; unidentified; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President, Major Frank S. Evans; Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan (in overcoat).
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JFKWHP-KN-C25743-B
President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) attends arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (back to camera), stands at far right. Walking behind President Kennedy: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (in back, partially hidden). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25743-A
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, following President Alessandri Rodríguez's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (back to camera); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, stands at far right in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratches and blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25577
Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez; President John F. Kennedy and President Alessandri Rodríguez (center), greet guests in the receiving line. U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (second from left), shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor. Also pictured: Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25238
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Prime Minister Shermarke; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud (in back, partially hidden); Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; President Kennedy (at microphones); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman (face obscured); U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25237
Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Prime Minister Shermarke; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud; Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed (mostly hidden); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca (face obscured); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25233
Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): Prime Minister Shermarke; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud; Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed (partially hidden); U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (in back, mostly hidden); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25229
President John F. Kennedy stands with Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, following Prime Minister Shermarke's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; the Prime Minister; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); President Kennedy; U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes in lower left portion of image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25227
President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) visits with members of the welcoming committee during arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Also pictured: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25226
President John F. Kennedy attends arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Walking behind President Kennedy: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (back to camera); U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (partially hidden at far left). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25225
President John F. Kennedy walks across the South Lawn driveway to attend arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Walking behind President Kennedy: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24891
President John F. Kennedy walks with Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24890
President John F. Kennedy walks with Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Also pictured: interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24888
Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (at microphones), delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein. Also pictured: Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Virginia Rusk. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24881
Arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: President John F. Kennedy; Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24872
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Standing on reviewing platform: Chancellor Adenauer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Minister of Foreign Affairs of West Germany, Gerhard Schröder; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins. Also pictured: State Secretary of the German Foreign Office, Dr. Karl Carstens; Virginia Rusk; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.