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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-03-A
AR07
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-026-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and discusses the importance of educational institutions to a free democratic society.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-024
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address given at George Washington University. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and he congratulates Thomas Carroll for his inauguration as President of the university. Materials in this folder include a press copy and reading copy of the speech, as well as a copy of the Summer 1961 edition of the George Washington University Alumni Review.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-F
President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. Those seated onstage behind President Kennedy include: President Carroll; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Judge Walter Bastian; President of the University of California, Clark Kerr; Chairman Emeritus of the George Washington University Board of Trustees, Robert V. Fleming; George Washington University President Emeritus, Cloyd H. Marvin. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-E
George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer, places the university hood on President John F. Kennedy’s shoulders. President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll (at right), presented President Kennedy with the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-D
President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-C
President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll (at right), speaks at lectern prior to presenting President John F. Kennedy with the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer stands behind. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-B
President John F. Kennedy receives the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll, during Dr. Carroll’s inauguration ceremony as president of the university. George Washington University Marshal and Dean, John F. Latimer, stands in center. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6560-A
President John F. Kennedy addresses audience from lectern after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, during the inauguration ceremony of President of the George Washington University, Dr. Thomas Henry Carroll. President Carroll (far left) and Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (right of lectern) sit onstage behind President Kennedy. George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-008-002-p0058
Commencement ceremonies at George Washington University and the conferral of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to President John F. Kennedy. The photographer, Gerald Cleveland, sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated August 1, 1961. The stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Please credit Gerald Cleveland, Photojournalist, 1756 N. Rhodes Street, Arlington 1. Virginia."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-008-002-p0056
Commencement ceremonies at George Washington University and the conferral of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to President John F. Kennedy. The photographer, Gerald Cleveland, sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated August 1, 1961. The stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Please credit Gerald Cleveland, Photojournalist, 1756 N. Rhodes Street, Arlington 1. Virginia."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-008-002-p0054
Commencement ceremonies at George Washington University and the conferral of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to President John F. Kennedy. The photographer, Gerald Cleveland, sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated August 1, 1961. The stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Please credit Gerald Cleveland, Photojournalist, 1756 N. Rhodes Street, Arlington 1. Virginia."