Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7300-F
President John F. Kennedy (right) looks on as Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (center left), administers the oath to newly-appointed United States Ambassador to Australia, William C. Battle, during Mr. Battle's swearing-in ceremony. Former Governor of Virginia, John S. Battle (mostly hidden), stands behind Mr. Duke; Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, W. Averell Harriman, stands at far left. Also pictured (standing right of President Kennedy): W. Cullen Battle, Jr.; Janie Battle; Robert W. Battle; Barry Webb Battle. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.