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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the bill-signing for the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands out pens after signing the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson of New Jersey (partially hidden); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan (partially hidden); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman James G. O'Hara of Michigan (in back); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the bill-signing for the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (partially hidden); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the bill-signing for the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (behind Goodell); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Damage to lower portion of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedys signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; unidentified (partially hidden); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Walking down Colonnade (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. (in back); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). President John F. Kennedy sits at desk. Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands a pen to Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg after signing the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. Standing (L-R): Congressman James Roosevelt (California), Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York), Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York), Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota), Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey), Senator Benjamin A. Smith II (Massachusetts), Secretary Goldberg, Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon (behind Secretary Goldberg, in profile), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) visits with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the signing of a bill to establish the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. Standing (L-R): unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); Representative J. T. Rutherford, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, and Representative John Young, all of Texas; Vice President Johnson; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); unidentified; Representative John Kyl (Iowa); unidentified; Representative Joe M. Kilgore (Texas). Unidentified persons may include: Judge Oscar Dancy, of Cameron County, Texas; Robert C. McConnell, of the Office of the Secretary in the Department of the Interior; Assistant Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Ben H. Thompson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to establish the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. Standing (L-R): Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Representative J. T. Rutherford, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, and Representative John Young, all of Texas; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); unidentified; Representative John Kyl (Iowa); unidentified; Representative Joe M. Kilgore (Texas). Unidentified persons may include: Judge Oscar Dancy, of Cameron County, Texas; Robert C. McConnell, of the Office of the Secretary in the Department of the Interior; Assistant Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Ben H. Thompson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Standing, L-R: Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (behind Rayburn); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama); Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (Michigan); Congressman Otto Passman (Louisiana); Congressman Chester E. Merrow (New Hampshire); Congressman William H. Natcher (Kentucky); Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Congressman John J. Rooney (New York); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); unidentified; former President Harry S. Truman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Standing, L-R: Chairman of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Ambassador of Uruguay, Carlos A. Clulow; Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora; Chairman of the Council of the OAS, Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Otto Passman (Louisiana); Congressman Chester E. Merrow (New Hampshire); Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Congressman John J. Rooney (New York); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); unidentified; former President Harry S. Truman (facing away); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Wymberley Coerr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks prior to signing Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Others, L-R: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Ambassador of Uruguay, Carlos A. Clulow; unidentified man in back; Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora; Chairman of the Council of the OAS, Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts (in back); Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama); Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr., of Michigan (in shadow); Congressman William H. Natcher of Kentucky (in back); Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Congressman John J. Rooney (New York); former President Harry S. Truman; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); two unidentified men. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill Signing – S.1 Public Law 87-27 Area Redevelopment Act. L-R: Area Redevelopment Administrator, William L. Batt, Jr.; Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman James E. Van Zandt (Pennsylvania); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill Signing – S.1 Public Law 87-27 Area Redevelopment Act. L-R: Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President John F. Kennedy; Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois); Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky) and Congressman Frank Chelf (Kentucky), behind Douglas; Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill Signing – S.1 Public Law 87-27 Area Redevelopment Act. L-R: Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Congresswoman Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); Area Redevelopment Administrator, William L. Batt, Jr.; Congressman Albert Rains (Alabama); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill Signing – S.1 Public Law 87-27 Area Redevelopment Act. L-R: Congressman Frank W. Burke (Kentucky); Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky); unidentified man; President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Congressman Frank Stubblefield (Kentucky); Congressman Frank Chelf (Kentucky). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill Signing – S.1 Public Law 87-27 Area Redevelopment Act. President John F. Kennedy sits at desk, signing bill. Looking on (L-R): Congresswoman Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (West Virginia); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Frank Stubblefield (Kentucky); Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois); Congressman Frank Chelf (Kentucky); Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky), behind Chelf; Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill Signing – S.1 Public Law 87-27 Area Redevelopment Act. L-R: Two unidentified men; Congressman Ken Hechler (West Virginia); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Congresswoman Elizabeth Kee (West Virginia); Area Redevelopment Administrator, William L. Batt, Jr. (behind Kee, in front of flag); Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Commerce, Luther Hodges; President John F. Kennedy; Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota), in back; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois); Congressman Frank Chelf (Kentucky); Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky), behind Chelf; Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill Signing – S.1 Public Law 87-27 Area Redevelopment Act. President John F. Kennedy sits at desk. Looking on (L-R): Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (West Virginia); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Frank Stubblefield (Kentucky); Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois); Congressman Frank Chelf (Kentucky), behind Douglas’ shoulder; Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky), in back; Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); unidentified man; Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.