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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BJC-02
In this interview she discusses the White House photographers, Pierre Salinger’s policies, White House pressoperations, and the Kennedy family’s reaction to press coverage, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LB-01
Bernstein discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) inauguration, public and private dinners he attended at the White House, and humorous anecdotes about his interactions with JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-06-A
AR41
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-25-D
AR41
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-14-C
AR36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-27-D
AR19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-04-D
AR34, KN33
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-28-B
AR33
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-14-B
AR32, KN30
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-07-E
AR32, ST20, KN30
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-01-C
AR32, KN29
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7806-A
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center right) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from South Carolina. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): President and Publisher of the Anderson Independent & Mail, Wilton E. Hall (not visible); President and Publisher of the Spartanburg Herald & Journal, Phil Buchheit; President and Publisher of the Charleston News and Courier and Post, Peter Manigault; Publisher of the Cheraw Chronicle, A. M. Secrest; Assistant Editor of the Bennettsville Marlboro Herald Advocate, Annie Kinney; Editor of the Florence News, James A. Rogers; First Vice President of the South Carolina Press Association and the Publisher of the Seneca Journal, Paul League; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the North Augusta Star, Miriam L. Woodring; President and Publisher of the Union Times, William R. Feaster; Publisher of the Rock Hill Herald, Wayne C. Sellers; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the Myrtle Beach Sun News, Mark C. Garner (not visible); Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Editor of the Walterboro Press & Standard, W. W. Smoak, Jr.; President, Publisher, and Editor of the Sumter Item, Hubert D. Osteen (not visible); Past President of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the Easley Progress, W. Jack Ragsdale (not visible); President and Publisher of the Columbia State & Record, J. M. Blalock; Publisher of the Abbeville Press and Banner, Fred D. West, Jr.; President and Publisher of the Orangeburg Times & Democrat, Dean B. Livingston; Publisher of the Aiken Standard & Review, Annie H. King; President of the Greenville News & Piedmont, Kelly Sisk; and President of the South Carolina Press Association and Vice President and Editor of the Greenwood Index-Journal, J. E. Chaffin. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6927-A
President John F. Kennedy attends a luncheon for a group of newspaper publishers from Minnesota. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6607-C
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy bid farewell to Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace of Monaco (actress Grace Kelly) following a luncheon in their honor. Also pictured: White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner (standing at left along wall); dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith (behind and left of Mrs. Kennedy); UPI photographer, James K. W. Atherton (on far right edge of image). All others are unidentified. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-83-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Georgia. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning left of President Kennedy): Editor of the Tri-County Advertiser, Amilee Chastain Graves (not visible); President and Publisher of the Marietta Journal, Brooks P. Smith; Editor of the Atlanta Constitution, Eugene C. Patterson; President and Publisher of the West Point Valley Times-News, Doyle E. Shirley; Publisher of the LaGrange News, Glen O. Long (mostly obscured); President of the Cordele Dispatch, Elden Wayne Mathews; President and Editor of the Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Lee Edward Kelly, Jr.; Editor of the Swainsboro Forest-Blade, William C. Rogers (mostly obscured); Editor of the Cairo Messenger, Herbert Hamilton Wind, Jr.; Editor of the Walton Tribune, Sanders Camp, Sr.; Editor and General Manager of the Atlanta Daily World, Cornelius Adolphus Scott (not visible); Publisher of the Griffin News, Oliver Quimby Melton, Sr. (not visible); President and Publisher of the Columbus Enquirer and Ledger, Maynard R. Ashworth (mostly obscured); White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (not visible); Editor of the Carroll County Georgian, D. Stanley Parkman; Publisher of the Macon Telegraph and the Macon News, Peyton T. Anderson (mostly obscured); Publisher and Editor of the Milledgeville Union-Recorder, Powell A. Moore; Editor of the Valdosta Times, John Turner Rockwell, Jr.; President and Editor of the Tifton Gazette, Homer M. Rankin; Publisher and Editor of the Dublin Courier-Herald, Walter H. Champion; Editor of the Bulloch Herald, Leodel Coleman, Sr.; Publisher and Editor of the Albany Herald, James H. Gray; Publisher and Editor of the Americus Times-Recorder, James R. Blair; Publisher and Editor of the Cartersville Tribune News, John T. Fleetwood; Assistant to the Publisher of the August Chronicle and Herald and the Savannah News and Press, William S. Morris III; President of the Moultrie Observer, Max E. Nussbaum, Jr.; and President of the Georgia Press Association, Jack Williams, Jr. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-83-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center left, face partially obscured) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Georgia. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning at far head of table): President and Editor of the Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Lee Edward Kelly, Jr.; Editor of the Swainsboro Forest-Blade, William C. Rogers; Editor of the Cairo Messenger, Herbert Hamilton Wind, Jr.; Editor of the Walton Tribune, Sanders Camp, Sr. (mostly obscured); Editor and General Manager of the Atlanta Daily World, Cornelius Adolphus Scott; Publisher of the Griffin News, Oliver Quimby Melton, Sr. (mostly obscured); President and Publisher of the Columbus Enquirer and Ledger, Maynard R. Ashworth; White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Editor of the Carroll County Georgian, D. Stanley Parkman; Publisher of the Macon Telegraph and the Macon News, Peyton T. Anderson; Publisher and Editor of the Milledgeville Union-Recorder, Powell A. Moore; Editor of the Valdosta Times, John Turner Rockwell, Jr. (mostly obscured); President and Editor of the Tifton Gazette, Homer M. Rankin; Publisher and Editor of the Dublin Courier-Herald, Walter H. Champion; Editor of the Bulloch Herald, Leodel Coleman, Sr.; Publisher and Editor of the Albany Herald, James H. Gray; Publisher and Editor of the Americus Times-Recorder, James R. Blair; Publisher and Editor of the Cartersville Tribune News, John T. Fleetwood; Assistant to the Publisher of the August Chronicle and Herald and the Savannah News and Press, William S. Morris III (mostly obscured); President of the Moultrie Observer, Max E. Nussbaum, Jr.; President of the Georgia Press Association, Jack Williams, Jr.; President Kennedy; and Editor of the Tri-County Advertiser, Amilee Chastain Graves. Mostly obscured or not visible (seated clockwise beginning after Ms. Graves): President and Publisher of the Marietta Journal, Brooks P. Smith; Editor of the Atlanta Constitution, Eugene C. Patterson; President and Publisher of the West Point Valley Times-News, Doyle E. Shirley; Publisher of the LaGrange News, Glen O. Long; and President of the Cordele Dispatch, Elden Wayne Mathews. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-83-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated near center right) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Georgia. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning left of President Kennedy): Editor of the Tri-County Advertiser, Amilee Chastain Graves; President and Publisher of the Marietta Journal, Brooks P. Smith; Editor of the Atlanta Constitution, Eugene C. Patterson; President and Publisher of the West Point Valley Times-News, Doyle E. Shirley; Publisher of the LaGrange News, Glen O. Long; President of the Cordele Dispatch, Elden Wayne Mathews; President and Editor of the Thomasville Times-Enterprise, Lee Edward Kelly, Jr.; Editor of the Swainsboro Forest-Blade, William C. Rogers; Editor of the Cairo Messenger, Herbert Hamilton Wind, Jr.; Editor of the Walton Tribune, Sanders Camp, Sr.; Editor and General Manager of the Atlanta Daily World, Cornelius Adolphus Scott (mostly obscured); Publisher of the Griffin News, Oliver Quimby Melton, Sr.; President and Publisher of the Columbus Enquirer and Ledger, Maynard R. Ashworth; White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Editor of the Carroll County Georgian, D. Stanley Parkman (mostly obscured); Publisher of the Macon Telegraph and the Macon News, Peyton T. Anderson; Publisher and Editor of the Milledgeville Union-Recorder, Powell A. Moore (mostly obscured); Editor of the Valdosta Times, John Turner Rockwell, Jr.; President and Editor of the Tifton Gazette, Homer M. Rankin (mostly obscured); Publisher and Editor of the Dublin Courier-Herald, Walter H. Champion (mostly obscured); Editor of the Bulloch Herald, Leodel Coleman, Sr.; Publisher and Editor of the Albany Herald, James H. Gray (mostly obscured); Publisher and Editor of the Americus Times-Recorder, James R. Blair; Publisher and Editor of the Cartersville Tribune News, John T. Fleetwood; Assistant to the Publisher of the August Chronicle and Herald and the Savannah News and Press, William S. Morris III; President of the Moultrie Observer, Max E. Nussbaum, Jr.; and President of the Georgia Press Association, Jack Williams, Jr. (mostly obscured). State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8225-C
President John F. Kennedy (seated at left, facing away from camera) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Illinois. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning left of President Kennedy): Publisher and Editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Thomas Vail; President of the Toledo Times and Blade, Paul Block, Jr. (not visible); Publisher of the Caldwell Journal, Clarence J. Estadt (not visible); Publisher of the Zanesville Times Recorder, Henry Clay Littick (not visible); President and Publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Roger H. Ferger; Publisher of the Columbus Dispatch, Robert H. Wolfe; Publisher and Editor of the Lebanon Western Star, Gardner H. Townsley; Publisher of the Archbold Buckeye, Orrin Rupp Taylor; Publisher of the Jefferson Gazette, E. W. Lampson; Editor of the Cleveland Press and News, Louis B. Seltzer; Publisher of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, Otto B. Schoepfle; White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Executive Editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, Benjamin Maidenburg; Publisher of the Steubenville Herald-Star, William J. Michl; Editor of the Dayton Daily News, James E. Fain; Publisher of the Wellington Enterprise, Ernst L. Henes; Editor of the Cincinnati Post and Times-Star, Dick Thornburg; Editor of the Canton Repository, John G. Green; Editor of the Dayton Journal-Herald, Glenn Thompson; Publisher of the Lorain Journal and the Mansfield News-Journal, Harry R. Horvitz; and Editor of the Columbus Citizen-Journal, Don E. Weaver. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR8225-B
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Illinois. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): Publisher and Editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Thomas Vail; President of the Toledo Times and Blade, Paul Block, Jr.; Publisher of the Caldwell Journal, Clarence J. Estadt; Publisher of the Zanesville Times Recorder, Henry Clay Littick; President and Publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Roger H. Ferger; Publisher of the Columbus Dispatch, Robert H. Wolfe (partially obscured); Publisher and Editor of the Lebanon Western Star, Gardner H. Townsley; Publisher of the Archbold Buckeye, Orrin Rupp Taylor; Publisher of the Jefferson Gazette, E. W. Lampson (not visible); Editor of the Cleveland Press and News, Louis B. Seltzer; Publisher of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, Otto B. Schoepfle; White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Executive Editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, Benjamin Maidenburg; Publisher of the Steubenville Herald-Star, William J. Michl; Editor of the Dayton Daily News, James E. Fain; Publisher of the Wellington Enterprise, Ernst L. Henes; Editor of the Cincinnati Post and Times-Star, Dick Thornburg; Editor of the Canton Repository, John G. Green; Editor of the Dayton Journal-Herald, Glenn Thompson; Publisher of the Lorain Journal and the Mansfield News-Journal, Harry R. Horvitz; and Editor of the Columbus Citizen-Journal, Don E. Weaver. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8209-C
President John F. Kennedy (seated near center left) attends a luncheon to discuss the activities of Radio Free Europe. Seated at table in foreground, facing camera (L-R): President of Smith Kline & French Laboratories, Walter A. Munns; President of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Howard M. Packard; President of Martin Marietta, George M. Bunker; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Anaconda Company, Clyde E. Weed; Chairman of the Board and CEO of Honeywell, Inc., Paul B. Wishart; President of Bechtel Corporation, Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr.; Chairman of the Board and CEO of the New York Life Insurance Company, Richard K. Paynter, Jr.; and Chairman of the Board and CEO of the General Telephone & Electronics Corporation, Donald C. Power. Seated at table in foreground, facing away from camera (R-L): Chairman of the Executive Committee of Time, Inc., Roy E. Larsen; President of Aluminum Company of America, John D. Harper; Chairman and CEO of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Raymond C. Firestone; President and CEO of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Byron K. Elliott; and President of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Gilbert W. Fitzhugh. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: For a full list of luncheon attendees, see JFKWHSFSLF-026-005.]
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JFKWHP-AR8209-A
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center) attends a luncheon to discuss the activities of Radio Free Europe. Seated at table, facing camera (L-R): President of the Coca-Cola Company, J. Paul Austin; Chairman of the Board of Procter & Gamble, Neil H. McElroy; President of the DuPont Company and Chairman of the Radio Free Europe Fund, Crawford H. Greenewalt; President Kennedy; President of Allegheny Ludlum, Edward J. Hanley; Chairman of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Frederick R. Kappel; Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U. Alexis Johnson; Publisher of Reader’s Digest magazine, DeWitt Wallace; and President of Boeing, William M. Allen. Seated at table, facing away from camera (L-R): Chairman of General Electric, Gerald L. Phillippe, and Chairman of Eli Lilly & Company, Eugene N. Beesley. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7906-D
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center right) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Alabama. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): Publisher of the Montgomery Journal and Advertiser News, Carmage Walls; Executive Editor of the Florence Times and Tri-Cities Daily, Louis A. Eckl; Editor of the Valley Voice, Charles Grainger; Publisher of the Birmingham Sun and Member of the Alabama Press Association, Arthur Cook; Publisher of the Cullman Times-Democrat, Robert Bryan; Editor of the Lee County Bulletin, Neil O. Davis; Publisher of the Anniston Star, H. M. Ayers; Washington correspondent and son of H. M. Ayers, H. Brandt Ayers; Publisher of the Foley Onlooker and Second Vice President of Alabama Press Association, E. M. Howell; Publisher of the Greenville Advocate and Board Chairman of the Alabama Press Association, Glenn Stanley; President and Publisher of the Northwest Alabamian, Jay Thornton; President and Publisher of the Tuscaloosa News and First Vice President of the Alabama Press Association, Buford Boone; President and Publisher of the Birmingham News, C. B. Hanson, Jr.; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Publisher of the Gadsden Times, Frank Helderman; Publisher and Editor of the Decatur Daily, Barrett C. Shelton, Sr.; Editor of the Montgomery Advertiser, Grover Hall, Jr. (not visible); Editor of the Alabama Journal, C. M. Stanley; President of the Birmingham Post-Herald, James Mills; President and Publisher of the Dothan Eagle and President and Publisher of the Troy Messenger, Ralph Nicholson; President and Publisher of the Mobile Register and Press, R. B. Chandler; President of the Talladega Home, J. L. Wallis; President of the Selma Times-Journal, Frank Ford; Publisher of the Jasper Mountain Eagle, Richard Dowis; Editor of the Huntsville Times, Leroy Simms; President of the Opelika News, W. C. Wear, Jr.; and President of the Alabama Press Association and Publisher of the Tallassee Tribune, Herve Charest, Jr. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7906-A
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center left) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from Alabama. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): Publisher of the Montgomery Journal and Advertiser News, Carmage Walls; Executive Editor of the Florence Times and Tri-Cities Daily, Louis A. Eckl; Editor of the Valley Voice, Charles Grainger; Publisher of the Birmingham Sun and Member of the Alabama Press Association, Arthur Cook; Publisher of the Cullman Times-Democrat, Robert Bryan; Editor of the Lee County Bulletin, Neil O. Davis; Publisher of the Anniston Star, H. M. Ayers; Washington correspondent and son of H. M. Ayers, H. Brandt Ayers; Publisher of the Foley Onlooker and Second Vice President of Alabama Press Association, E. M. Howell; Publisher of the Greenville Advocate and Board Chairman of the Alabama Press Association, Glenn Stanley; President and Publisher of the Northwest Alabamian, Jay Thornton; President and Publisher of the Tuscaloosa News and First Vice President of the Alabama Press Association, Buford Boone; President and Publisher of the Birmingham News, C. B. Hanson, Jr.; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Publisher of the Gadsden Times, Frank Helderman; Publisher and Editor of the Decatur Daily, Barrett C. Shelton, Sr.; Editor of the Montgomery Advertiser, Grover Hall, Jr.; Editor of the Alabama Journal, C. M. Stanley; President of the Birmingham Post-Herald, James Mills; President and Publisher of the Dothan Eagle and President and Publisher of the Troy Messenger, Ralph Nicholson; President and Publisher of the Mobile Register and Press, R. B. Chandler; President of the Talladega Home, J. L. Wallis; President of the Selma Times-Journal, Frank Ford; Publisher of the Jasper Mountain Eagle, Richard Dowis; Editor of the Huntsville Times, Leroy Simms; President of the Opelika News, W. C. Wear, Jr.; and President of the Alabama Press Association and Publisher of the Tallassee Tribune, Herve Charest, Jr. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7806-G
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center left) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from South Carolina. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): President and Publisher of the Anderson Independent & Mail, Wilton E. Hall; President and Publisher of the Spartanburg Herald & Journal, Phil Buchheit; President and Publisher of the Charleston News and Courier and Post, Peter Manigault; Publisher of the Cheraw Chronicle, A. M. Secrest; Assistant Editor of the Bennettsville Marlboro Herald Advocate, Annie Kinney; Editor of the Florence News, James A. Rogers; First Vice President of the South Carolina Press Association and the Publisher of the Seneca Journal, Paul League; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the North Augusta Star, Miriam L. Woodring; President and Publisher of the Union Times, William R. Feaster; Publisher of the Rock Hill Herald, Wayne C. Sellers; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the Myrtle Beach Sun News, Mark C. Garner; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Editor of the Walterboro Press & Standard, W. W. Smoak, Jr.; President, Publisher, and Editor of the Sumter Item, Hubert D. Osteen; Past President of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the Easley Progress, W. Jack Ragsdale; President and Publisher of the Columbia State & Record, J. M. Blalock; Publisher of the Abbeville Press and Banner, Fred D. West, Jr.; President and Publisher of the Orangeburg Times & Democrat, Dean B. Livingston; Publisher of the Aiken Standard & Review, Annie H. King; President of the Greenville News & Piedmont, Kelly Sisk; and President of the South Carolina Press Association and Vice President and Editor of the Greenwood Index-Journal, J. E. Chaffin. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7806-D
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center right, facing away from camera) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from South Carolina. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): President and Publisher of the Anderson Independent & Mail, Wilton E. Hall; President and Publisher of the Spartanburg Herald & Journal, Phil Buchheit; President and Publisher of the Charleston News and Courier and Post, Peter Manigault; Publisher of the Cheraw Chronicle, A. M. Secrest; Assistant Editor of the Bennettsville Marlboro Herald Advocate, Annie Kinney; Editor of the Florence News, James A. Rogers; First Vice President of the South Carolina Press Association and the Publisher of the Seneca Journal, Paul League; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the North Augusta Star, Miriam L. Woodring; President and Publisher of the Union Times, William R. Feaster; Publisher of the Rock Hill Herald, Wayne C. Sellers; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the Myrtle Beach Sun News, Mark C. Garner; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Editor of the Walterboro Press & Standard, W. W. Smoak, Jr.; President, Publisher, and Editor of the Sumter Item, Hubert D. Osteen; Past President of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the Easley Progress, W. Jack Ragsdale; President and Publisher of the Columbia State & Record, J. M. Blalock; Publisher of the Abbeville Press and Banner, Fred D. West, Jr.; President and Publisher of the Orangeburg Times & Democrat, Dean B. Livingston; Publisher of the Aiken Standard & Review, Annie H. King; President of the Greenville News & Piedmont, Kelly Sisk; and President of the South Carolina Press Association and Vice President and Editor of the Greenwood Index-Journal, J. E. Chaffin. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.