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President John F. Kennedy receives an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree during commencement exercises at American University. Left to right: Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University; Dr. Lois E. Torrence, University Registrar (congratulating President Kennedy); Reverend Warren H. Bright, Jr., Minister of Glenwood Methodist Church in Columbus, Ohio (seated in back); President Kennedy; Donald Derby, Dean of Administration; and Ralph C. John, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers an address on world peace and nuclear disarmament during commencement exercises at American University. Left to right: Reverend Charles R. Smyth, Headmaster of the Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey (wiping his brow); Ernest S. Griffith, Dean of the School of International Service; John S. Myers, Dean of Washington School of Law (face obscured); Dr. Lois E. Torrence, University Registrar (in back, over Dean Myers' shoulder); President Kennedy; John M. Reeves, Chairman of the Board of Trustees; and Donald Derby, Dean of Administration. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy receives an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree during commencement exercises at American University. Left to right: Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University; Dr. Lois E. Torrence (holding diploma); Reverend Warren H. Bright, Jr., Minister of Glenwood Methodist Church in Columbus, Ohio (seated in back, applauding); Donald Derby, Dean of Administration (fastening the hood to the back of President Kennedy's robe); President Kennedy; and Ralph C. John, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University (far left, at microphones), reads a citation conferring upon President John F. Kennedy an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree, during commencement exercises at American University. Donald Derby, Dean of Administration (left), and Ralph C. John, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, place the hood on President Kennedy; Dr. Lois E. Torrence, University Registrar (holding diploma), looks on from left. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) looks on as Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University (left), congratulates Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia (right) on receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree during commencement exercises at American University. Also pictured: Dr. Lois E. Torrence, University Registrar (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy), and Donald Derby, Dean of Administration (far right). John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Hurst R. Anderson, President of American University (left, at microphones), delivers remarks after conferring upon President John F. Kennedy an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree. Standing on the lower platform, left to right: Dr. Anderson; Dr. Lois E. Torrence, University Registrar; President Kennedy (holding diploma); Senator John Sparkman of Alabama, American University Trustee; and John M. Reeves, Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Also pictured, seated on main platform above: Reverend Charles R. Smyth, Headmaster of the Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey, and Nathan A. Baily, Dean of the School of Business Administration. John M. Reeves Athletic Center, American University, Washington, D.C.