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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, stand in front of Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand at left. Also pictured: Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Ron Pontius, Lubert "Bert" de Freese, Emory Roberts, and Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Ron Pontius, and Emory Roberts. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Lubert "Bert" de Freese, Emory Roberts, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) from Blair House, following arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, sits in front seat of car. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy depart Blair House following arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of the Cabinet of the Ivory Coast, Guy Nairay; valet to President Houphouët-Boigny, Koffi Pokou. Washington, D.C.
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Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Walter N. Tobriner, presents a key to the City of Washington to President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (hidden). Left to right (flanked by two unidentified United States Marines): First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (behind column); First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny (mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Chairman Tobriner; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Blair House, Washington, D.C.
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Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Walter N. Tobriner, presents a key to the City of Washington to President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (hidden). Left to right (flanked by two unidentified United States Marines): First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (behind column); First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; President John F. Kennedy; Chairman Tobriner; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Blair House, Washington, D.C.
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President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, receives a key to the City of Washington. Left to right (flanked by two unidentified United States Marines): President John F. Kennedy (partially hidden); President Houphouët-Boigny; Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Walter N. Tobriner; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Blair House, Washington, D.C.
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Officials and guests stand outside Blair House following an arrival ceremony and motorcade in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Those pictured include: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié); U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; Assistant Press Secretary, Jay W. Gildner; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre. Washington, D.C.
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A large crowd observes as the Presidential motorcade arrives at Blair House, Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk (lower left, in profile) greets Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, upon his and President John F. Kennedy's (partially hidden) arrival; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden) walks behind President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Bill Greer (in back) stand on either side of the bubble-top car. The flag of Iran is visible in the background at right, in front of the Executive Office Building.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with President Ahmadou Ahidjo of Cameroon at Blair House, Washington, D.C. US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn, walks through doorway at left.
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Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk (far left) greets Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, upon his and President John F. Kennedy's (far right) arrival at Blair House, Washington, D.C. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden) walks behind President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Bill Greer (in back) stand on either side of the bubble-top car.
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi, arrive at Blair House, Washington, D.C. In the foreground (L-R): the Empress, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy, and the Shahanshah. Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram (partially hidden) stands behind and to the right of Mrs. Kennedy.
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President of Brazil João Goulart (speaking at microphones) delivers remarks upon receiving the Key to the City of Washington from Walter N. Tobriner, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (third from left), during arrival ceremonies. (L-R) Unidentified (mostly hidden), President John F. Kennedy, Chairman Tobriner, U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra, President Goulart, and General Amaury Kruel, Head of the Military Household of President Goulart. Blair House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (right) sit in a convertible outside Blair House during arrival ceremonies for President of Brazil João Goulart. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, walk towards Blair House, following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. A large crowd lines the street in background. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, partially hidden in crowd) and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (far left, with back to camera), greet visitors outside Blair House, following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; White House Secret Service agents, Charlie Kunkel and Toby Chandler. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré (center left), walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top), following a motorcade in honor of President Touré. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra, stand at right. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Floyd Boring, John Campion, and Stu Stout. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with the President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, upon arriving at Blair House for a luncheon given in his honor by President Chiari. Left to right: Chief of Protocol of Panama, Camilo Levy Salcedo; White House Secret Service agent, Emory Roberts (facing away); President Chiari; President Kennedy; and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a reception in his honor, given by Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen of Norway. Left to right (center group): Director of Food for Peace, George McGovern; Prime Minister Gerhardsen; Ambassador of Norway, Paul Koht; President Kennedy. Blair House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a reception in his honor, given by Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen of Norway. Left to right: Director of Food for Peace, George McGovern; President Kennedy; Werna Gerhardsen, wife of the Prime Minister. Blair House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a reception in honor of the President and First Lady, given by Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen of Norway. (L-R) Prime Minister Gerhardsen; Paul Koht, Ambassador to the United States from Norway; President Kennedy; Werna Christie Gerhardsen, wife of the Prime Minister. Blair House, Washington, D.C.