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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with a Boy Scout from Wheaton, Maryland, at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree during the National Capitol Christmas Pageant of Peace at the Ellipse, President’s Park, Washington, D.C. Seated left of lectern, in front row (L-R): Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr. Members of the Tuskegee Institute Choir, including Director Relford Patterson, sit in background.