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President John F. Kennedy (center) and others attend the swearing-in ceremony for members of the General Advisory Committee of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. (L-R) unidentified (mostly hidden at far edge of image), Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) George Meany, Dean A. McGee, former Assistant Secretary of the United States Air Force for Research and Development Trevor Gardner, former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White, Dr. James Perkins, John Cowles (in back, mostly hidden), President Kennedy, Committee Chairman John J. McCloy, Robert A. Lovett, Roger M. Blough (in back, mostly hidden), Herman Phleger, Ralph E. McGill, Reverend Edward A. Conway, S.J. (in back, mostly hidden), Dr. Herbert F. York, Dr. Isidor I. Rabi, Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas), Secretary of State Dean Rusk (in back, partially hidden), and Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota). The President's H.M.S. Resolute desk is visible in the foreground. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing right of the H.M.S. Resolute desk, in profile) and others watch as Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House Herbert L. Miller (left) swears in members of the General Advisory Committee of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. (L-R) National Park Service (NPS) Photographer Abbie Rowe, unidentified photographer, Assistant Executive Clerk Miller (in front), Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster (in back, partially hidden), President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) George Meany, Dean A. McGee, former Assistant Secretary of the United States Air Force for Research and Development Trevor Gardner (face obscured), former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White, Dr. James Perkins, John Cowles, Committee Chairman John J. McCloy, Robert A. Lovett, President Kennedy (in front), Reverend Edward A. Conway, S.J. (partially hidden), Dr. Herbert F. York, Dr. Isidor I. Rabi, Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas), and Secretary of State Dean Rusk (back to camera). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20813
President John F. Kennedy (left), Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (first from right), Senator J. W. Fulbright of Arkansas (second from right), and Secretary of State Dean Rusk (fourth from right, in back) stand with members of the General Advisory Committee of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency during the swearing-in ceremony for the committee. Members of the committee include (L-R): Former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White (mostly hidden at far edge of image), Dr. James Perkins, John Cowles, Committee Chairman John J. McCloy, Robert A. Lovett, Roger M. Blough, Herman Phleger, Reverend Edward A. Conway, S.J., Ralph E. McGill, Dr. Herbert F. York, and Dr. Isidor I. Rabi. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20395
President John F. Kennedy meets with advisors on disarmament in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. L-R (around table): Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), William C. Foster; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Lyman L. Lemnitzer. Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger, sits in back behind Dean; Assistant Secretary of State, Foy Kohler, sits in back along windows.
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JFKWHP-KN-C20394
President John F. Kennedy meets with advisors on disarmament in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. L-R: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), William C. Foster; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Under Secretary of State, George Ball (behind the President).
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JFKWHP-KN-C20393
President John F. Kennedy meets with advisors on disarmament in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. L-R (around table): Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), William C. Foster; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy. Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger (partially hidden), sits in background behind Dean; Assistant Secretary of State, Foy Kohler, sits behind Rusk and President Kennedy.