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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center) and Dr. Theodore von Kármán (center right, back to camera) visit with guests in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., following the presentation of the National Medal of Science to Dr. von Kármán. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (at left in background); Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner (far right); Washington Star photographer, Walter M. “Wally” Oates (left of Dr. Wiesner).
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