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President John F. Kennedy visits the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Left to right: unidentified; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (in back, partially obscured); Representative Thomas Ponce Gill (Hawaii); President Kennedy; Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; Representative Spark M. Matsunaga (Hawaii); Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; White House Secret Service agents, Tony Sherman and Ron Pontius. [Notes: Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (on speakers' platform) delivers remarks to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Ron Pontius, and Dave Grant. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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President John F. Kennedy (on speakers' platform) delivers remarks to employees of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ron Pontius, Toby Chandler, and Dave Grant. President Kennedy visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (back to camera); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Senator Edward V. Long (Missouri); Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, Charlie Kunkel, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
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President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) views models of the Titan II and Titan III missiles, during a tour of the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson (center right, in foreground), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of NASA's Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; White House Secret Service agents, Rufus Youngblood, Ron Pontius, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, in foreground) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Representative Victor L. Anfuso (New York); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Rufus Youngblood, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ron Pontius, Bill Duncan, and Toby Chandler. Site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Discoloration along top edge of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (right) walks toward the presidential limousine outside the blockhouse at Launch Complex 34, following a briefing of the manned lunar landing program during a tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center, Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, Dave Grant, Toby Chandler, Ron Pontius, Bill Duncan, and Dick Johnsen. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Blemish in upper right portion of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (wearing flower lei) attends the United States Conference of Mayors at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. Left to right: White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Dick Johnsen (mostly hidden); Mayor Haydon Burns of Jacksonville, Florida; Mayor Raymond Tucker of St. Louis, Missouri; several unidentified persons; President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Mayor of Fresno, California, Arthur L. Selland; President Kennedy (shaking hands with Mayor Burns); White House Secret Service agents, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (wearing sunglasses); unidentified.
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President John F. Kennedy tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri; President Kennedy (left, facing away) rides in a motorized cart with Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell (driving). Following in second cart: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (driving). Also pictured: Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Dave Grant, and Win Lawson. McDonnell plant employees line the tour route. President Kennedy visited the plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri; President Kennedy (center) rides in a motorized cart with Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell (driving). Following in second cart: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (driving). Also pictured: Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Dave Grant, Win Lawson, Jack Ready, and Charlie Kunkel. McDonnell plant employees line the tour route. President Kennedy visited the plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy tours the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri; President Kennedy (center left) rides in a motorized cart with Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell (driving). Following in second cart: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Emory Roberts and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (driving). Also pictured: Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Dave Grant. McDonnell plant employees line the tour route. President Kennedy visited the plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center) walks through the USS Arizona Memorial during a visit to Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Walking in group at center (left to right): Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). Also pictured: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; White House Secret Service agents, Tony Sherman and Ron Pontius. Spectators line both sides of the walkway.
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President John F. Kennedy visits the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Left to right: Commander of Naval District 14 at Pearl Harbor, Rear Admiral Charles A. Buchanan; unidentified (mostly obscured, wearing striped tie); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); unidentified Navy captain; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt (gesturing with his right hand); Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Representative Thomas Ponce Gill (Hawaii); President Kennedy; Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Representative Spark M. Matsunaga (Hawaii); unidentified Navy sailor (holding rifle); Secret Service agent, Tony Sherman; unidentified; agent, Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy walk toward the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) following mass at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar; Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez; Apostolic Delegate to Mexico, Archbishop Luigi Raimondi; Superior of the Guadalupe Missionaries, Bishop Alonso Escalante, M.M.; White House Secret Service agents, James J. Rowley, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, Bill Payne, Dick Johnsen, Mike Mastrovito, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Clint Hill, and Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy visit with Archbishop of Mexico City, Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (shaking hands with Mrs. Kennedy), and Archpriest of the Basílica, Monsignor Gregorio Aguilar (mostly hidden), upon their arrival at the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ron Pontius, Mike Mastrovito, Dick Johnsen, Lubert “Bert” de Freese, Clint Hill, and Bill Greer. The Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental with bubble-top) is visible in the foreground.
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Motorcade for President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. In open car (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble-top): Secret Service agent William Greer (driving); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (front seat, center); Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn (front seat, right; mostly hidden); President Mohammad Ayub Khan (standing); President John F. Kennedy (standing). Standing behind car: Secret Service agents Ron Pontius (left) and Roy Kellerman (right). Crowd watching. 14th Street (passing United States Commerce Department building), Washington, D.C.
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Motorcade for President Muhammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. In open car (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble-top): Secret Service agent William Greer (driving); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (front seat, center); Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn (front seat, right; mostly hidden); President Mohammad Ayub Khan (standing); President John F. Kennedy. Secret Service agent Ron Pontius follows behind car. Pennsylvania Avenue and 14th Street, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line New York Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line New York Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, and Bert de Freese. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, ride in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a motorcade from Union Station to Blair House in honor of Emperor Selassie’s arrival; crowds line Pennsylvania Avenue. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Bill Greer, Ron Pontius, Jack Ready, Bert de Freese, and Bill Payne. Washington, D.C.