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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) stands in front of a memorial for Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare after laying a wreath during the dedication ceremony for O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing in row directly behind President Kennedy (L-R): Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois (mostly obscured); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; and Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley. Nephews of Butch O'Hare, Phillip Tovrea III (wearing a Culver Military Academy uniform) and Edward Palmer, stand in front of the memorial. Those standing in the group at left include Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard, and White House Secret Service agents Dave Grant, Floyd Boring, and Ron Pontius.