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JFKWHP-KN-18044
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. On platform (L-R): President Youlou, President John F. Kennedy, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Emmanuel Damongo Dadet, Secretary of State Dean Rusk (holding a hat), US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn (partially hidden), State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (behind General Shoup), and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (behind microphones). Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands to the right of the platform. Also included in the photograph and standing to the left of the platform are Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, and other unidentified officials. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-18043
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. On platform (L-R): President Youlou, President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses), Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Emmanuel Damongo Dadet, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (behind microphones), and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Also included in the photograph and standing to the left of the platform are Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, and other unidentified officials. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-18042
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. On platform (L-R): President Youlou, President John F. Kennedy, unidentified man, US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (holding a hat), and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (behind microphones). Also included in the photograph and standing to the left of the platform are Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, and other unidentified officials. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-18041
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. On platform (L-R): President Youlou, President John F. Kennedy, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Emmanuel Damongo Dadet, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (behind microphones), and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh stands to the right of the platform. Also included in the photograph and standing to the left of the platform are Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, and other unidentified officials. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18020
President John F. Kennedy greets Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), upon his arrival at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. (L-R) US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn, Protocol officer for the State Department Clement E. "Clem" Conger, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, President Kennedy, President Youlou, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21912
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Standing on platform: President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; Chief of the Cabinet of the Ivory Coast, Guy Nairay; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; valet to President Houphouët-Boigny, Koffi Pokou; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21911
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Standing on platform: President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; Special Assistant to President Houphouët-Boigny, Guy Nairay; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; valet to President Houphouët-Boigny, Koffi Pokou; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21910
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21909
President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21907
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary Rusk); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21906
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Aide-de-Camp to President Houphouët-Boigny, Captain Bertin Zézé Baroan; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; U.S. Military Aide to Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Eddie N. Williams and Richard J. Gookin; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21905
President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21904
President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also standing on platform: President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa (wife of Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa); Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Minister of Agriculture of the Ivory Coast, Charles Donwahi; District of Columbia Commissioner, John B. Duncan; U.S. Military Aide to President Houphouët-Boigny, Brigadier General Howard McCrum Snyder, Jr.; First Technical Counselor to President Houphouët-Boigny, Thadée Diffre; Special Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Mohamed Diawara; Press Secretary to President Houphouët-Boigny, Maurice Anoma Kanié; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C21901
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Mrs. Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny; President Kennedy; unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7092-E
President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo, delivers remarks upon his arrival in Washington, D.C. L-R: Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene; President John F. Kennedy; unidentified; US Ambassador to Cameroon, Leland Barrows (over President Ahidjo’s shoulder); President Ahidjo; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (partially hidden); Cameroonian Ambassador to the United States, Jacques Kuoh Moukouri (behind microphones); US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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Officials from the Ivory Coast arrive at Washington National Airport. Those pictured include: President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (mostly hidden); First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; President of the Supreme Court of the Ivory Coast, Ernest Boka; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador Bédié); Chief of Protocol of the Ivory Coast, Georges Ouégnin; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Chairman of the Citizens Committee of the District of Columbia, Edgar Morris; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Nancy Quirk Williams; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. State Department Interpreter, José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7260-I
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, upon their arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Mrs. Kennedy (presenting flowers to Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny); President Houphouët-Boigny; unidentified officer; Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny; unidentified officer; President Kennedy. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7260-B
President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny (at microphones), delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on platform (L-R): First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President John F. Kennedy; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands below platform at far left. Also pictured: Henriette Bédié (wife of Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; U.S. State Department Protocol assistant, Elsie Nurmi; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Richard J. Gookin and Eddie N. Williams. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.