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President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo (center), arrives at the White House for a luncheon in his honor. US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (wearing hat), walks up stairs next to President Ahidjo; Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene, walks behind; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk, stands at bottom of stairs by car; Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian, stands at left in background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville), Cyrille Adoula, arrives at the White House for a luncheon in his honor. Also pictured: Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (exiting car behind PM Adoula); Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (standing by car); Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian (far left in background); Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. "Smokey" Stover (at left in background). All others are unidentified. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Villeda Morales. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Villeda Morales; President Kennedy; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and First Lady of the Republic of Honduras, Alejandrina Bermúdez de Villeda Morales (both at far left), step off the reviewing platform; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk, stands at right in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President Touré; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Ambassador of Vietnam, Tran Van Chuong; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Director of West Coast and Malian Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, William C. Trimble; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King. Members of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets stand in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Touré (at microphones); President John F. Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; 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; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Ambassador of Vietnam, Tran Van Chuong; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Director of West Coast and Malian Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, William C. Trimble; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Members of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets stand in background; members of the press gather in foreground. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; President Touré; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; 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; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Director of West Coast and Malian Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, William C. Trimble; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Jay Rutherfurd; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Members of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets stand in background; members of the press gather in foreground. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (right, facing away) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center, wearing white hat) stand with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left of President Kennedy), and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi (holding bouquet of flowers), on the sidewalk outside Blair House, Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk stands left of the Empress; Assistant Press Secretary, Jay W. Gildner walks behind Deputy Tonesk. Those standing behind the heads of state include (L-R): Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (Qods-Nakhai), Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, White House Secret Service agent Clint Hill, and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. [Blemish in upper right portion of image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy speaks to a group of women delegates to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands near President Kennedy. Also pictured: Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Washington political reporter for the New York Times, Tom Wicker; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk); White House Correspondent for NBC, Sander Vanocur. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, upon Prime Minister Shermarke's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; President Kennedy (back to camera); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden); the Prime Minister; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (back to camera); unidentified military officer. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, prepares to greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Virginia Rusk, wife of U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chancellor Adenauer; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (back to camera); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber. Also pictured: Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover; White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy escorts President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, to the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) prior to a parade in honor of President Radhakrishnan. Right to left: US Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (shaking hands with an unidentified Indian official); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Kennedy; President Radhakrishnan; several unidentified persons; White House Photographer, Chief Robert L. Knudsen (far left). South Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, as President Radhakrishnan arrives at the South Portico of the White House prior to a parade in his honor. Left to right: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (back to camera); Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; unidentified Indian official; President Radhakrishnan; US Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (mostly hidden behind President Radhakrishnan); US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Kennedy; unidentified White House staff member. The presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) is parked at right. South Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Officials and dignitaries stand outside the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, following the requiem mass in the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Standing at lower left: former presidents, Harry S. Truman, and General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Mamie Eisenhower; Margaret Truman Daniel. Also pictured: President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Queen Frederika of Greece; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; White House Secret Service agents, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey and Ken Giannoules. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both at right, backs to camera) greet Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, upon his arrival via train at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Imru Haile Selassie, second cousin of Emperor Selassie; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; White House Secret Service agents, Jack Ready and Roy Kellerman.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with President of Tanganyika, Julius K. Nyerere, following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Nyerere. Left to right: Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President Nyerere; President Kennedy; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, attend the arrival ceremony in honor of President Chiari. On the reviewing platform (L-R): President Chiari; Minister of Foreign Relations of Panama, Dr. Galileo Solis (mostly hidden); Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; President Kennedy; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Panama, Joseph S. Farland; Ambassador of Panama, Augusto Guillermo Arango; and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Aide-de-Camp to President Chiari, Lieutenant Federico Boyd (left), and Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (right), flank the platform. Also pictured: Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin; and White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Bob Lilley, and Charlie Kunkel. Members of the press gather at far right. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, walk towards Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Ron Pontius, and Emory Roberts. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Bolivia, Víctor Paz Estenssoro. Standing on reviewing platform (left to right): President Paz Estenssoro; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back); President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Bolivia, Ben S. Stephansky (very back); Ambassador of Bolivia, Enrique Sánchez de Lozada; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett (mostly hidden); U.S. Department of State interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg (in foreground); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (in back, partially hidden). Standing right of platform, on the red carpet (left to right): Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Standing in background (left to right, beginning at the back of the line): Robin Chandler Duke; two unidentified women; Protocol officer for the U.S. Department of State, Thane A. Kuhlman; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; unidentified man; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (mostly hidden, over General Clifton's shoulder); unidentified man (partially hidden). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of Bolivia, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, upon President Paz Estenssoro's arrival at the White House for a ceremony in his honor. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden); President Kennedy (back to camera); President Paz Estenssoro (in front of open car door); unidentified military aide. U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk, walks at far left. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani of Italy upon the Prime Minister’s arrival at the White House. Left to right: President Kennedy; Prime Minister Fanfani; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (stepping out of car); State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman (behind car, wearing glasses); unidentified US Army sergeant (holding door); Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy stands with Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani of Italy, following the Prime Minister’s arrival at the White House. Left to right: Under Secretary of State George Ball; Prime Minister Fanfani; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (behind the Prime Minister); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back, mostly hidden); President Kennedy; State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman (behind the President, wearing glasses); Italian Ambassador to the United States, Sergio Fenoaltea (behind Seidenman); Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (motioning with arm); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. “Smokey” Stover (in background, far right edge of image). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani of Italy. Those pictured include: President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Fanfani; Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Edoardo Martino; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Sergio Fenoaltea; US Ambassador to Italy, G. Frederick Reinhardt; Under Secretary of State George Ball; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; State Department Protocol officer, Eddie N. Williams; State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; White House Secret Service agent, Win Lawson. Military honor guards stand at attention; members of the press stand in group at left. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani of Italy. Standing in center (L-R): President John F. Kennedy, shaking hands with Prime Minister Fanfani; State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Edoardo Martino; US Ambassador to Italy, G. Frederick Reinhardt; Under Secretary of State George Ball; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (standing below platform). Standing at right in foreground: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden). Standing in group at right (in background): Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (far left); Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (second from right); Director of Western European Affairs in the Department of State, Francis E. Meloy (third from left). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke (center left), step off the reviewing platform, following arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister Shermarke; Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed, walks behind President Kennedy. Standing right of platform (L-R): Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Richard J. Gookin; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud; Prime Minister Shermarke (at microphones); President John F. Kennedy; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk, stands at right behind platform. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.