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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others arrive at the Entrance Hall of the White House for a dinner in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. President Betancourt and President Kennedy (right) stand in front of the Grand Staircase. Descending the stairs behind (left to right): U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes; Mrs. Betancourt; Mrs. Kennedy; Virginia Betancourt de Pérez, daughter of President and Mrs. Betancourt; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París; the ambassador met with President Kennedy to present his credentials. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin, sits at far left; two unidentified photographers stand in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París; the ambassador met with President Kennedy to present his credentials. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin, sits at far left; an unidentified photographer stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París; the ambassador met with President Kennedy to present his credentials. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin, sits at far left; United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton, stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París; the ambassador met with President Kennedy to present his credentials. Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin, sits at far left; an unidentified photographer stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt arrive at a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela, aboard a United States Marines helicopter.
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President John F. Kennedy arrives at the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, to lay a wreath on the tomb of General Simón Bolívar in observance of the 131st anniversary of Bolívar’s death. Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley stands near President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy exits the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, after laying a wreath on the tomb of General Simón Bolívar in observance of the 131st anniversary of Bolívar’s death. White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn walks near President Kennedy; Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley stands near car with back to camera. Members of the Venezuelan military, reporters, and others observe.
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President John F. Kennedy steps into a car after leaving the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela. The President laid a wreath on the tomb of General Simón Bolívar in observance of the 131st anniversary of Bolívar’s death. Also pictured: Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley (far left, with back to camera); White House Secret Service agent Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (facing Rowley, wearing bow tie); Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard; US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes. Members of the Venezuelan military, reporters, and others observe. [Damage to top left corner of negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy exits the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, after laying a wreath on the tomb of General Simón Bolívar in observance of the 131st anniversary of Bolívar’s death. Walking with President Kennedy: White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; US Ambassador to Venezuela Teodoro Moscoso; Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard. Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley stands behind car facing right. Military personnel, reporters, and others observe.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend a dinner in their honor at “Los Núñez,” home of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady Carmen Valverde de Betancourt in Caracas, Venezuela.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy delivers remarks in Spanish at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela, during a ceremony granting land titles to farmers under the Agrarian Reform Program. President John F. Kennedy stands to the right of Mrs. Kennedy; President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt sits on the far right. Sitting in group at right: United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; Chester B. Bowles, President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs (mostly hidden). U.S. State Department interpreter Donald Barnes stands at far left.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes the hand of a farmer receiving a land grant at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. L-R: US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes (on edge of frame); unidentified; Chester B. Bowles, President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs; President Kennedy; First Lady of Venezuela Carmen Valverde de Betancourt; President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt; unidentified farmer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (partially hidden); others unidentified.
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A soldier watches as President John F. Kennedy speaks at the La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. President Kennedy stands beneath a large banner illustrated with likenesses of President Kennedy and of President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt; President Betancourt is seated (hidden by microphones) right of President Kennedy. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy is right of Betancourt; others unidentified.
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President John F. Kennedy visits with attendees of a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes stands to right of President Kennedy; President Rómulo Betancourt of Venezuela stands to right of Barnes (partially hidden).
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President John F. Kennedy walks with President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt at a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. Walking behind President Kennedy: White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes stands to right of President Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. First Lady of Venezuela Carmen Valverde de Betancourt stands to right of President Kennedy; Chester B. Bowles, President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs, stands at far left.
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Land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. A large banner illustrated with likenesses of President John F. Kennedy and President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt hangs above the speakers’ stand.
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President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt speaks at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela; President John F. Kennedy sits behind President Betancourt on the speakers’ stand, beneath a large banner illustrated with likenesses of President Kennedy and President Betancourt. Standing at left: White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Special Assistant to President Kennedy Kenneth P. O’Donnell.
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President John F. Kennedy (in crowd at right) attends a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. Walking near President Kennedy: Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley; White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes.
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Three women stand in the window of a building in Caracas, Venezuela, to watch President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade. One woman holds a photograph of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; another woman holds a photograph of President John F. Kennedy.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy prepare to step off Air Force One upon their arrival at Maiquetía International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy prepare to step off Air Force One upon their arrival at Maiquetía International Airport, Caracas, Venezuela. In back (L-R): White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes; unidentified. [Photograph by Harold Sellers] [Bottom of image contains overlap from an unknown image]
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President John F. Kennedy (L) shakes hands with US Ambassador to Venezuela, Teodoro Moscoso (R). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.