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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-28A-2
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on October 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago. President Kennedy asks Mayor Daley to speak to Representative Roland V. Libonati of Illinois about supporting a civil rights bill.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 28A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-28A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 28A.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-28A
Dictation Belt 28A contains five sound recordings. Item 28A.1 is a telephone conversation held on October 24, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia. They discuss President Tito’s trip to New York. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request. Item 28A.2 is a telephone conversation held on October 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago. President Kennedy asks Mayor Daley to speak to Representative Roland V. Libonati of Illinois about supporting a civil rights bill. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 28A.3 is a telephone conversation held on October 29, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana. They discuss a vote on a civil rights bill. [White House Operator?] speaks to Representative Halleck while he holds for President Kennedy. Item 28A.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana. They discuss economic and military assistance to Latin America and legislative strategy on a civil rights bill. Item 28A.5 is a brief telephone exchange on October 30, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and a [White House Operator]. President Kennedy asks the operator to place a call to Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts. The recording ends abruptly.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
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JFKWHP-1962-05-24-A
AR21, ST10
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JFKWHP-1963-03-23-A
KN32
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JFKWHP-KN-17920
Congressional Coffee Hour (House of Representatives). L-R: Congressman Abraham J. Multer (New York); Congressman Herman Toll (Pennsylvania); Congressman Robert N. C. Nix (Pennsylvania); President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Roland V. Libonati (Illinois); Congressman M. Blaine Peterson (Utah); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania). Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-27453
President John F. Kennedy (center left, at lectern on speaker's platform) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Chicago alderman Daniel J. Ronan; Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in front of the stage at left. Also pictured, standing in the group to the right of the stage: aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly, and White House Secret Service agent Dave Grant. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, John C. Kluczynski, and Leslie C. Arends (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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JFKWHP-KN-27452
President John F. Kennedy (center left, at lectern on speaker's platform) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Chicago alderman Daniel J. Ronan; Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in front of the stage at left. Also pictured, standing in the group to the right of the stage: aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly, and White House Secret Service agent Dave Grant. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, John C. Kluczynski, and Leslie C. Arends (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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JFKWHP-KN-27451
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing on the speaker’s platform (L-R): Chicago alderman Daniel J. Ronan; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr. (in back); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent (in back, mostly obscured); Representative William T. Murphy of Illinois (mostly obscured); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; three unidentified persons; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; unidentified; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring (partially obscured); Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); and Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard (mostly obscured). Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, John C. Kluczynski, and Leslie C. Arends (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. Cullerton; and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd.
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JFKWHP-KN-27447
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing on the speaker’s platform (L-R): unidentified; Chicago alderman Daniel J. Ronan; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr. (in back); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent (in back, mostly obscured); Representative William T. Murphy of Illinois (mostly obscured); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; three unidentified persons; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; unidentified; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly (mostly obscured); and Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois). Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, John C. Kluczynski, and Leslie C. Arends (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. Cullerton; and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd.
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JFKWHP-KN-27446
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing on the speaker’s platform (L-R): Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent (in back); Representative Leslie C. Arends of Illinois (partially obscured); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Representative William T. Murphy of Illinois (partially obscured); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; unidentified; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; unidentified; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly (mostly obscured); Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); and White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring (mostly obscured). Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, and John C. Kluczynski (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. Cullerton; and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd.
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JFKWHP-KN-27445
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing on the speaker’s platform (L-R): unidentified; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent (in back); Representative Leslie C. Arends of Illinois (partially obscured); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Representative William T. Murphy (Illinois); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; unidentified; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy (partially obscured); unidentified; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly (mostly obscured); Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard (in back); White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; and Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois). Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, and John C. Kluczynski (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. Cullerton; and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd.
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JFKWHP-KN-27444
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing on the speaker’s platform (L-R): Representative Leslie C. Arends of Illinois (in back, partially obscured); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Representative William T. Murphy of Illinois (in back, partially obscured); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; unidentified; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; unidentified; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport's namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly (mostly obscured); White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard (in back, mostly obscured); Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); and entertainer Phil Regan. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, and John C. Kluczynski (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. Cullerton; and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd.
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JFKWHP-KN-27443
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing on the speaker’s platform (L-R): Representative Leslie C. Arends of Illinois (in back, partially obscured); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Representative William T. Murphy of Illinois (in back, partially obscured); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; unidentified; Representative Roman C. Pucinski (in back, partially obscured); Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; unidentified; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport's namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly (partially obscured); Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard (in back, mostly obscured); White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; and Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois). Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, and John C. Kluczynski (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. Cullerton; and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd.
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JFKWHP-KN-27442
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing on the speaker’s platform (L-R): Representative Leslie C. Arends of Illinois (in back); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Representative William T. Murphy of Illinois (in back); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; unidentified; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy (mostly obscured behind the President); unidentified; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport's namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly (mostly obscured); Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard (in back); White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; and Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois). Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, and John C. Kluczynski (all of Illinois); Cook County Assessor, P. J. Cullerton; and Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd.
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JFKWHP-KN-27429
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Representative John C. Kluczynski (Illinois); Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Representative William T. Murphy (Illinois); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in foreground at left; agent Ron Pontius stands at far right. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, and Roman C. Pucinski (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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JFKWHP-KN-27428
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Chicago alderman Daniel J. Ronan; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; Representative William T. Murphy (Illinois); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in foreground at left; agent Ron Pontius stands at far right. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, John C. Kluczynski, and Leslie C. Arends (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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JFKWHP-KN-27421
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Chicago alderman Daniel J. Ronan; Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in foreground at left. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives William T. Murphy, Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, Roman C. Pucinski, John C. Kluczynski, and Leslie C. Arends (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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JFKWHP-KN-27420
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Representative John C. Kluczynski (Illinois); Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Representative William T. Murphy (Illinois); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly; White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in foreground at left. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, and Roman C. Pucinski (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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JFKWHP-KN-27419
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Those visible standing on the speaker’s platform include: Trustee of the Chicago Sanitary District, John E. Egan; Representative John C. Kluczynski (Illinois); Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), Alan S. Boyd; Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board, George L. DeMent; Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; Representative William T. Murphy (Illinois); Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley; Chief Executive Officer of American Airlines, C. R. Smith; Chicago City Corporation Counsel, John C. Melaniphy; Patricia O'Hare Palmer, sister of the airport’s namesake, Lieutenant Commander Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare; Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), Najeeb Halaby; aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly; Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard; Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois); and entertainer Phil Regan. White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in foreground at left. Also listed in the President’s schedule as present on the speaker’s platform: Chicago alderman Casimir "Casey" Laskowski; Chicago Aviation Commissioner, William E. Downes, Jr.; architect Charles F. Murphy; Representatives Edward R. Finnegan, Barratt O'Hara, Roland Libonati, and Roman C. Pucinski (all of Illinois); and Cook County Assessor, P. J. “Parky” Cullerton.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17338
Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. President John F. Kennedy speaks from the lectern; attendees listen while seated in the audience and onstage; members of the United States Marine Band sit onstage at left. Seated in group at right onstage, L-R: Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Roland V. Libonati (Illinois), in second row; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio (on far right edge of frame). State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. Front row, L-R: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio; President John F. Kennedy (with a cut above his left eye). Others include: Congressman Roland V. Libonati (Illinois), at left, behind Johnson’s shoulder; Congressman Robert N. Giaimo (Connecticut), third row, between Rayburn and Brosio, wearing glasses; Congressman Paul A. Fino (New York), in second row, between Brosio and President Kennedy; Congressman Silvio O. Conte (Massachusetts), behind Fino, face half-hidden; Congressman Joseph P. Addabbo (New York), right of the President, third row; Congressman George P. Miller (California), far right, second row. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. L-R: Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio, speaks from the lectern; several unidentified members of the United States Marine Band, seated behind Brosio; Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle, seated at right; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Roland V. Libonati (Illinois). State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. L-R: Unidentified piano player and several unidentified members of the United States Marine Band; Opera singer, Renata Tebaldi; Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, seated onstage in front row; Congressman Roland V. Libonati (Illinois), seated behind Archbishop O’Boyle; Congressman Robert N. Giaimo (Connecticut), seated at back right; seated in front row of audience (facing away from camera), First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (third from right, wearing white hat). State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. President John F. Kennedy, at lectern. Seated, L-R (front row): Archbishop Patrick A. O’Boyle; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio. Second row (L-R): Congressman Roland V. Libonati (Illinois); two unidentified men; Congressman Paul A. Fino (New York). Back row (L-R): unidentified man; Congressman Robert N. Giaimo (Connecticut); Congressman Emilio Q. Daddario (Connecticut); Congressman Silvio O. Conte (Massachusetts); Congressman Dominick V. Daniels (New Jersey); Congressman Joseph P. Addabbo (New York). State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7266-H
President John F. Kennedy attends the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Representative Roland V. Libonati (Illinois); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Samuel S. Stratton (New York); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland); White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.