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JFKWHP-KN-C24451
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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JFKWHP-KN-C24450
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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JFKWHP-KN-C24449
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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JFKWHP-KN-C20961
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 (holding hat) attends arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (back to camera), stands at far right. Walking behind President Kennedy: 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.; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (in back, partially hidden). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) visits with members of the welcoming committee during arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Also pictured: 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.; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy attends arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Walking behind President Kennedy: 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: Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (back to camera); U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (partially hidden at far left). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy walks across the South Lawn driveway to attend arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Walking behind President Kennedy: 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.; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, 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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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Union Station in Washington, D.C., to greet Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, upon his arrival. Left to right: Ambassador of Nigeria, Julius Momo Udochi; Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Konan Bédié; Ambassador of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba, Jr.; Ambassador of Ethiopia, Berhanu Dinke; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind President Kennedy); Mrs. Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Kennedy); U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk.
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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 the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, stand in front of Blair House upon their arrival in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following a motorcade in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand at left. Also pictured: 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, Lubert "Bert" de Freese, Emory Roberts, and Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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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 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; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius, Lubert "Bert" de Freese, Emory Roberts, Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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A large crowd observes as the Presidential motorcade arrives at Blair House, Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk (lower left, in profile) greets Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, upon his and President John F. Kennedy's (partially hidden) arrival; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden) walks behind President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Bill Greer (in back) stand on either side of the bubble-top car. The flag of Iran is visible in the background at right, in front of the Executive Office Building.
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Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk (far left) greets Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, upon his and President John F. Kennedy's (far right) arrival at Blair House, Washington, D.C. Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden) walks behind President Kennedy; White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Bill Greer (in back) stand on either side of the bubble-top car.
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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 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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President John F. Kennedy stands with Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, following Prime Minister Shermarke's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (in back, with back to camera); U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Prime Minister Shermarke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back); President Kennedy; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back, mostly hidden); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. President John F. Kennedy greets Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud, in the receiving line. Left to right: Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Prime Minister Shermarke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; unidentified (very back); President Kennedy; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back, partially hidden); unidentified (very back); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; Foreign Minister Mohamud; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (back to camera); U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets Prime Minister of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, upon the Prime Minister's arrival at the White House for a ceremony in his honor. Left to right: U.S. Department of State interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, partially hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King (very back, facing away); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Ben Bella; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (standing near open car door). South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.