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President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) speaks with Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (center left), following his arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Left to right: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, partially hidden); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Dr. von Braun; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama); President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, Lieutenant General Frank S. Besson, Jr.; Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow. Air Force One sits in background. The President traveled to Huntsville as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (lower left, with back to camera) views the Saturn C-1 rocket, during a tour of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun (back to camera), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and Vice Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, and Dave Grant. Photographers and members of the press stand at right in foreground. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-41-62
President John F. Kennedy tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun, walks left of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and Vice Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman. Photographers and members of the press observe at right. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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JFKWHP-ST-A16-35-62
President John F. Kennedy tours Mercury spacecraft systems and equipment inside Hangar S at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (mostly hidden) and Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stand right of President Kennedy. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Saturn Project Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Rocco Petrone; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Dave Grant, Bill Duncan, and Roy Kellerman. Mercury spacecraft capsule #19 (partially out of frame) sits at far left in background. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) presents the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper. Also pictured: Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Senator Everett L. Dirksen (Illinois); Hattie Cooper, Trudy Cooper, and Camala Cooper (Major Cooper’s mother, wife, and daughter, respectively); Director of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Dr. Floyd L. Thompson; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; astronaut Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; US Ambassador to the United Nations, Adlai Stevenson; astronaut Commander Walter Schirra; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Margaret Craig McNamara, wife of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Defense; Lady Bird Johnson; Senator A. Willis Robertson (Virginia); Representative Joseph E. Karth of Minnesota (on edge of frame). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White delivers remarks upon receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, General White, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President Kennedy, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, unidentified officer, and General White. (Back Row) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay, unidentified officer, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy (pinning the medal onto General White’s uniform), Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (standing just behind the President), Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left), Major General Robert H. Warren (right of President Kennedy), and others depart the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy's interfaith cadet chapel during a tour of the campus, following commencement exercises at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Personal Secretary to the President Evelyn Lincoln; and White House Secret Service agents Emory Roberts and Toby Chandler. [Damage is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (right) shakes hands with astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper, after presenting Major Cooper with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Also pictured: Senator Everett L. Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Hattie Cooper, mother of Major Cooper; Director of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Dr. Floyd L. Thompson; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Jewell D. Truscott and James J. Truscott, Major Cooper’s aunt and uncle; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; astronaut Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Commander Walter Schirra; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (back to camera), presents NASA award for outstanding leadership to manager of the Mercury Project Office at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Kenneth S. Kleinknecht (standing right of President John F. Kennedy, wearing glasses), during astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper’s NASA Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) presentation ceremony. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Jean Kennedy Smith; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Lady Bird Johnson; Major Cooper and his wife, Trudy Cooper; Hattie Cooper, mother of Major Cooper; Jewell D. Truscott and James J. Truscott, aunt and uncle of Major Cooper; Louise Brewer Shepard, wife of astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard; astronaut Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom and his wife, Betty Grissom; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; Rene Carpenter, wife of astronaut, Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Jo Schirra, wife of astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra; Director of NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert R. Gilruth; Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; President of the Case Institute of Technology and former Administrator of NASA, Dr. T. Keith Glennan; Director of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Dr. Floyd L. Thompson (also a recipient of NASA award for outstanding leadership); Representative James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative Oren Harris (Arkansas); Representative Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona); Senator A. Willis Robertson (Virginia); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Anthony Celebrezze; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Win Lawson. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) delivers remarks prior to presenting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left). Also pictured: Senator Everett L. Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Director of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Dr. Floyd L. Thompson; Hattie Cooper, mother of Major Cooper; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Jewell D. Truscott and James J. Truscott, aunt and uncle of Major Cooper; astronaut Major Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom; astronaut Major Donald K. “Deke” Slayton; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Commander Walter Schirra; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico), chairman of the Senate Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center), Major General Robert H. Warren (right of President Kennedy), and others depart the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy's interfaith cadet chapel during a tour of the campus, following commencement exercises at the USAF Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Also pictured: Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn, Emory Roberts, and Toby Chandler. [Notes: Circular blemishes at center of image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (fourth from left, back to camera) sits in a convertible at Eglin Air Force Base in Okaloosa County, Florida; the President visited Eglin AFB to view a manned weapons firepower demonstration at the Air Proving Ground Center. Also seated in car (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. United States Air Force captain standing at right is unidentified.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon presenting the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), President John F. Kennedy, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, unidentified officer, General Curtis LeMay (in back, blue uniform), unidentified officer, General White, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White delivers remarks upon receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). (L-R) Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden behind the microphone), Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), General White, Chief of Staff of the United States Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, General Curtis LeMay (in back), two unidentified officers, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Representative George P. Miller (California); Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Omar Bradley; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Newly-appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Maxwell D. Taylor, stands with former Chairmen of the JCS during his swearing-in ceremony. Left to right (in foreground): General Omar Bradley; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; General Nathan F. Twining; General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Taylor. Also pictured, in the background: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (back to camera); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Light scratching throughout image is original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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General Maxwell D. Taylor (center, at microphones) delivers remarks during his swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); President John F. Kennedy (left) and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand on either side of General Taylor. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (partially hidden); Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Maxwell D. Taylor (center) during General Taylor's swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stands at right. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); General Omar Bradley; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (face obscured); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Standing in foreground (left to right): President Kennedy (at microphones); General Taylor; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (very back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a military reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Mrs. Kennedy; Katherine Lemnitzer, wife of General Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. Also pictured: General Maxwell D. Taylor and his wife, Lydia Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, and his wife, Anne Bodine Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, and his wife, Helen LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and his wife, Mary Lee Lamar Anderson; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, and his wife, Helen Decker; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Vera Korth, wife of Secretary Korth; Dorothy Stahr, wife of Secretary Stahr; Barbara Jackman Zuckert, wife of Secretary Zuckert. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a military reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Mrs. Kennedy; Katherine Lemnitzer, wife of General Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. Also pictured: General Maxwell D. Taylor and his wife, Lydia Taylor; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, and his wife, Anne Bodine Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay, and his wife, Helen LeMay; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr., and his wife, Mary Lee Lamar Anderson; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, and his wife, Helen Decker; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Vera Korth, wife of Secretary Korth; Dorothy Stahr, wife of Secretary Stahr; Barbara Jackman Zuckert, wife of Secretary Zuckert. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.