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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 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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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and First Lady of Venezuela Carmen Valverde de Betancourt (both at left) and others arrive at a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. Naval Aide to President John F. Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard walks to right of Mrs. Betancourt.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) accepts a gift of flowers at a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. First Lady of Venezuela Carmen Valverde de Betancourt stands at left with her back to the camera.
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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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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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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy addresses the audience in Spanish at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela, at a ceremony granting farmers titles to land under the Agrarian Reform Program. President John F. Kennedy stands to the right of Mrs. Kennedy; President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt sits to the right of President Kennedy in the front row. US State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes, stands to the left of Mrs. Kennedy. Also seated in the 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; US Ambassador to Venezuela, Teodoro Moscoso; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert F. Woodward; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard.
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Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with Minister of Defense of Venezuela, General Antonio Briceño Linares. Also pictured: acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Reinaldo Leandro Mora; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, Neftalí Ponce-Miranda; Ambassador of Ecuador, Dr. José Antonio Correa Escobar; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, at the White House. President John F. Kennedy escorts President Betancourt and Mrs. Betancourt (both with their backs to the camera) into the White House through the winter door enclosure at the North Portico entrance. Following behind (left to right): First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, at the White House. Standing in front of doorway (left to right): Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses); President Betancourt; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Standing in doorway, saluting: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured at right: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, at the White House. Standing in front of doorway (left to right): Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses); President Betancourt; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Standing in doorway, saluting: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured at right: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt (right, at microphones), delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in his honor. U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (writing), stands immediately left of President Betancourt; First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses), stands in front of doorway at left; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both at center left) look on. Standing in doorway, behind Mrs. Betancourt: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (face obscured). Also pictured (standing in receiving line in the background): Robin Chandler Duke (wife of U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Dr. Marcos Falcón Briceño; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (right, at microphones) delivers remarks during an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (writing), stands immediately left of President Kennedy; President Betancourt and Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses) stand in front of doorway at left; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center left, in back) looks on. Standing in doorway, behind President and Mrs. Betancourt: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured (standing in receiving line in the background): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Robin Chandler Duke; Virginia Rusk (wife of U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, Dr. Marcos Falcón Briceño; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, at the White House. Standing in front of doorway (left to right): Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses); President Betancourt; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Standing behind, in doorway, saluting: 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 receiving line at right (left to right): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (saluting); Virginia Betancourt de Pérez, daughter of President and Mrs. Betancourt; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. Also pictured (behind Secretary Rusk): U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Robin Chandler Duke. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greet President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, upon their arrival at the White House for a ceremony in their honor. Left to right (in foreground): Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Virginia Rusk; Mrs. Kennedy; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (in back); Robin Chandler Duke (behind her husband); Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses); President Betancourt; Virginia Betancourt de Pérez, daughter of President and Mrs. Betancourt (partially hidden behind open car door); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk. Honor guard troops line the driveway in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agents, Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey and Win Lawson. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. President Kennedy greets President Betancourt (in front of open car door) upon his arrival at the White House; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (wearing hat), and U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (back to camera), stand on either side of the Presidents. Mrs. Kennedy (holding bouquet of roses) and U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (far left), descend the stairs; honor guard troops line the driveway in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. Standing behind President and Mrs. Kennedy, at left in doorway: 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.; and U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, partially hidden). Standing in receiving line at right (left to right): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Ambassador of Venezuela, Dr. Enrique Tejera París. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. Standing behind President and Mrs. Kennedy at left, saluting: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; and Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Standing at right: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, and Virginia Rusk. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.