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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-27435
President John F. Kennedy (center left) stands in front of a memorial for Lieutenant Commander Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare before laying a wreath during the dedication ceremony for O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois. Standing directly behind President Kennedy (L-R): Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois (mostly obscured); Governor of Illinois, Otto Kerner; and Mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley. Nephews of Butch O'Hare, Phillip Tovrea III (wearing a Culver Military Academy uniform) and Edward Palmer (holding wreath), stand in front of the memorial. Those standing in background at left include Naval Aide to the President, Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; former chairman of the Chicago City Council's Aviation Committee, John E. Egan; Representatives Roman C. Pucinski and John C. Kluczynski (both of Illinois); and aide to Mayor Daley, Colonel Jack Reilly.