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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8182-V
President John F. Kennedy attends a reception given in his honor by the Prime Minister of Ireland, Sean F. Lemass. Left to right: Irish Minister for External Affairs, Frank Aiken; Maud Aiken; Kathleen Lemass; President Kennedy; and Prime Minister Lemass. An unidentified man stands in the background between the Aikens. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-452-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (left, standing on stairs) speaks to members of an Irish exporting group, who visited the United States as part of a promotion sponsored by the Lord & Taylor department store. Export and fashion industry representatives listed in President Kennedy's schedule include: Irish Minister for Industry and Commerce, Jack Lynch, and his wife Máirín Lynch; Chairman of the Irish Export Board, William Walsh, and his wife, Phyllis Walsh; and designers Sybil Connolly, Kay Peterson, Donald and Mary Davies, Jack Clarke, and Elizabeth James of Cork. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.