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Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan (right), presents a gift of shamrocks in a crystal vase to President John F. Kennedy for St. Patrick’s Day. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy, Dave Powers, and United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew McCloskey, pose with members of the Bunratty Castle singers, dressed in medieval costume, at the Shannon Airport during President Kennedy's departure from Ireland. Back row (L-R): Una Kelly; Jacqueline Doyle; Special Assistant Powers; Bobby O'Brien; Joy de Burgh O'Brien; Ambassador McCloskey; Breda O'Donovan; Briget Fitzgerald; and the entertainments manager for Castle Tours, Ruth Hill (holding flowers). Front row (L-R): Mary McElligott (in blue and white dress) and harpist, Fionnuala O'Sullivan (in red and white dress). Two unidentified Gardaí (police) stand to the left of the group. Shannon, Ireland.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) listens to the Bunratty Castle singers before departing Ireland from Shannon Airport; President Kennedy's sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, stands on the President's left. Also pictured: Bunratty Castle singers Jacqueline Doyle, Breda O'Donovan, Una Kelly, Bobby O'Brien, and Briget Fitzgerald; entertainments manager for Castle Tours, Ruth Hill; Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew McCloskey (between the President and Mrs. Shriver); Mayor of Limerick, Frances Condell (mostly hidden, behind the President); and White House Secret Service Agents Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn and Bob Burke. The Irish Honour Guard stands in the background. Shannon, Ireland.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) delivers remarks before a crowd at Shannon Airport prior to departing Ireland. Shannon, Ireland.
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President John F. Kennedy (left, at lectern) delivers an address before the crowd gathered at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland, during a welcoming ceremony in his honor; Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (wearing red robe), sits right of President Kennedy; others are unidentified. To the right of the lectern (on table) are the gilt cylinder casket and scroll presented to the President, as part of the ceremony, granting him the Honorary Freedom of the City of Galway.
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President John F. Kennedy (top right), Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (left of President Kennedy), and other distinguished guests watch from the upper platform as children from the Patrician Brothers Choir (bottom center) sing, accompanied by harpist Ruth Bradley, during a welcoming ceremony for the President at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland; a group of children from local dance schools sits at lower left. Also pictured (seated in the upper platform, beneath the Irish flag): United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey, and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass.
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President John F. Kennedy (top right, at lectern) delivers an address before the crowd gathered at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland, during a welcoming ceremony in his honor. Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (right of President Kennedy, wearing red robe), and United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey (left of the Irish flag), sit in the upper platform. Also pictured, on the lower platform: a group of children from local dance schools (left); boys from the Patrician Brothers Choir (center); and harpist Ruth Bradley (right, wearing red skirt); White House Secret Service agent Paul A. Burns (bottom center) stands in front of the platform.
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President John F. Kennedy (top right), Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (left of President Kennedy), and other distinguished guests watch from the upper platform as children from local schools (lower left) perform a traditional Irish dance, during a welcoming ceremony for the President at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland; children from the Patrician Brothers Choir (right of the dancers) sing, accompanied by harpist Ruth Bradley (seated, wearing red skirt). Also pictured (seated in the upper platform, beneath the Irish flag): United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey, and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass.
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President John F. Kennedy (top right), Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (left of President Kennedy), and other distinguished guests watch from the upper platform as children from local schools (lower left) perform a traditional Irish dance, during a welcoming ceremony for the President at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland; children from the Patrician Brothers Choir stand right of the dancers, with harpist Ruth Bradley (seated, wearing red skirt). Also pictured (seated in the upper platform, beneath the Irish flag): United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey, and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass; White House Secret Service agent Paul A. Burns stands at bottom right.
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Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (right, wearing red robe), presents President John F. Kennedy with a gilt cylinder casket containing a scroll that confers upon President Kennedy the status of Honorary Freeman of the City of Galway; all others are unidentified. Eyre Square, Galway, Ireland.
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President John F. Kennedy and Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (left), arrive at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland, prior to a welcoming ceremony in honor of President Kennedy. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn (back center), and Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden behind Behn).
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Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (far left, at lectern), delivers remarks before the crowd gathered at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland, during a welcoming ceremony for President John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy (seated with back to camera, right of the Mayor) and other distinguished guests sit on the upper platform; to the right of the lectern (on table) are the gilt cylinder casket and scroll presented to the President, as part of the ceremony, granting him the Honorary Freedom of the City of Galway.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) stands in an open convertible as his motorcade travels through Galway, Ireland; the Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan, sits to the right of President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; and Secret Service agent Bill Greer (driving) sit in the front seat of the President's convertible. Also pictured, in car behind the President's: Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O'Donnell; and Secret Service agents Floyd Boring, Paul A. Burns, and Roy Kellerman. A motorcycle escort travels with the motorcade.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) waves from an open convertible as his motorcade travels through Cork, Ireland. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Jerry Blaine and Sam Sulliman. Crowds line the street.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) waves from an open convertible as his motorcade travels through Galway, Ireland. White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; and Secret Service agent Bill Greer (driving) sit in the front seat of President Kennedy's convertible. Also pictured, in second car: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; and Secret Service agents Floyd Boring, Roy Kellerman, and Sam Sulliman. A motorcycle escort travels with the motorcade; crowds line the street.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) stands in an open convertible as his motorcade travels through Galway, Ireland; the Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan, sits to the right of President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; and Secret Service agent Bill Greer (driving) sit in the front seat of the President's convertible. Also pictured, in second car: Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O'Donnell; and Secret Service agents Floyd Boring, Paul A. Burns, and Roy Kellerman. A motorcycle escort travels with the motorcade; the Irish Honour Guard and crowds line the street. [Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) greets a group of nuns after arriving at the Sportsground in Galway, Ireland; Irish school girls in green, white, and gold costumes stand in the foreground holding American flags.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) greets a group of nuns after arriving at the Sportsground in Galway, Ireland; White House Secret Service agents Floyd Boring and Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn stand to the right of the President.
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President John F. Kennedy (left) greets a group of Irish school girls waving American flags after arriving at the Sportsground in Galway, Ireland. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Floyd Boring (far left, edge of frame), Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (left of President Kennedy), and Paul A. Burns (right of Behn).
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President John F. Kennedy (left) greets a group of Irish school girls waving American flags after arriving at the Sportsground in Galway, Ireland. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (far left, on edge of frame) and White House Secret Service agent Paul A. Burns (right of the President).
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President John F. Kennedy (center) greets members of the American Legion after arriving at the Sportsground in Galway, Ireland, by helicopter. Also pictured: Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (in red robe); Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew McCloskey (right of Alderman Ryan); White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (left of Alderman Ryan); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (far left, at edge of frame); Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass (far left, in front of Brigadier General McHugh); and White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring (in tan coat, behind the President).
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President John F. Kennedy (left, at microphones) delivers remarks after receiving an Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin, during a ceremony at St. Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Members of the Dublin City Council (wearing blue and green robes) sit in front of the stage; also pictured (seated in front row of audience): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President Kennedy's sisters, Jean Kennedy Smith (wearing yellow) and Eunice Kennedy Shriver (wearing white).
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President John F. Kennedy (right, with back to camera) greets members of the Dublin City Council after receiving an Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin, during a ceremony at St. Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Also pictured: Lord Mayor of Dublin, Alderman Seán Moore (right of President Kennedy); the President's sisters, Jean Kennedy Smith (partially hidden behind the Lord Mayor) and Eunice Kennedy Shriver (far right).
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President John F. Kennedy (right) sits on stage prior to receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Trinity College (also known as University of Dublin), during a ceremony at St. Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Also pictured: Provost of Trinity College, Dr. A. J. McConnell (right of President Kennedy); Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass (mostly hidden behind Dr. McConnell); and Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (seated left of the President).
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Vice Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, Dr. Michael Tierney (right), speaks prior to presenting President John F. Kennedy (seated at center) with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the National University of Ireland, during a ceremony at St. Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, sits at far left.