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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy presents certificates of appointment to members of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey, following their swearing-in. Left to right: unidentified; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); unidentified; Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); James N. Ramey; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Drucilla Ramey (mostly hidden); President Kennedy; Dr. Estelle R. Ramey; newly-appointed AEC Commissioners, James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey; John G. "Sean" Palfrey, Jr. (partially hidden); Sarah Palfrey Danzig; Methyl Oakes Palfrey; Belle Roosevelt. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]