1960s Military Ceremonies

Documentation of military ceremonies featuring high-ranking officials and President Kennedy, emphasizing significant moments in U.S. military history.

L to R: N. Brookes, Bromwich, Crawford, Quist, Hopman. May 29, 1939.

Arrival ceremony for Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari, upon President Chiaris arrival at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal. In the foreground (L-R): Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; President Kennedy (holding hat); and President Chiari. Security Officer for the State Department, Frank Madden, stands behind Secretary Rusk. All others are unidentified. Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. George H. Decker, 12:05PM. Retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker, delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: President John F. Kennedy; Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; General Maxwell D. Taylor (partially hidden); General Decker; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Third Lustrum NATO in the Lower House conference, the chairman (R) Lieutenant General Outside service Prof. T. E. E. H. Mathon introduces two speakers. April 3, 1964

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra (back to camera), during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston, stands left of President Kennedy; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (back to camera), stands behind Commander Schirra in foreground. Also pictured: Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing, Colonel Paul R. Wignall; Director of NASAs Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center, Major General Leighton I. Davis; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

President Kennedy with Gen. Curtis LeMay. President John F. Kennedy confers with Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (back to camera). West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. Scratch in lower portion of image is original to the negative.

Trip to Europe: Germany, Bonn: Arrival, Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany pictured. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (right), during his arrival ceremony at Wahn Airport in Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic); Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stands left of the President. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard. Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.

French and US guests including a crew member from the guided missile frigate USS ANTRIM (FFG-20) stand at attention during the ceremony commemorating the 70 anniversary of the United States entry into World War I. Base: Bordeaux Country: France (FRA)

L to R: N. Brookes, Bromwich, Crawford, Quist, Hopman. May 29, 1939.

Meeting with The Earl Mountbatten, Chief of the British Defense Staff, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces and Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lord Mountbatten; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit from Prince Bernhard on the open day in the airbase Deelen, also his 60th birthday. The prince arrives per Alouette and is welcomed by minister Den TOOM.

Meeting with Gen. Earle G. Wheeler Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, 12:35PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with General Maxwell D. Taylor (left) and Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Scratches on image are original to the negative.

Meeting with Chiang Ching-kuo, Deputy Secretary General of the National Defense Council of China, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair at right, holding books in his lap) meets with Deputy Secretary General of the National Defense Council of the Republic of China, General Chiang Ching-kuo. Interpreter and Director of the Republic of China Government Information Office, James Shen, sits at left; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Calvin Mehlert, stands in the background at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Chamber Committee Defense visit Valkenburg Marine Vliegkamp. MPs view stabilo Brequet Atlantic reconnaissance plane MarineLiegkamp Valkenburg. left Klaas de Vries (PvdA), President Commission. September 10, 1981. Valkenburg, South Holland

Visit of police officers to mark National Police Week, 12:53PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with White House Police Officer, Lieutenant Lawrence B. Quimby, during a visit with police officers to mark the first annual National Police Week. Left to right: Lt. Quimby; Lieutenant Thomas Herlihy, of the Metropolitan Washington Police Department; President Kennedy; Secretary-treasurer of the National Conference of Police Associations, Royce L. Givens; unidentified; acting Director of the United States Park Police, Nash Castro. Also listed in the President's schedule: President of the National Conference of Police Associations, James J. Vigilante; Lieutenant John F. Dempsey, of the Massachusetts State Police; Chief of the Barnstable (Massachusetts) Police Department, Albert L. Hinckley, Jr.; Leonard T. DeLisio, of the General Services Administration (GSA); Donald D. Donohue, of the GSA. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Western States: Pierre, South Dakota (Oahe Dam), 10:25AM. President John F. Kennedy and others sit on the speakers platform during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Others on platform include: Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Governor of South Dakota, Archie M. Gubbrud; Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock; Oahe Area Engineer, John W. Sibert, Jr.

Photographs Relating to the Minor Nuremberg Trials

GEN Adolf Heusinger, Federal Republic of Germany, Chairman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Military Committee, meets with Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, right, at the Pentagon to discuss defense matters relating to NATO. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

General Catroux Returns From Madagascar. Photo shows. M. Antoine Pinay, French Foreign Minister, welcomes General Catroux on his arrival at Orly Airport. General Catroux reported that the ex-sultan had agreed to assist the French government in their efforts to solve the Moroccon problem. General Catroux, 78, who recently led a mission to Ben Youseff, Ex-Sultan of Morocco who is in exile in Madagascar returned to Paris Yesterday. September 12, 1955. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd.)

DD-SN-86-12233. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the Presidents Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Left to right: award recipient and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Analysis, Dr. Alain C. Enthoven; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (very back); award recipient and Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Dr. Fred L. Whipple; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Leonard Carmichael (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); award recipient and Deputy Commandant for Foreign Affairs of the National War College, Ambassador Winthrop G. Brown; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; award recipient and Associate Administrator of the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture, Dr. Sherman E. Johnson; member of the Distinguished Civilia

President Lyndon Johnson meeting with Gen. William Westmoreland and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. They agreed that additional troops would be sent to Vietnam. Aug. 26, 1967.

Awakening at CL Carlberg's departure

Visit of members of the American Legion, 9:55AM. President John F. Kennedy addresses members of the American Legion. Standing behind President Kennedy on platform (L-R): National Commander of the American Legion, Charles L. Bacon; former National Commander of the American Legion, Colonel William Burke. Presidential Assistant, Dave Powers, stands at left in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Harmon International Trophy for Aviators to A. Scott Crossfield, Joseph A. Walker, and Major Robert M. White. (L-R) Harrison A. Storms; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay; Thomas Scott Crossfield and Paul Scott Crossfield (sons of A. Scott Crossfield); Joseph V. Charyk, Under Secretary of the Air Force; President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield; unidentified woman; Joseph A. Walker; unidentified man; Major Alexander P. de Seversky; Major Robert M. White; unidentified man; Colonel Ansel E. Talbert; William E. Schramek. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Vice President George Bush, left, talks to another VIP as they walk across the runway apron to welcome the former American hostages held by Iran home after their recent release. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Mahan Goes Back To-Tacoma -- William Mahan is shown at left, Managled, in this photo taken at San Francisco airport as the accused kidnapper of George Weyerhaeuser, Jr., was put on a plane for Tacoma. Three Carloads of armed government agents roared on to the field and deployed about the plane as Mahan was taken aboard. One member of the guard, armed with a submachine gun, is visible in foreground. July 05, 1936. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).

Turkish Ministers at NATO. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Visit of American Veterans (AMVETS) Memorial Scholarships winners, 10:59 AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with American Veterans (AMVETS) Memorial Scholarship winners. (L u2013 R): Edwin P. Fifielski, AMVETS National Commander; David Warner, President of AMVETS National Service Foundation; Victoria Bisson; President Kennedy; Catherine Glatfelter; David G. Crockett; Victor J. Schoenbach. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Retirement ceremony for Lt. Charles J. Langello, Office of the Naval Aide. President John F. Kennedy meets with retiring Assistant to the Naval Aide to the President Lieutenant Charles J. Langello in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.. (L-R) Lieutenant Langello; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President Tazewell Shepard, Jr.

Arrival ceremony for Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, following President Alessandri Rodríguezs arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (back to camera); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, stands at far right in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Scratches and blemishes on image are original to the negative.

Meeting with Harold S. Russell, National Commander of American Veterans (AMVETS), 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Harold Russell, National Commander of American Veterans (AMVETS), in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. They hold a pamphlet entitled u201c1102 American Heroes: Are They Forgottenu201d produced by the AMVETS to encourage legislators to fund the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Presentation of the Medal of Freedom to Paul-Henri Spaak, Secretary General of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy prepares to award the medal to Secretary General Spaak. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (holding medal); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze; State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke.

Meeting with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, 10:50AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with General Douglas MacArthur. Left to right: President Kennedy; General MacArthur; Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative L. Mendel Rivers (South Carolina); Representative Robert L. F. Sikes (Florida). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Scratches on image are original to the negative.

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, greets Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, upon the Prime Ministers arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, aboard a Royal Air Force plane. Left to right: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Mr. Duke; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Prime Minister Macmillan; President John F. Kennedy; and an unidentified military officer.

Anefo photo collection. General Rikhye (left) in our country, with vice admiral L. Brouwer (right). October 3, 1962

Vice President George H. Bush, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for battleship USS IOWA (BB 61). Seated behind him are, right to left: the Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr., Admiral Wesley McDonald, Commander in CHIEF, US Atlantic Fleet, and Captain Gneckow, Commanding Officer. This is the third time the IOWA has been put into active service. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Interpellationebat in Lower House about War in Vietnam v.L.n.R. Den Uyl, Marcus Bakker, De Gaay Fortman and Van der chair. December 20, 1972. The Hague, Vietnam

Meeting with The Earl Mountbatten, Chief of the British Defense Staff, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces and Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lord Mountbatten; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Ministerial Session of NATO Council. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Arrival ceremony for Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador, 11:00AM. President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, delivers remarks at the arrival ceremony in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador, Neftalí Ponce-Miranda; President Arosemena Monroy (at microphones); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; United States Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, Maurice M. Bernbaum; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and First Lady of the Republic of Ecuador, Gladys Peet de Arosemena, stand at left in background; U.S. State Department Protocol officers, Jay Rutherfurd and Richard J. Gookin, stand at right in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

Bill signing u2013 H.R. 10743, Public Law 87-645, Veterans Disability Compensation, 9:45AM. President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Representative Frank Thompson, Jr. (New Jersey), after signing a bill to increase veterans disability compensation. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, and wife Moufida Bourguiba, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. L-R: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy; Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President, Major Frank S. Evans (in back); Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin; unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Information office radio broadcaster Dutch Guinea. Dutch Guinea: Visit Australian Minister Hasluck director Australian Guinea Brigadier Gen Cleland. Arrival Hollandia Minister Hasluck, MR. HOWSE Australia. July 1957. Hollandia, Guinea

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. President of Brazil Joío Goulart issues a response to President John F. Kennedy's welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Goulart (at microphones), President Kennedy, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy), Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay, U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (in front), United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands left of platform; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (two people behind Secretary Rusk), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in

Bi-Centenaire de la Naissance de Lafayette. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Australian Foreign Minister Arrives In New Delhi -- The Hon'ble Mr. P.C. Spender, K.C., M.P., the Australian Foreign Minister, arrived at Willingdon airport, New Delhi, on January 16, following the conclusion of the Colombo Conference. This group photograph was taken on his arrival at the airport. Left to right: Col. Chatterji, Military Secretary to H.E. the Governor General; the Hon'ble Mr. Spender; Mr. S. Dutt, Additional Secretary, External Affairs Ministry; Mr. B.K. Kapur, Chief of Protocol, Government of India and Sir Archibald Nye, U.K. High Commissioner in India. January 16, 1950. (Photo by Press Information Bureau Government Of India)

U.S. President Richard Milhous Nixon (center), is saluted by the honor guard of flight deck crewmen when he arrives aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 11 mission, to watch recovery operations and welcome the astronauts home. The recovery operation took place in the Pacific Ocean where Navy para-rescue men recovered the capsule housing the 3-man Apollo 11 crew. The crew was airlifted to safety aboard the U.S.S. Hornet, where they were quartered in a Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF) for 21 days following the mission. The Apollo 11 mission, the first manned lunar mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida via the Saturn V launch vehicle on July 16, 1969 and safely returned to Earth on July 24, 1969. Aboard were Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module (CM) pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module (LM) pilot. The CM, piloted by Michael Collins remained in a parking orbit around the Moon while the LM, named Eagle’’, carrying

European Experts Will Take Part in Detroit Metallurgical Congress. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. Commander of Troops, Lieutenant Colonel Charles P. Murray, Jr. (center), escorts President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, past the United States Navy Honor Guard during arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister Macmillan. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at a Press Conference. Seated on stage at right, L-R: Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher; Assistant Press Secretary Jay W. Gildner. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

Visit of naval officers. President John F. Kennedy stands with three naval officers in the Cabinet Room, including White House dentist, Captain John W. Pepper, Jr. (far left). White House, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy with the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) (portrait photo), 10:58AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup.

DF-ST-86-09490. Base: Marietta State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-09206. Base: Wolfeboro State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

At the end of a one day trip through the former Yugoslav region, President William Jefferson Clinton is accompanied by Croatian President Franjo Toujman at the Zagreb Airport in Croatia. The President arrived in a Military Airlift Command C-17 Globemaster III after visits to Taszar, Hungary and Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia, where he visited and spoke to troops participating in Operation Joint Endeavor. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Zagreb Airport Country: Croatia (HRV)

Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., at Cape Canaveral. Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (at microphones) speaks to the press upon his arrival at Patrick Air Force Base, Brevard County, Florida. Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, escorted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, traveled to Florida to attend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal ceremonies held in his honor at Cape Canaveral. Those looking on include (L-R): Lieutenant Colonel Glenns daughter Lyn Glenn (wearing yellow dress), his wife Annie Glenn (wearing red dress), his son David Glenn (mostly hidden behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), and Vice President Johnson.

Dedication ceremonies, Dulles International Airport, 11:12AM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. Also pictured on speakers' platform: Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas (behind lectern); former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (standing); Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen); former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Allen W. Dulles. Chantilly, Virginia.

Trip to Mexico: Tour of the National Institute of Anthropology and History, 4:55PM. President John F. Kennedy visits the Museo Nacional de Antropología (National Museum of Anthropology) of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes; Chief of the Cultural Department at the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Joaquín Cortina Goribar; General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas; Director of the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Arturo Romano Pacheco; U.S. Military Attaché to Mexico, Brigadier General Chester L. Johnson; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Ken Giannoules, Lubert Bert de Freese, and Mike Mastrovito.

Some former marines leave with a KLM plane to America.

Anefo photo collection. Visit French ambassador to the RAI, Simca mode. 13 February 1963

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. President John F. Kennedy and Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy Rear Admiral John F. Davidson at the U. S. Naval Academys commencement ceremony, Annapolis, Maryland. White House Secret Service agents Bob Lilley and Bill Holmes stand in back to the right of Rear Admiral Davidson.

President Kennedy greets RB-47 pilots at Andrews Air Force Base upon their release from Russia, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy greets a United States Air Force RB-47 pilot recently released from the Soviet Union as the pilot arrives with his wife at the North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Connie McKone; Captain John McKone; President Kennedy.

Anefo photo collection. Hearing in the Lower House about new nuclear weapons to be placed, where General Rogers (Supreme Commander of NATO) and LLUs (Secretary General of NATO) are heard. V.l.n.r. Luns, General Rogers, Harry van de Berg. January 13, 1983. The Hague, South Holland

President Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara at the Pentagon, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy walks with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, through a hallway inside the Pentagon; President Kennedy attended a briefing session with representatives from the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer (partially hidden); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric. Washington, D.C. Blurriness in image is original to the negative.

Colour Photograph of the NATO Secretary General's first visit to Poland

Meeting with The Earl Mountbatten, Chief of the British Defense Staff, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief of the Defense Staff of the British Armed Forces and Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Louis Mountbatten, First Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Lord Mountbatten; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Dedication ceremonies, Dulles International Airport, 11:12AM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles. On speakers' platform, right of lectern (L-R): former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (standing); unidentified (mostly hidden); Aline B. Saarinen, widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen (partially hidden on edge of frame). Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas (face obscured) sits behind President Kennedy. Chantilly, Virginia.

Presentation of the President's Distinguished Civilian Service Awards, 12:00PM. Presentation ceremony of the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy and others listen as Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb (at microphones), delivers remarks. Left to right: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; award recipient and Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey; Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; award recipient and Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dr. Donald E. Gregg; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; White House Secret Service agent, Tony Sherman (in back); award recipient and Pre

Presentation of a gold medal commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation to President Kennedy, 5:15PM. Presentation of a gold medal commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Naval Aviation to President John F. Kennedy. L-R: President Kennedy; President of the Navy League, Frank G. Jameson; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Lower House Nato debate; v.l.n.r. Pediating, the Koster and Minister Van der Charter. October 28, 1975

Visit of Benjamin Kevu, native of the Solomon Islands who took part in the rescue of PT-109 crew, 10:54AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Benjamin Kevu (center), a native of the Solomon Islands who took part in the rescue of then-Lieutenant Kennedy and his PT-109 crew during World War II. Left to right: PT-109 crewmember, George H. R. Barney Ross; journalist and author of PT 109: John F. Kennedy in WWII, Robert J. Donovan; Mr. Kevu; President Kennedy. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Western States: El Paso, Texas. President John F. Kennedy (center) receives gifts from Mayor of El Paso, Texas, Judson Williams (standing behind lectern), during an arrival ceremony in his honor at El Paso International Airport; gifts included a pair of .45 caliber Colt pistols, a Texas Ranger badge, a Texas Ranger charm, and the key to the city of El Paso. Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (Texas) and Governor of Texas, John Connally, sit in front row at left. El Paso, Texas. See also MO 63.399.1, Texas Ranger Peacemakers Colt Pistols; MO 63.399.2a, Texas Ranger Badge; MO 63.399.2b, Texas Ranger Charm ; MO 63.399.3, and Key to the City of El Paso, Texas, from the John F. Kennedy Museum Collection.

President Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara at the Pentagon, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy walks through a doorway inside the Pentagon; President Kennedy attended a briefing session with representatives from the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (partially hidden), walks with the President; White House Secret Service agent, Ken Wiesman, walks at far left. Washington, D.C.

DN-SN-85-09087. Base: USS Stump (DD 978) State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. In The Hague the Standing Chamber Committee for Defense Report on Ammunition Report, the F-16 adjustment report. December 15, 1980. The Hague, South Holland

The royal family visits the Royal Netherlands Air Force in the airbase During the flight party at the 60th anniversary of the KLU on 30 June 1973.

Frosch Awarded Goddard Memorial Trophy

Anefo photo collection. EC Meeting EC Foreign Affairs Ministers Hague Emergency Consultation Due retaliation bombings Libya. .... April 14, 1986. Hague, South Holland

Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger and Assistant Secretary of Defense, Manpower, Installations & Logistics, Lawrence J. Korb, each host a ceremony honoring ten Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

U.S. President Richard M. Nixon aboard U.S.S. Hornet aircraft carrier, used binoculars to watch the Apollo 11 Lunar Mission Recovery of astronauts, Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin and Michael Collins, approximately 812 nautical miles southwest of Hawaii, NASA, July 24, 1969

Presentation of the 1961 Collier Trophy, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager, stands in background. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Weekend in Newport, Rhode Island: President Kennedy departs Quonset Naval Air Station for Dallas, Texas, 2:35PM. President John F. Kennedy (far right) departs Quonset Point Naval Air Station for Dallas, Texas. All others are unidentified. Quonset Point Naval Air Station, North Kingstown, Rhode Island.

Vice President George Bush, left, and Mrs. Bush walk toward Freedom One, an Air Force VC-137 Stratoliner aircraft, to welcome the former American hostages held by Iran home after their recent release. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the American Legion Merchant Marine Achievement Award to Warren G. Magnuson, 4:44PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (left) upon presenting Senator Magnuson with the American Legion Merchant Marine Achievement Award. Also pictured: National Commander of the American Legion, Charles L. Bacon (left of President Kennedy); Commander of the Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Industries Post No. 1242, James A. McQuilling (far left). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.

Coast Guardsman Is Empire State Crash Hero (No. 2 in a Series of 3). Brought to Washington, D.C., for appearances in connection with the Coast Guard's 155th Anniversary Celebration, Coast Guardsman Don Molony, hero of New York's skyscraper crash, meets Rear Admiral Carl Michel, Assistant Surgeon General, U. S. Public Health Service, at his desk in Coast Guard Headquarters. The Admiral praised the youth for his quick thinking and his courage in treating victims of the disaster. Molony said he didn't remember "running up and down those 79 floors," but he appeared tired from the experience plus the resultant round of public appearances. He perked up considerably, however, when given permission for a quick visit to see his mother, Mrs. Mary Molony, 1813 West Six Road, Detroit.

Luncheon for General Douglas MacArthur, 12:50PM. Luncheon for General Douglas MacArthur. Standing in front of airplane (L u2013 R): Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; General MacArthur; aide to General MacArthur, Major General Courtney Whitney. Location unidentified.

'Alert America' Convoy , Civil defense, Public speaking. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

President Kennedy with a model Gemini Capsule. President John F. Kennedy views a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the President's visit to McDonnell's St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at left; White House Photographer, Chief Robert L. Knudsen, stands at right. See also MO 63.1922a-c, Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecraft

Anefo photo collection. Public Commission Meeting Defense NAVs Meetings of Europagroep Defense Plans Committee (DPC). December 16, 1981

Anefo photo collection. Defense Sandwich Committee speaks with the US Defense Minister of Defense; President Camera De Vries with Perry. October 12, 1978. America

Trip to Western States: Honolulu, Hawaii, visit to USS Arizona Memorial, 2:40PM. President John F. Kennedy (center) walks through the USS Arizona Memorial during a visit to Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Walking in group with President Kennedy (left to right): unidentified (wearing sunglasses); White House Secret Service agent, Don Lawton; Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in very back); Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; the President; Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii); Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt; Secret Service agent, Tony Sherman. Spectators line both sides of the walkway. Notes: Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.

DN-SN-04-10024. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. Second Chamber Defense Budget. Numbers 8.9 Van Esch, Den Toom, Haex. October 30, 1969

Visit from Prince Bernhard to the army museum in Leiden I.V.m. The unveiling of the GENERAL image of General Hoiefger.

Anefo photo collection. Queen's Commissioner in Noord-Holland, MR. Kranenburg mediated in blast furnipe conflict, Molendijk, De Jong, Kranenburg and Bode. April 2, 1973

DM-SN-86-12815. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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