Historic Military Presentations

Black and white images of notable military award presentations and ceremonies, featuring various dignitaries and military leaders.

Anefo photo collection. returning Helder Fairwind 1986 exercise distant East; Minister Defense De Ruiter aboard HR. MS. "De Ruyter". 19 June 1986. Den Helder

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). Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; General Omar Bradley; White House Secret Service agents, Frank Yeager and Jim Johnson. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Representative Charles E. Bennett, D-Florida, arrives for the commissioning of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709) at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. returning Helder Fairwind 1986 exercise distant East; Minister Defense De Ruiter aboard HR. MS. "De Ruyter". 19 June 1986. Den Helder

Presentation of the American Automobile Association (AAA) Lifesaving Awards in the Rose Garden, 9:50AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Wayne Brown (of New York, New York) upon presenting him with the American Automobile Association (AAA) Lifesaving Award; four other members of the organization's School Safety Patrol also received the award. Those pictured include: award recipients, John Puhak (of Hazelton, Pennsylvania) and Patricia Miller (of Hereford, Pennsylvania); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Representative George M. Rhodes (Pennsylvania); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representative Fernand J. St. Germain (Rhode Island); Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen (in Washington for a state visit); President of the AAA Traffic Safety Foundation, Judge Clarence E. Bodie; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; Associate Manager of the AAA Pedestrian and School Safety Division, Walter E. Morris; White House Secret Service agent, Dave Grant. Rose

Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., at Cape Canaveral. President John F. Kennedy, astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of President Kennedy, partially hidden), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (lower right, facing away) walk through the crowd at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station upon the Presidents arrival for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. Unidentified photographers and reporters look on; others in the crowd include (L-R): Governor Farris Bryant of Florida (in back, left of the President), Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (in back, left of the President, wearing glasses), Senator George Smathers of Florida (in back, right of Senator Kerr), White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (directly behind the President, partially hidden), Air Force

President Kennedy views the Marine Corps Evening Parade, at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. (8th I Streets, SE), 9:00PM. President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (8th I) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in white), walks at right. Standing at left (L-R): Zola Shoup; Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Margaret Craig McNamara; Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Mary Louise Day; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David Bell; Mary Bell. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, walks at right in background.

Arrival ceremonies for Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru 12:00PM. Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand around the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top) as they prepare to leave the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton; President Prado (getting into car); President John F. Kennedy; unidentified military aide; Secret Service agent Art Godfrey. Most individuals pictured have their backs to the camera.

Distinguished guests stand on the speakers platform as Chaplain (Commodore) John S. McNamara delivers the invocation at the ground-breaking ceremony for the United States Navy Memorial in Market Square Park. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of honorary life memberships in the armed services associations, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy receives honorary life memberships in four armed services organizations; representatives from each organization presented President Kennedy with gold membership cards. Left to right (in foreground): President of the Association of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker; National Vice President of the Navy League, Harold E. Wirth; President Kennedy; President of the Marine Corps League, Raymond B. Butts; President of the Air Force Association, Major General John B. Montgomery; Director of Public Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, Robert F. Cocklin. Standing in back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Notes:

Visit of descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Winners, 9:40AM. Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan (in Washington for a state visit), delivers remarks during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Left to right (in foreground): Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown); unidentified (in back); Prime Minister Macmillan; President John F. Kennedy; Chairman of the District of Columbia Civil War Centennial Commission, Paul J. Sedgwick; and President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy issues welcoming remarks to President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou during arrival ceremonies. On platform (L-R): Secretary of State Dean Rusk, unidentified man, Ambassador of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Emmanuel Damongo Dadet, unidentified man, President John F. Kennedy, President Youlou, and Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup. Also included in the photograph and standing to the left of the platform are Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, as well as other unidentified officials. White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman stands at far right of image. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

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; Carlos Julio Arosemena, Jr. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. State Department Protocol officer, Richard J. Gookin; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. State Department interpret

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. George H. Decker, 12:05PM. Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right). Looking on (L-R): General Maxwell D. Taylor (partially hidden); Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; General Deckers children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson (right), briefs President Kennedy; models of the Titan II and Titan III missiles sit in foreground. Standing at left: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of NASAs Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

DD-SN-07-12957. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Dwight D. Eisenhower and MSFC Director Dr. Wernher von Braun share a joke as other dignitaries look on. Eisenhower was visiting Marshall to participate in the September 8, 1960 dedication ceremony.

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.

Anefo photo collection. Military parade at Ede for Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. May 5, 1960. Ede, Gelderland

Anefo photo collection. Arrival four-day Nijmegen. August 3, 1951. Nijmegen

Dedication ceremonies, Dulles International Airport, 11:12AM. Former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower (at lectern), delivers remarks at the dedication ceremony for Dulles International Airport, named after the late Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles; President John F. Kennedy sits left of lectern. Also pictured on speakers' platform: Director of the Bureau of National Capital Airports, G. Ward Hobbs (face obscured); Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Aline B. Saarinen (widow of the architect for the airport, Eero Saarinen). Chantilly, Virginia.

Port Everglades and Coast Guard Personnel Await the Arrival of the SS African Pilot. Port Everglades, Fla. Pictured left to right: Mr. J. P. Schopler, Director of Promotion for Port Everglades, Mr. R. T. Spangler, Port Manager for Port Everglades and Rear Admiral I. J. Stepehens, USCG, Commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District. The three men gathered at Port Everglades prior to the arrival of the SS African Pilot to discuss matters pertinent to that vessels docking.

Independence Day in Paris, 1955: AT the Rochambeau Statue, Place d'Iena. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Arrival ceremony for Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (carrying a hat) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal for arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Left to right: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; Mrs. Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President Kennedy; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett. Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

Presentation of the American Legion Merchant Marine Achievement Award, 12:03PM. President John F. Kennedy presents Solon B. Turman (center, wearing striped tie) with the American Legion Merchant Marine Achievement Award. Also pictured: Senator John Marshall Butler of Maryland; Commander of the Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Industries Post No. 1242, James A. McQuilling; Manager of the Ocean Tanker Department of the American Oil Company, Thomas M. McQuilling; Thomas A. McQuilling (son of James A. McQuilling). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. (L-R) US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, President Youlou, and President John F. Kennedy. Also included in the photograph are Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, White House Secret Service Agent Art Godfrey, and other unidentified officials. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for President Touré; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks left of the Presidents. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. Arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore (partially hidden); and Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Standing in group to the right of Ambassador Ormsby-Gore (front to back): Secretary of the PM's Cabinet, Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler (hidden); Minister in the British Embassy, Lord Hood (Viscount Samuel Hood); Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, William C. Burdett, Jr. (mostly hidden); unidentified; and private secretary to PM Macmillan, Philip de Zulueta (mostly hidden). Military Aide to the President, Gene

DN-SN-85-10291. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Anefo photo collection. American cemetery in Margraten, officially initiated. July 7, 1960. Margraten

DF-SN-89-09517. Base: Kelly Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of State Directors of the Selective Service System, 9:55AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with officials of the Selective Service System. Left to right: Chairman of the Presidential Appeal Board, James P. Ringley; National Director, Lieutenant General Lewis B. Hershey; member of the Presidential Appeal Board, Martin V. Coffey (back to camera); President Kennedy; unidentified. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C. Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.

Vice President George Bush and other officials walk toward Freedom One, an Air Force VC-137 Stratoliner aircraft, to welcome the recently freed American hostages held by Iran home. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) and President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following the arrival ceremony in honor of President Arosemena Monroy; White House Secret Service agent, Emory Roberts, walks in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

US Cemeteries Dedicated in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. Opening Liberation Museum in Nijmegen and commemoration of operation Market Garden; American veterans welcomed. September 17, 1984. Nijmegen

DD-SN-85-09958. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Gen. MacArthur, 1951 , Armories, Military parades & ceremonies, Military officers, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

President Kennedy departs Andrews Air Force Base for New York City. President John F. Kennedy prepares to depart Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland for New York City. Walking with the President, L-R: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald Jerry Behn; unidentified; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh.

Arrival ceremony for Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 11:15AM. President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in back, mostly hidden); Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; President Alessandri Rodríguez (at microphones); unidentified. Standing at right in background (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra (center right), during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Commander of the 6555th Aerospace Test Wing, Colonel Paul R. Wignall (facing away), stands left of Commander Schirra; site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.

GEN John W. Pauly, left, Deputy Secretary of Defense Graham Claytor and COL Plowden watch an F-4 Phantom II fighter aircraft in-shelter refueling demonstration as the procedure is explained to the secretary by a first lieutenant. Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Visit of American Veterans (AMVETS) officials, 11:48AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with American Veterans (AMVETS) officials. Visitors include: Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine, former AMVETS National Director (left of President Kennedy); Edwin P. Fifielski, AMVETS National Commander (right of President Kennedy); P.E. Howard, AMVETS National Executive Director; Norman S. Carroll, AMVETS National Program Director; C. Stanley Allen, AMVETS National Public Relations Director. Four of the visitors are pictured here. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Submarine submission "Swordfish" at the RDM in Rotterdam. August 18, 1972. Rotterdam, South Holland

DN-SN-88-02175. Base: Casablanca Country: Morocco (MAR)

Anefo photo collection. Salvadoran president Duarte visits country; President Duarte honorary guard. October 19, 1987

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. -- President John F. Kennedy tours the Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex in Florida. Standing in front of a Gemini spacecraft, from the left, are George M. Low, NASA chief of Manned Space Flight partially visible, Kennedy, astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, astronaut Virgil I. Grissom and G. Merritt Preston, NASA's manager of the Atlantic Missile Range.

Proclamation signing, Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba, 7:05PM. President John F. Kennedy looks towards members of the press during the signing of the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager, stands against wall at left; photographers are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of General Carl A. Spaatz and Colonel Daniel Boone, retired Air Force officers, 12:32PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with retired United States Air Force officers, General Carl A. Spaatz (center) and Colonel Daniel Boone (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Chaplain (Rear Adm.) Ross H. Tower, chief of Navy Chaplains, addresses the guests and spectators at the christening ceremony for the Aegis guided missile cruiser YORKTOWN (CG-48). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-SN-89-01215. Base: K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Swearing-in ceremony, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, 3:15PM. Swearing-in ceremony of General Curtis LeMay as Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. Front Row (L-R): Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, President John F. Kennedy, and General LeMay. Rows Behind (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Senator Dennis Chávez of New Mexico (partially hidden by Secretary Zuckert), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (partially hidden behind Senator Cannon), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), two unidentified men, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana), and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White. Right of the column (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, an unidentified man, Senator Clair Engle (California), and several unidentified women. Rose

CDR Richard D. Harst, USNR, right, relinquishes command of Patrol Squadron 0122 (VP-0122) to his successor, CDR Mick L. Watson, left. The change of command ceremony took place at Hangar Seven. Base: Naval Air Station Whidbey Island State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (with back to camera); President John F. Kennedy; Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President, Major Frank S. Evans; Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin; unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy views the Marine Corps Evening Parade, at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. (8th I Streets, SE), 9:00PM. President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (8th I) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, stands at right; members of the Marine Corps Color Guard stand at left.

Trip to Western States: Pierre, South Dakota (Oahe Dam), 10:25AM. President John F. Kennedy laughs with Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock (center right), as they view a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers display during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; White House Secret Service agents, Charlie Kunkel and Dick Johnsen.

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 presents the award to President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), J. Stanley Baughman (center). Looking on (L-R): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; award recipient and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth; Administrator of the HHFA, Robert C. Weaver; White House Secret Service agent, Jack Ready (very back, standing in West Wing Colonnade); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (partially hidden); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts of Alabama (partially hidden); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. W

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore (in back); Prime Minister Macmillan; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy (at microphones); United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; and Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Secretary of the PM's Cabinet, Sir Norman Brook; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Minister in the British Embassy, Lord Hood (Viscount Samuel Hood); Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, William C. Burdett, Jr.; private secretary to PM Macmillan, Philip de Zulueta; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; and Protocol officer for the State Department, Richard J. Gookin

Visit of William R. Burke, National Commander of the American Legion, 4:30PM. National Commander of the American Legion Colonel William Burke hands an item to President John F. Kennedy during their meeting in the Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Prince Bernhard departure to Netherlands Antilles. Farewell by H. M. de Koningin. August 2, 1953

Presentation of the 1961 Collier Trophy, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with the recipients of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). In foreground (L-R): President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation); Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force); Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration); Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb; Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association, Jacqueline Cochran; White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (center left) shakes hands with President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, upon the Archbishops arrival at Washington National Airport. Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (saluting), and U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King, stand at left. U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, walks down airplane stairs. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Huntsville Alabama, Redstone Army Airfield and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy speaks with Senator Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin (center) during a visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands right of Senator Wiley. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

LCPL Brenda Brown of the Military Police Company, stands at attention as MAJ W.A. Tweed, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Inspector General's team, talks to her during a personnel inspection. Base: Marine Corps Logis Base, Albany State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

COL Wilfred L. Goodson, Commander, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing (left), formally announces the readiness of his F-16 Fighting Falcon unit for service with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). The F-16 aircraft have also been introduced to four other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries. GEN Billy M. Minter, commander, Allied Air Forces in Europe, acknowledges by saluting. Base: Hahn Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Weekend in Newport, Rhode Island: Announcement of the appointment of Director Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, at the Naval War College, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy talks with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Allen Dulles and CIA Director-designate John McCone outside Founders Hall at the Naval War College, United States Naval Base, Newport, Rhode Island. (L-R) Secret Service agent Gerald Jerry Behn (wearing sunglasses); Director Dulles; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Director-designate McCone.

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.

Castle Rock ship. Coast Guard League annual memorial services trip around Cape Cod canal. Henry Hutchings and Leon Abdalian , Ships, Military personnel, Photographers, United States. Coast Guard, Abdalian, Leon H., 1884-1967. Leon Abdalian Collection

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 laughs during a visit 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. PT-109 crewmember, George H. R. Barney Ross, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

D-Day 10th Anniversary Celebrations in Normandy. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Anefo photo collection. German Bond President Dr. H. Lubke at Dutch soldiers in Kamp Seedorf (near Bremen). President Lubke in conversation with soldier. July 21, 1967. Bremen, Seedorf

President George Bush greeting CHIEF MASTER SGT. of the Air Force, Gary Phingston, at the campaign streamer ceremony held before the National Victory Celebration parade in honor of the coalition forces from Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

During Vice Premier Geng Biao's tour of the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61), he is introduced to one of the pilots. Geng is from the People's Republic of China. Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

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. PT-109 crewmember, George H. R. Barney Ross, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Transfer rocket launcher in Germany. General Patricks, Calmeyer in foreground. October 10, 1961. Germany

Dillon, Republic Aircraft Model. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Meeting with the Commander in Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Mr. Byron B. Gentry 9:40AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Byron B. Gentry (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

AMS-73 , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy

Trip to Mexico: Wreath laying ceremony, 1910 Revolution Monument, 9:25AM. President John F. Kennedy (left) participates in a wreath laying ceremony at the Monumento a la Revolución Mexicana (Monument to the Mexican Revolution) in Mexico City, Mexico. General Cristóbal Guzmán Cárdenas assists President Kennedy. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing white) is visible in the background. White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson, stands behind General Guzmán Cárdenas.

DN-SN-85-10296. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SN-85-02406. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Description: M. Olivier Stanley being welcomed on arrival at a Kenya aerodrome on the occasion of his visit to the colony in 1943. Location: Kenya Date: 1943 airport, kenya, helmet, m, stanley, olivier, pith, 1943, aerodrome, africa, vintagekenya

Reception for PT Boat Veterans, 6:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with PT boat veterans during a reception at the White House. The group looks at a glass PT 109 paperweight on the President's desk; the paperweight was presented to President Kennedy by the visiting veterans. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. See also MO 63.4859, PT 109 Desk Paperweight

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 (mostly hidden, behind lectern); Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone (partially hidden, right of lectern); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (standing); 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 CIA, Allen W. Dulles. Chantilly, Virginia.

Anefo photo collection. HM Juliana presents new standard from the Heropgerich Regiment Hussars Prince of Orange (in t hard). April 2, 1980

Vadm J.B.M.J. Maas (born 1914,. 1972) Commander of the Seaworthiness forces and Chef Marinestrand from 1968-1972 will be awarded a distinction.

DN-SN-89-03328. Base: Naval Air Station, Jacksonville State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

US Cemeteries Dedicated in France. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Visit of Civil Air Patrol cadets, 9:50AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with a group of Civil Air Patrol cadets in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified man, Cadet 1st Lieutenant Patricia Jean Lewis from West Virginia (shaking hands with the President), Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Lynn Ann Brusin from New Mexico, Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Ronald Lang from Pennsylvania, Cadet Captain James David Tegeder from Minnesota, Cadet Captain Burton C. Andrus III from Montana (very back), Cadet Major Julianne G. Glowacki from Massachusetts, President Kennedy, Cadet 1st Lieutenant Sandra K. Christiansen from Utah (partially hidden behind the President), and Cadet 1st Lieutenant Cheryle Eguchi from Hawaii. Others are unidentified.

U.S. Special Envoy Philip C. Habib meets with French, Italian and U.S. ambassadors to greet the first Marines to land as part of a multinational peacekeeping force. The force was sent here after a confrontation took place between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Presentation of the 1961 Collier Trophy, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with the recipients of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to the four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Left to right: Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), President Kennedy, unidentified, Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), and A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to New York City: Arrival at LaGuardia Airport 6:35PM, Carlyle Hotel 7:00PM. President John F. Kennedy greets New York City Police officers upon his arrival in New York City, New York.

Captain Paul L. Callahan, Commanding Officer (blue) of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS ALASKA (SSBN 732), speaks during the ship's commissioning. Base: Naval Submarine Base, New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister Shermarke; an unidentified Commander of Troops, walks with President Kennedy and the Prime Minister. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

John F. Lehman Jr., secretary of the Navy, addresses guests and spectators at the christening ceremony for the Aegis guided missile cruiser YORKTOWN (CG-48). Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Funeral General Track. Funeral General S.H. Track on ereveld Menteng Pulo. 28 May 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

Operation 'Alert' 1957 , Communication, Civil defense, United States. Federal Civil Defense Administration. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Arrival ceremonies for Léopold Sédar Senghor, President of Senegal, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. Clem Conger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, President Kennedy, President Senghor, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

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