Kennedy Administration Meetings

Photographs documenting meetings involving President John F. Kennedy, capturing significant moments in the Oval Office with various political figures.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Ireland Thomas J. Kiernan, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan, in the Oval Office. L-R: Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio); President Kennedy; Ambassador Kiernan; Congressman John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island). White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Secretary of the Army Elvis Stahr, Jr., 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr., Secretary of the Army. (L u2013 R): Elvis Stahr, Jr.; President Kennedy; General James Van Fleet. Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina. President John F. Kennedy meets with Governor of North Carolina Terry Sanford in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Governor Sanford; President Kennedy; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; and an unidentified man.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Ireland Thomas J. Kiernan, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan, in the Oval Office. L-R: Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio); President Kennedy; Ambassador Kiernan; Congressman John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island). White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with California State Legislators, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with California state legislators. Left to right: Chairman of the California Assembly Committee on Ways and Means, Robert W. Crown; California State Assembly Speaker, Jesse Unruh; President Kennedy; Chairman of the California Senate Finance Committee, George Miller, Jr.; and President Pro Tempore of the California State Senate, Howard M. Burns. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos, 11:28AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Prime Minister of Laos, Prince Souvanna Phouma; three unidentified photographers stand in background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Governor Grant Sawyer of Nevada and Senators Alan Bible and Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), 4:35PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with officials from Nevada. Left to right: Governor Grant Sawyer, Senator Howard W. Cannon, Senator Alan Bible, and President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Prince Juan Carlos of Spain, 12:06PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Prince Juan Carlos of Spain (second from right) and his wife, Princess Sophia of Greece; Ambassador of Spain, Antonio Garrigues y Díaz-Cañabate, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Midwestern Governors (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana), 4:05PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Midwestern governors in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Representative Frank Chelf (Kentucky); Governor of Kentucky, Bert T. Combs; Governor of Indiana, Matthew E. Welsh; President Kennedy; and Governor of Ohio, Michael DiSalle.

Meeting with the US Ambassador to Greece, Henry R. Labouisse, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with US Ambassador to Greece, Henry R. Labouisse. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Brazil, Roberto de Oliveira Campos, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Ambassador of Brazil. Standing in background (L-R): unidentified photographer; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Dick Goodwin; Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Remarks to the press upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) from West Germany, 6:30PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson from Berlin, West Germany, in the Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Vice President Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy's personal representative in Berlin General Lucius Clay; and Special Assistant to the Secretary of State Charles Bohlen.

Presentation of American League Baseball Season Pass to President Kennedy by American League President Joseph Cronin, Washington Senators' owner Gen. Elwood P. Quesada, Washington Senators' General Manager Ed Dougherty, and Joseph McKinney, 12:10PM. Representatives of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs present a season pass to President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) General Manager of the Washington Senators baseball team Ed Doherty; President Kennedy; majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. Pete Quesada; President of the American League Joseph Cronin; American League Public Relations representative Joseph McKenney.

Meeting with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE), 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with former president General Dwight D. Eisenhower (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Scratches on right side of image are original to the negative.

Meeting with Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Secretary of State Dean Rusk (left) in the Oval Office. White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon with former President Harry S. Truman (HST), 1:25PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with former President Harry S. Truman and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Andres Freites Barrera, 12:07PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Andrés A. Freites Barrera (left); the ambassador presented his credentials to President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Stan Musial, Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the St. Louis Cardinals, and family, 4:10PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Stan Musial, Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the St. Louis Cardinals during a visit in the Oval Office. His wife, Lillian Musial, and daughter, Janet Musial, look on from right. In the background (L-R): White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; unidentified. White House, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy with Secret Service Agents John Campion, Jerry Behn, and Roy Kellerman. President John F. Kennedy stands with White House Secret Service agent, John Campion, in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Swearing-in ceremony, James J. Rowley, Director of the Secret Service, 10:37AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with new Secret Service Director James J. Rowley at Director Rowley's swearing-in ceremony at the Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Director Rowley's brother Reverend Francis P. Rowley; Director Rowley's sister Marge Rowley Borise; President John F. Kennedy; unidentified clerk (partially hidden); Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Director Rowley; Director Rowley's wife Mabel Rita Cluen Rowley.

Meeting with the Director of Food for Peace George S. McGovern, 10:12AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with the Director of Food for Peace, George S. McGovern (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Paul Boutros Meouchi, Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Lebanon, 12:03PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Lebanese Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Paul Boutros Meouchi. Left to right: an unidentified priest; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim al-Ahdab; Patriarch Meouchi; President Kennedy; Bishop Antoine Pierre Khoraiche; and two unidentified priests. Also listed in the Presidents schedule: Secretary to the Patriarch, Khalil Abi-Nader; Monsignor Joseph Feghali; and Monsignor Joseph Eid. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

Luncheon in honor of the Prime Minister of Australia Robert Gordon Menzies, 1:30PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Gordon Menzies; Prime Minister Menzies visited the White House to attend a luncheon in his honor. Left to right: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Australia, Sir Howard Beale; PM Menzies; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Commission on Campaign Financing, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Commission on Campaign Costs in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Paul A. Porter; Alexander Heard, Chairman of the Commission on Campaign Costs; President Kennedy; Malcolm Moos; John M. Vorys; Walter N. Thayer; V.O. Key, Jr.; James C. Worthy.

Remarks to the press upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) from West Germany, 6:30PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson from Berlin, West Germany, in the Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Vice President Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy's personal representative in Berlin General Lucius Clay; and Special Assistant to the Secretary of State Charles Bohlen.

Meeting with Miguel Aleman, former President of Mexico, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with former President of Mexico, Miguel Alemán. Left to right: two unidentified; Mr. Alemán; State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes; President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador, 4:30PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks with President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (center); President Arosemena Monroy visited the White House to attend a meeting with President Kennedy. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C. Observers, including an unidentified photographer, stand behind the Presidents.

Meeting with Western States Congressmen, 5:31PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with senators from western states. L-R: Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); Senator Clair Engle (Cailfornia); Senator Stephen M. Young (Ohio); President Kennedy (in rocking chair); Senator Gale W. McGee (Wyoming). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, Robert M. McKinney, 3:32 PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Robert M. McKinney, United States Ambassador to Switzerland. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to New York City: Meeting at the Carlyle Hotel with disarmament advisors Arthur Dean, John McCloy, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. President John F. Kennedy meets with disarmament advisors in the President's Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) John J. McCloy, Advisor to the President on Disarmament; Arthur Dean, Chairman of the United States Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy. Others observe.

President Kennedy with Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey), 9:43AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher of New Jersey (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Fred Korth, Secretary of the Navy, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Pedro Beltran, Prime Minister of Peru, and Ambassador of Peru Fernando Berckemeyer, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Peru Pedro Beltrán and Ambassador of Peru Fernando Berckemeyer in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Governor Terry Sanford of North Carolina. President John F. Kennedy meets with an unidentified guest in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy with a visitor. President John F. Kennedy speaks with an unidentified man (right) during a visit in the Oval Office. White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Mrs. Betty Miller, the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean, 9:33AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with aviator Betty Miller, the first woman to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. Mrs. Miller received the Federal Aviation Agency's Decoration for Exceptional Service from the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, Najeeb Halaby. (L-R) Administrator Halaby; President Kennedy; Mrs. Miller; aviator Jane Janey Briggs Hart; and Mrs. Miller's husband, Charles Miller. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit from a special delegation from Guatemala, 12:45PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with a delegation from Guatemala. Members of the delegation include: Miguel Ydígoras Laparra, the son of the President of Guatemala; Guatemalan Ambassador to the United States Carlos Alejos; Guatemalan Minister of Public Health Dr. Mariano Lopez Herrarte; Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Guatemalan National Congress Ernesto Viteri Bertrand; and Guatemalan Ambassador to the Organization of American States Carlos Urrutia-Aparicio. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Andrei A. Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), 11:59AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Senators Representatives from Idaho Utah, 4:10PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with senators and representatives from Idaho and Utah. L-R: Representative David S. King (Utah); President Kennedy; Senator Frank Church (Idaho); Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); Representative Ralph R. Harding (Idaho). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with US Ambassador to Iran Julius C. Holmes, 5:14PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with US Ambassador to Iran, Julius C. Holmes. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with representatives regarding a fund-raising dinner in honor of President Kennedys 45th birthday in New York City, 11:58AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives regarding a Democratic fund-raising dinner in honor of his 45th birthday in New York City. (L-R) Robert F. Wagner, Jr., Mayor of New York City; Anna M. Rosenberg, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and co-chairman of New Yorks Birthday Salute to the President; President Kennedy; and Arthur B. Krim, President of United Artists Corporation and co-chairman of New Yorks Birthday Salute to the President. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon gather at the White House during the Hubert Humphrey funeral. circa 15 January 1978.

Meeting with Fred Korth, Secretary of the Navy, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Argentine Minister of Economy Dr. Roberto T. Alemann and Dr. Emilio Donato del Carrill, the Ambassador of Argentina, 4:28PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from Argentina. L-R: Minister of Economy of Argentina, Dr. Roberto T. Alemann; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Argentina, Dr. Emilio Donato del Carril; US Ambassador to Argentina, R. Richard Rubottom, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Midwestern Governors (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana), 4:05PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Representative Frank Chelf (Kentucky) during a meeting with Midwestern governors in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Representative Chelf; Governor of Kentucky, Bert T. Combs (mostly hidden); Governor of Indiana, Matthew E. Welsh; President Kennedy; and Governor of Ohio, Michael DiSalle.

Visit of Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire), 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire) during a visit in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Congressional Coffee Hour (Senate), 6:00PM. Congressional Coffee Hour (Senate). L-R: Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Iowa); President John F. Kennedy; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Clifford P. Case (New Jersey). Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy attends a presentation of an Outstanding Record Citation to Harry J. Anslinger, former Commissioner of Narcotics, 9:37AM. Presentation of an outstanding record citation to former Commissioner of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger. Left to right: Representative Frank M. Karsten (Missouri); Mr. Anslinger; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Reed; Representative J. Vaughan Gary (Virginia); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with planners of the 1964 New York Worlds Fair, 5:53PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with planners of the 1964 New York Worlds Fair in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; President of the New York Worlds Fair 1964-1965 Corporation Robert Moses; and chairman of the Corporations executive committee Thomas Deegan.

Visit of Polish exile leaders Prince Lubomirski and General WŌ2adysŌ2aw Anders, 12:40PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from the Polish government-in-exile (formally known as the Government of the Republic of Poland in Exile). (L u2013 R): Prince Eugeniusz Lubomirski de Vaux, Aide-de-Camp to General WŌ2adysŌ2aw Anders during World War II; General Anders, member of the Council of Three (Rada Trzech); President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Governor Jack M. Campbell of New Mexico, 10:03AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Governor of New Mexico, Jack M. Campbell. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Mayor of New York City Robert F. Wagner, Jr., 10:10 AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Robert F. Wagner, Mayor of New York City. Seated (L u2013 R): Congressman James Delaney (New York); Robert Moses, President of the 1964 New York World's Fair Corporation; Mayor Wagner; President Kennedy (seated in rocking chair). Thomas J. Deegan, Jr., Chairman of Executive Committee for the 1964 New York World's Fair (standing behind couch); others unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Legislative Leaders Breakfast, 8:45AM. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and members of Congress gather on the West Wing Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C., during a Legislative Leaders Breakfast. Left to right: Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Vice President Johnson; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senate Majority Leader, Mike Mansfield of Montana (back to camera).

Visit of the family of Ramon Magsaysay, late President of the Philippines, 11:55AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Luz Banzon-Magsaysay (widow of the late President of the Philippines, Ramón Magsaysay) and Ramón B. Jun Magsaysay, Jr. (far left). Retired United States Army Brigadier General, Ralph B. Lovett, stands at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy meeting with newly-appointed Ambassador of Iran, Mahmoud Foroughi, West Wing of White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, April 14, 1963

Meeting with the US Ambassador to Portugal, George W. Anderson, 10:17AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to Portugal, Admiral George W. Anderson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim al-Ahdab, 10:01AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with the newly-appointed Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Ambassador el-Ahdab presented his credentials to President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the Young American Medals to Gerald L. Davis (Oregon), Gordon B. Kilmer (Michigan), and Mary Ann Kingry (Michigan), 10:15AM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. Left to right: Director of Public Information for the Department of Justice, Edwin O. Guthman; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (partially hidden); President Kennedy; unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Representative Al Ullman of Oregon (partially hidden); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); medal recipient, Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon; medal recipient, Mary Ann Kingry, of Saginaw, Michigan; Representative James Harvey of Michigan (in back, partially hidden); medal recipient, Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan; Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan (in back, mostly hidden); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Rose

President Kennedy with visitors. President John F. Kennedy (center) stands with four unidentified visitors in the Cabinet Room. A portrait of Andrew Jackson painted by Ralph E. W. Earl hangs on the wall. White House, Washington, D.C. Discoloration along left edge of image is original to the negative.

Visit of Eva Sámano, wife of Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico, 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) visits with First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos. Left to right: Ambassador of Mexico, Antonio Carrillo Flores; Mrs. López Mateos; President Kennedy; State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Muñoz Marín. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Paul Henri Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, 1:00PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak (left); Foreign Minister Spaak visited the White House to attend a luncheon in his honor. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Karman, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy presents the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Kármán in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President Kennedy; Dr. von Kármán; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner.

Meeting with Representative Sidney R. Yates (Illinois), 11:02AM. President John F. Kennedy (left) shakes hands with Representative Sidney R. Yates (Illinois) during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Argentine Minister of Economy Dr. Roberto T. Alemann and Dr. Emilio Donato del Carrill, the Ambassador of Argentina, 4:28PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from Argentina. L-R: Minister of Economy of Argentina, Dr. Roberto T. Alemann; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Argentina, Dr. Emilio Donato del Carril; US Ambassador to Argentina, R. Richard Rubottom, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Governor of Indiana Matthew E. Welsh, 4:30PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Governor of Indiana Matthew E. Welsh (right of President Kennedy) and two unidentified individuals in the Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with representatives regarding a fund-raising dinner in honor of President Kennedys 45th birthday in New York City, 11:58AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives regarding a Democratic fund-raising dinner in honor of his 45th birthday in New York City. (L-R) Robert F. Wagner, Jr., Mayor of New York City; Anna M. Rosenberg, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and co-chairman of New Yorks Birthday Salute to the President; President Kennedy; and Arthur B. Krim, President of United Artists Corporation and co-chairman of New Yorks Birthday Salute to the President. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Anefo photo collection. Visit Minister President Marijnen and Minister Luns to West Germany, Luns, Marijnen, Erhard. October 1, 1964. Germany

Meeting with the Director of Food for Peace George S. McGovern, 10:12AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with the Director of Food for Peace, George S. McGovern (center), and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Swearing in ceremony, William Battle, US Ambassador to Australia, 5:14PM. President John F. Kennedy and others laugh during the swearing-in ceremony for United States Ambassador to Australia, William C. Battle. Left to right: former Governor of Virginia, John S. Battle; Ambassador Battle; President Kennedy; W. Cullen Battle, Jr.; Robert W. Battle; Barry Webb Battle. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Congressional Coffee Hour (House), 5:50PM. Congressional Coffee Hour (House of Representatives). L-R: Congressman Thomas Tip P. O'Neill, Jr. (Massachusetts); Congressman Hugh J. Addonizio (New Jersey); Congressman John C. Watts (Kentucky); President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman Frank C. Osmers, Jr. (New Jersey). Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Presentation of a season Baseball Pass to President Kennedy, 10:00AM. Representatives of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs present a season pass to President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Majority owner of the Washington Senators franchise General Elwood R. Pete Quesada; President Kennedy; President of the American League Joseph Cronin; General Manager of the Washington Senators baseball team Ed Doherty; and American League Public Relations Director Joseph McKenney.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte, 12:12PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of representatives of the 1964 Conference on Occupational Safety, 9:55AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives of the 1964 Presidents Conference on Occupational Safety. Left to right: President of Crown Zellerbach Corporation, Reed O. Hunt; President Kennedy; Assistant Vice President of the American Iron and Steel Institute, Leo Teplow. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Prince Leopold Frederik Bernhard of the Netherlands in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Congressional Coffee Hour (Senate), 5:50PM. President John F. Kennedy poses for photographs with Senators at a Congressional Coffee Hour in the Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Senator John Marshall Butler of Maryland; Senator Norris Cotton of New Hampshire; President Kennedy; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina; Senator A. Willis Robertson of Virginia.

Luncheon in honor of Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 1:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari (left), in the North Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C.; President Chiari visited the White House to attend a luncheon in his honor. Members of the press gather in the background.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Canada, Arnold D. P. Heeney, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with the Ambassador of Canada, Arnold (A.D.P.) Heeney in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Carl Sandburg, 12:40PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) visits with author and poet, Carl Sandburg. Standing in background: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; White House Secret Service agent, Lubert L. Bert de Freese; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

US President John Kennedy, President Charles de Gaulle and Jackie Kennedy in Paris at the Elysee Palace May 31, 1961

Diplomatic Reception, 6:00PM. President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others greet guests in the receiving line at a diplomatic reception at the White House. Left to right: Unidentified woman (on edge of image); Ambassador of Haiti, Louis Mars (face partially hidden); two unidentified persons; Ambassador of Brazil, Roberto de Oliveira Campos; unidentified; Ambassador of Laos, Prince Tiao Khampan; Ambassador of Portugal, Pedro Theotónio Pereira; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (partially hidden behind Ambassador Pereira); President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back); Lady Bird Johnson; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy with visitors. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with an unidentified visitor (right) in the Oval Office. White House, Washington, D.C.

Congressional Coffee Hour (House), 6:10PM. Congressional Coffee Hour (House of Representatives). L-R: Congressman Ralph F. Beermann (Nebraska); Congressman Arnold Olsen (Montana); Congressman James A. Burke (Massachusetts); President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Congressman Burr P. Harrison (Virginia); Congressman Garner E. Shriver (Kansas). Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the 1st White House Guide Book to President Kennedy First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK), 4:25PM. Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); The White House: An Historic Guide, a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd Detweiler, Inc. Left to right: Ann Mehl of the WHHA; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael (shaking hands with President Kennedy); the President; Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne (mostly hidden); Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Executive Secretary of the WHHA, T. Sutton Jett; Whi

Diplomatic Reception, 6:00PM. President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a diplomatic reception at the White House. Front row (L-R): President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren. Others (L-R): Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind Vice President Johnson, face partially hidden); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (behind Ambassador Sevilla-Sacasa); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa, wife of the Nicaraguan Ambassador (in front); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (head turned, partially hidden); Presidential Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs, Chester B. Bowles; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Dorothy Stebbins Bowles, wife of Mr. Bowles. Grand Staircase, Entrance Hall, White House, Washington

U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower and U.S. President-elect John Kennedy stand before reporters before meeting in Oval Office, North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, December 6, 1960

Meeting with US Ambassador to Mali, William J. Handley, 12:20PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with the US Ambassador to Mali, William J. Handley. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., 9:40AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Antônio Lomanto, Jr., Governor-elect of Bahia, Brazil, 1:00PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Governor-elect of Bahia, Brazil, Antônio Lomanto, Jr., during a visit in the Oval Office. Left to right: President Kennedy; U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; Governor-elect Lomanto; two unidentified men; Special Assistant to the President, Ralph Dungan. Also listed in the President's schedule: Marcelo Geden and George Alvares Macial. White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela, 11:30AM. Arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt, at the White House. Standing in front of doorway (left to right): Mrs. Betancourt (holding bouquet of roses); President Betancourt; U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (in back, mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Standing in doorway, saluting: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured at right: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Virginia Rusk; U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Ambassador of India, Braj Kumar Nehru, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Ambassador to the United States from India, Braj Kumar Nehru, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Hoffmann Photographs 1933 Adolf Hitler's official photographer, and a Nazi politician and publisher, who was a member of Hitler's intimate circle.

Meeting with Petre Bălăceanu, Minister of Rumania, 12:10PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Petre Bălăceanu, Minister of the Rumanian People's Republic. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Welcoming ceremony upon the return of the US Delegation to the Punta del Este Conference, 2:10PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks upon the return of the delegation to the Punta del Este Conference in Uruguay. (L-R) Secret Service agent Gerald Jerry Behn (left of pillar); unidentified (left of pillar); Senator Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Fernando Berckemeyer, Ambassador to the United States from Peru (partially hidden); Representative Chester Merrow of New Hampshire; President Kennedy; Representative Armistead Selden, Jr. of Alabama; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (mostly hidden); DeLesseps Morrison, United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States; two unidentified. Falling snow is visible. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

St. Louis, MIssouri: October 3, 1960 Former President Harry S. Truman greets Senator John F. Kennedy as the Democratic candidate for President arrives for a speaking engagement. Senator Stuart Symington is at right.

President Kennedy with Barbara Ann Fitzgerald Value (niece of Rose Kennedy) and John B. Value, II. President John F. Kennedy visits with his cousin and niece of Rose Kennedy, Barbara Ann Fitzgerald Value (center), and her husband, John B. Value II, (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Robert Frost, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy presents a Congressional Gold Medal to poet Robert Frost in the Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Representative Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Erma Lee Udall (wife of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall); President Kennedy; Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts; Robert Frost; Secretary Udall (mostly hidden behind Frost); Senator A. Willis Robertson of Virginia; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden behind Senator Aiken); Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma.

Meeting with the Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ). President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnsons (LBJ) departure on a good-will trip, 3:30PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson stands at right. Also pictured: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Argentine Minister of Economy Dr. Roberto T. Alemann and Dr. Emilio Donato del Carrill, the Ambassador of Argentina, 4:28PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with representatives from Argentina. L-R: Minister of Economy of Argentina, Dr. Roberto T. Alemann; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Argentina, Dr. Emilio Donato del Carril; US Ambassador to Argentina, R. Richard Rubottom, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Bronson Chanler, Chairman of the Boston United Fund Campaign, 1:02PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Bronson Chanler, Chairman of the Greater Boston United Fund Campaign, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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