Presidential Ceremonial Events

Photos capturing presidential ceremonies, including signings and events involving John F. Kennedy, featuring various state and military officials.

Vice Admiral Earl B. Fowler, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, speaks during the launching ceremony for the Safeguard class salvage ship GRASP (ARS 51) at Peterson Builders Inc. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: Los Angeles, California, arrival at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for a fundraising dinner, 3:40PM. President John F. Kennedy (leaning over table at center, holding a pen) signs a document following his arrival at the Beverly Hilton Hotel rooftop heliport in Los Angeles, California; President Kennedy traveled to Los Angeles to attend a Democratic Party fundraising dinner. Senator Clair Engle (California) stands on red carpet at left; White House Secret Service agent, Dick Johnsen, kneels at far right. White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (holding camera), kneels near center right; additional still and motion picture photographers line the rope barrier at right.

Vice Admiral Earl B. Fowler, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, speaks during the launching ceremony for the Safeguard class salvage ship GRASP (ARS 51) at Peterson Builders Inc. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Karman, 12:15PM. Dr. Theodore von Kármán speaks after receiving the National Medal of Science in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President John F. Kennedy; Judge Victor L. Anfuso of the New York State Supreme Court (in back); Dr. von Kármán; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge; unidentified; Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Dr. Harold Brown (partially hidden); Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner.

Vice President Al Gore greets Mississippi Senator Thad Cockran as he steps onto the speakers platform during the christening ceremony for the Nimitz class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74) at the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Corporation on Veterans Day. To the left are the Commonwealth of Virginia's U.S. Senators Charles S. Robb and John W. Warner and to the right is the CHIEF of Operations, Admiral Frank B. Kelso. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; President Prado; President Kennedy; President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Walter Tobriner.

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Gen. Thomas D. White, 11:42AM. Presentation of the Space Trophy, established by the National Geographic Society, to Chief of Staff of the Air Force General Thomas D. White. (L-R) Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, President John F. Kennedy, General White, Senator Barry M. Goldwater (Arizona), and Vice President of the National Geographic Society Thomas W. McKnew. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Western States: China Lake, California, (Naval Air Facility) NAF. President John F. Kennedy (left, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lakes Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Left to right: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn (wearing sunglasses, at edge of frame); President Kennedy; unidentified; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; agents, Sam Sulliman and Bill Greer (facing away). Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.

Naval officers and other guests bow their heads for the benediction during the launching ceremony for the ocean surveillance ship USNS STALWART (T-AGOS 1). Base: Tacoma State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

A Marine color guard renders honors aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during the ship's recommissioning. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), 11:55AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. L-R: Vice 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 Staff of the United States Navy, Admiral Arleigh A. Burke; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea, 11:00AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): President Touré; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte (partially hidden on edge of frame). Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Ambassador of Vietnam, Tran Van Chuong; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

Trip to Western States: China Lake, California, (Naval Air Facility) NAF. President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lakes Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Seated in reviewing stand (left to right): White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; President Kennedy; unidentified; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O Brien (in back); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.

Sponsor Carol H. Sawyer speaks during the commissioning of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PITTSBURGH (SSN 720). Standing on the left is Lieutenant Commander Peter A. Scala, executive officer, and sitting behind the podium are distinguished guests. Base: Naval Submarine Base, New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy looks on as Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Also pictured: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden). South Lawn, White House, 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 (holding hat) stands with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (saluting), upon arrival at Redstone Army Airfield, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Standing behind President Kennedy at left: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative George P. Miller (California); Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin). Standing in group at right: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O'Donnell. Air Force One sits in background. The President traveled to Huntsville as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

LGEN Thomas McInerney, commander, Alaskan Command, gives a press conference after a group of Soviet aircraft stopped to refuel at Elmendorf en route to an air show in British Columbia. Base: Elmendorf Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: China Lake, California, (Naval Air Facility) NAF. President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) shakes hands with Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, before departing from Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lakes Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; President Kennedy visited NOTS to view weapons demonstrations. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., walks right of Secretary Korth; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr., shakes hands with White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, at far right. A military band performs in the background at left. Also pictured: Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin, Charlie Kunkel, Toby Chandler, and Sam Sulliman; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. Notes: Scratches in top portion of image are original to the negative.

Presentation of the National Security Medal to Allen Dulles, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, to present the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the CIA. President Kennedy walks with Mr. Dulles (on the right). Following behind are (L-R): Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, United States Army General Maxwell D. Taylor, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. United States Army helicopters are visible in the background.

Vice Premier Geng Biao, People's Republic of China, and his delegation are given a briefing by an admiral aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)

Arrival ceremony for Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 11:40AM. President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India speaks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Left to right: unidentified Indian military aide; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); President John F. Kennedy; President Radhakrishnan; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; General Maxwell D. Taylor. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

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; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; 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.

Luncheon in honor of Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 1:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, stand in front of the Grand Staircase prior to a luncheon in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing behind the Presidents, in front row (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Back row (L-R): Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; United States Ambassador to Chile, Dr. Charles W. Cole; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg. Military personnel flank the staircase. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington D.C.

The United States Army Herald Trumpets stand ready as guest await the arrival of President William J. Clinton at the Tennessee Inaugural Ball. State: District Of Columbia (DC) 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 Phil Weaver of Nebraska, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby, unidentified man, Congressman George H. Mahon of Texas (partially hidden behind President Kennedy), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White, and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Right of the column (L-R): Chairman of the J

Swearing-in ceremony, Gen. Maxwell Taylor, Chairman, JCS, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade (left to right): outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford (very back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (in back); General Nathan F. Twining (in back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White Ho

Information office and radio broadcaster Dutch New Guinea. Minister Staff, Governor of Baal, schout-at-night Valkenburg and many others witnessed the opening and employing the trailing slope "ir. Konijnenburg" in Manokwari. May 1957. New Guinea

DD-ST-89-03960. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio, speaks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. On platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; President Olympio (at microphones); Togolese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. André Akakpo; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (behind Ambassador Akakpo, wearing hat); Under Secretary of State, George Ball; US Ambassador to Togo, Leon B. Poullada; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (below platform at left); Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Togo, Dr. Hospice Coco (in group behind platform); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind platform at right, hands folded); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn. US Marine Band stands in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Wa

Vice President and General Manager of Todd Pacific Shipyards Los Angeles Division, Len M. Thorell, speaks during commissioning ceremonies for the guided missile frigate USS REID (FFG-30). Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

After a brief refueling stop, the first group of Prisoners of War released in Hanoi by North Vietnam walk on the red carpet toward their waiting aircraft. They are lead by Pacific Command's officials and POW, U.S. Navy CPT Jeremiah Andrew Denton, (Captured 18 Jul65). The POWs were enroute from Clark Air Base, Philippines to Travis Air Force Base, CA and then to be reunited with their families in the states..

Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy, 10:31AM. Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. President John F. Kennedy speaks from the lectern; attendees listen while seated in the audience and onstage; members of the United States Marine Band sit onstage at left. Seated in group at right onstage, front row (L-R): Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio; Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); unidentified man; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.rnrn

ADM Hyman G. Rickover, center, and ADM Kinnaird R. McKee, Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, arrive for the launching ceremony of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN-730). Base: Croton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

The 40th President of the United States, Ronald W. Reagan and his wife Nancy are given a short briefing by MGEN Robert Arter, commander, Military District of Washington. MGEN Arter is explaining the various military units that pass in review in front of the U.S. Capitol. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Taking part in the 93rd Bombardment Wing change of command ceremony are, from left to right: CHIEF MASTER SGT. Jerry Jarvis, 93rd Bombardment Wing senior enlisted advisor; Brig. Gen Walter E. Webb IV, commander, 12th Air Division; COL. Robert M. Marquette Jr., incoming commander, 93rd Bombardment Wing, and COL. Robert E. Dempsey, former commander, 93rd Bombardment Wing. Base: Castle Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03671. Base: Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-04429. Base: Pusan Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Representatives from veteran's groups form part of the honor cordon outside the Capitol building for the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era. The Unknown will lie in state until May 28th, when a state funeral service will be held in the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery followed by interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-04313. Base: Avondale State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President William Jefferson Clinton speaks on the issue of base closure. Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-86-03355. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN David C. Jones, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, center, stands with Vice President George Bush and his wife during his retirement ceremony. GEN Jones wife and son are standing on the right. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE), 1:03PM. Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Walking down Colonnade (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson. White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton, stands in back, between President Kennedy and John Connally. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Arrival ceremony for Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 11:00AM. President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (in back, partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou (partially hidden); Archbishop Makarios III (at microphones); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (U.S.N.); U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus, Fraser Wilkins; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; and Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides (in front, holding hat). Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stands left of platform; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton, stands behind platform at right. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador o

Armed Forces Inaugural Committee behind the scenes. President-Elect Clinton and Vice President-Elect Gore, with their wives, walk down the steps of the LIncoln Memorial during the opening ceremonies of the free concert provided as part of the American Reunion on the Mall. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Soviet Defense Minister General Dmitriy T. Yazov, center, meets with members of the media while standing beneath the nose of a B-1B aircraft. Yazov is leading a Soviet delegation on a goodwill visit to the base. A C-5A Galaxy aircraft is in the background at right. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Adm. Charles R. Larson, commander-in-chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes as President William Jefferson Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton observe a moment of silence at the ARIZONA (BB-39) Memorial. Secretary of Defense Les Aspin is standing behind Larson. The Clintons are in Hawaii to tour area military installations. Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inaugural Parade. BGEN Robert L. Stephens Jr. USA: BGEN John H. Admire, USMC; RADM Robert C. Jones, USN; COL Steven B. Richards, USAF; RADM John W. Lockwood, USCG; Commanders of troops and staff COL Joseph Hunt, USA; in the Presidential escort prior to the 1993 Inaugural parade. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Captain Winifred Quick Collins, Director of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), 9:48AM. President John F. Kennedy receives a gift of a book from U.S. Navy officers. Left to right: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) officer, Commander Irene Wolensky; Director of WAVES, Captain Winifred Quick Collins; President Kennedy; and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: President Kennedy has lunch with U.S. enlisted troops and their officers at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with military officers during a lunch in the mess hall at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: U.S. Army Sergeant Major Richard C. Whitfield; U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Ross McEuen; Commander of U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.

Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy, 10:31AM. Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. Italian Ambassador to the United States, Manlio Brosio speaks from the lectern; attendees listen while seated in the audience and onstage; members of the United States Marine Band sit onstage at left. Seated in group at right onstage, front row (L-R): Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); unidentified man; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.rnrn

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.

Parade in honor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 12:35PM. President John F. Kennedy and President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) prior to a parade in honor of President Radhakrishnan. Standing in background (L-R): Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; unidentified; US Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; unidentified White House Police officer; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, John J. McNally; unidentified White House staff member. South Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-90-00194. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. President John F. Kennedy 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 (center right, back to camera), briefs President Kennedy; models of the Titan II and Titan III missiles sit on table in foreground. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Representative Victor L. Anfuso (New York). The President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.

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 (left), astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis (partially hidden) sit in the back seat of an open car during the motorcade along Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, prior to the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn. White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (lower right) sits in the front seat of the convertible. Brevard County, Florida.

A view of the distinguished speakers attending commissioning ceremonies for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) as they stand and salute during the national anthem. The ship was built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-ST-89-03795. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President George H.W. Bush speaks with GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander in chief, U.S. Central Command, as Mrs. Bush applauds the passing military troops during the National Victory Celebration. The event is being held in honor of the Allied forces' liberation of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-87-12524. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Kennedy returns to Andrews Air Force Base from Easter vacation, 4:33PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) speaks with Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (center), and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, upon his arrival aboard Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, following Easter vacation in Palm Beach, Florida. Also pictured (in background at left): United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, William C. Burdett, Jr.; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler.

Anefo photo collection. Visit President Bourguiba van Tunesie. July 6, 1966. Tunisia

LT. COL. Alan L. Brunstrom, a recently released prisoner of war, greets his family upon his arrival at Travis Air Force Base. State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of members of the Inter-American Defense Board in the Rose Garden, 12:06PM. President John F. Kennedy addresses delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board's 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; two unidentified men; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy (face partially hidden); Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. Lou Coutts (behind Admiral Haywood); two unidentified men.

COL Louis V. Pelini, left, Commander of the Aerospace Audiovisual Service (AAVS), shakes hands with actor James Stewart after presenting him with a framed print and a photo collage during a ceremony at the Movieland Wax Museum. Stewart, a retired Air National Guard Brigadier General, is being honored for his work with the AAVS to promote the Air Force. COL Reed M. Anderson of the AAVS is at right. Base: Buena Park State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-12202. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival Ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan 11:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. On platform, front row (L u2013 R): Ahmed Kheir, Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs; President Abboud; President John F. Kennedy. Secretary of State Dean Rusk (behind President Abboud); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (right of platform, saluting, wearing beige uniform); Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (wearing white uniform, mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (saluting, wearing black uniform); others unidentified. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Visit of members of the Inter-American Defense Board in the Rose Garden, 12:06PM. Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns, presents President John F. Kennedy with a display of flags, during the President's visit with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board's 20th anniversary). Left to right: Unidentified; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Lt. Gen. Burns (holding flags); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (in back); unidentified (in back); unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy (in back); two unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

On the speakers platform (from left to right) David S. Lewis, Chairman of the Board, General Dynamics; Sponsor Sheila McKinney Watkins, Susan Watkins, Maid of Honor, participate in the launching ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Admiral James D. Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations, can be seen in background. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-13480. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Distinguished guests in attendance at the Congressional Medal of Honor Monument dedication ceremony. The monument was erected to honor four Marines for their heroism during World War II. They are Captain Louis Wilson Jr., Private First Class (PFC) Leonard Mason, PFC Luther Skaggs and PFC Frank Witek. Base: Paseo De Susana State: Guam (GU) Country: Northern Mariana Islands (MNP)

Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, tour of barracks, inspection of recruits, and address at Hall Field. President John F. Kennedy (walking at center) and Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day (left of President Kennedy), depart Pendleton Hall during the Presidents visit to the MCRD in San Diego, California. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.

DA-SC-86-09026. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

3rd United States Infantry (The Old Guard), passing in review for National POW/MIA Recognition Ceremony. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Meeting with advisors on disarmament, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with advisors on disarmament in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. L-R (around table): Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Chairman of the US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), William C. Foster; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Lyman L. Lemnitzer. Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. Clem Conger, sits in back behind Dean; Assistant Secretary of State, Foy Kohler, sits in back along windows.

DD-ST-89-03843. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

LGEN Robert Gard talks with COL Pat Brady, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient in January 1968, during a special dinner held in honor of Medal of Honor recipients on Inauguration Day. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Right side rear view of United States President William Jefferson Clinton (left) stands next to Marine 1, a VH-60N helicopter from HMX-1, Quantico, Virginia, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. US Air Force Colonel Bash and his wife Linda greet the President, as Mr. Clinton is set to depart for the G7 Conference in Germany. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival Ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan 11:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. On platform, front row (L u2013 R): Ahmed Kheir, Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs; President Abboud; President John F. Kennedy. Secretary of State Dean Rusk (behind President Abboud); Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (right of platform, saluting, wearing beige uniform); Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (saluting, wearing black uniform); others unidentified. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Senator MAC Mattingly (R-GA) speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729). Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-00611. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit of Captain Winifred Quick Collins, Director of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), 9:48AM. President John F. Kennedy receives a gift of a book from U.S. Navy officers. Left to right: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) officer, Commander Irene Wolensky; Director of WAVES, Captain Winifred Quick Collins; and President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Western States: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. President John F. Kennedy (descending helicopter stairs) shakes hands with Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance, upon arriving at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico, to view missile demonstrations; Governor of New Mexico, Jack Campbell, descends the stairs behind President Kennedy.

DN-ST-89-02517. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut John Herschel Glenn, Jr., at Cape Canaveral. United States Air Force Honor Guard stands at attention upon President John F. Kennedys arrival at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Those standing with President Kennedy in front of Air Force One include: Assistant to the Air Force Aide to the President Major Frank S. Evans, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Congressman Dante B. Fascell (Florida), Congressman Paul G. Rogers (Florida), Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center Major General Leighton I. Davis; White House Secret Service Agent Floyd Boring (in back

Decoration of General Major T. Meines, deputy head of the quarter of the quarter of General, with the decorations in the Order of the Dutch Lion at his goodbye to the service, Frederikkazerne, The Hague.

Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy, 10:31AM. Ceremony celebrating the Unification of Italy. L-R: Two unidentified members of the United States Marine Band; President John F. Kennedy (with a cut above his left eye), at lectern; Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Archbishop Patrick A. O'Boyle. State Department, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Reception for PT Boat Veterans, 6:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with PT boat veterans during a reception at the White House. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and former PT 109 crewmember, James A. Reed (partially hidden at right in background); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul B. Red Fay (third from right, leaning over). 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

A Navy vice admiral receives a gift from a member of the delegation from China. The Chinese delegates are touring various naval installations. Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: Presentation of a cake to President Kennedy aboard the USS Northampton (CC-1). President John F. Kennedy (center left) admires a cake prepared to commemorate his visit aboard the cruiser USS Northampton (CC-1), command ship of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, at sea off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands at left; Commissary Steward Petty Officer First Class, Horace L. Medders, USN (one of the sailors who baked the cake), stands fourth from right; crew members look on. President Kennedy boarded the ship earlier that day at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia for an overnight cruise to view fleet exercises.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) joins Lt. Col. Charles Sniffin (center), U.S. Army, the commander of troops, in escorting visiting Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (right) as he inspects the joint services honor guard during a March 30, 2000, ceremony welcoming him to the Pentagon. Following the full honors arrival ceremony, Mubarak participated in a working breakfast attended by not only senior Department of Defense officials, but also several prominent U.S. senators

ADM James D. Watkins, chief of Naval Operations, addresses guests attending the commissioning ceremony for the recently formed U.S. Naval Space Command. The Navy Color Guard, the Marine Drill Team and the Navy Drill Team stand in the background during the ceremony. Base: Dahlgren State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former chiefs of naval operations (CNOs) gather for a group photograph at a conference. They include, from left: ADM Carlisle A.H. Trost, USN (Ret.); ADM James L. Holloway, USN (Ret.); ADM Thomas H. Moorer, USN (Ret.); Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe; ADM Frank B. Kelso II, the current CNO; ADM Elmo R. Zunwalt, USN (Ret.) and ADM Thomas B. Hayward, USN (Ret). Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Richard B. Cheney delivers the keynote address as retired ADM Arleigh Burke and Mrs. Burke listen in the background. Cheney is speaking at the commissioning ceremony for the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51), one of the few ships named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

American Reunion on the Mall, the United States Army band Herald Trumpeters play "Fanfare" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as VIPs arrive at the site for a free concert given as part of the "American Reunion" pre-inaugural celebration. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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