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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)
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)
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GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, President George Bush, Barbara Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle watch a parade from the reviewing stand during the National Victory Celebration. The day-long event being held in honor of the liberation of Kuwait by coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger hosts swearing in for the three Service Secretaries. Secretary of the Army, John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Navy, John F. Lehman, Secretary of the Air Force, Vernon Orr. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DA-SC-85-11804. Base: West Point State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Major General Robert H. Warren walking past saluting cadets while attending commencement exercises for the fifth graduating class, Falcon Stadium, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, Robert Knudsen, White House Photographs, June 5, 1963
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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, back to camera) greets military officers during a lunch in the mess hall at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Supreme Allied Commander of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), General Lyman Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commander of U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.
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Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: Arrival at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, address, and inspection of troops and equipment, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy inspects military troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany. Left to right: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn (in background, partially obscured); Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; the President; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr. Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.
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DN-ST-90-02020. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Presentation of the American Legion Merchant Marine Achievement Award to Warren G. Magnuson, 4:44PM. President John F. Kennedy presents the American Legion Merchant Marine Achievement Award to Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (left). Commander of the Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Industries Post No. 1242, James A. McQuilling, stands at far left. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.
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S70-15511 (19 April 1970) --- President Richard M. Nixon speaks at Hickham Air Force Base prior to presenting the nation's highest civilian award to the Apollo 13 crew. Receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom were astronauts James A. Lovell Jr., (next to the Chief Executive), commander; John L. Swigert Jr. (left), command module pilot; and Fred W. Haise Jr., lunar module pilot. Wives of Lovell and Haise and the parents of Swigert accompanied the President to Hawaii. The Apollo 13 splashdown occurred at 12 07 44 p.m. (CST), April 17, 1970, about a day and a half prior to the Hickam Air Force Base ceremonies.
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DN-ST-87-01318. Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Veteran's Day Ceremony, Veteran's National Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
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DD-ST-89-03965. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Vice Admiral John H. Fetterman Jr., left, Commander Naval Air Force, US Pacific Fleet, and Admiral Charles R. Larson, second from left, Commander in CHIEF, US Pacific Fleet, attend a dinner with other US and Soviet officers during a visit to the city by two US Navy ships. The guided missile cruiser USS PRINCETON (CG-59) and the guided missile frigate USS REUBEN JAMES (FFG 57) are in Vladivostok for four days as part of a goodwill exchange program. Base: Vladivostok State: Siberia Country: U.S.S.R. (SUN)
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Presentation of the American Legion Merchant Marine Achievement Award to Warren G. Magnuson, 4:44PM. President John F. Kennedy presents the American Legion Merchant Marine Achievement Award to Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (center). Also pictured: National Commander of the American Legion, Charles L. Bacon (behind President Kennedy, partially hidden); Commander of the Robert L. Hague Merchant Marine Industries Post No. 1242, James A. McQuilling (second from left). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Please see the President's schedule for a complete list of attendees.
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Family members and friends react happily to the arrival of the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN-40). The MISSISSIPPI is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Inspection tour of NASA installations: Houston, Texas, motorcade, address at Rice University, 9:34AM. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council (at lectern), delivers remarks at Rice University Stadium, Houston, Texas; President John F. Kennedy (fourth from right) sits in front row on speakers platform. Also pictured: chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Chancellor of Rice University, Dr. Carey Croneis; Governor of Texas, Price Daniel; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer; President of Rice University, Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb.
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DN-ST-86-00957. Base: Naval Air Station, Meridian State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy (center) delivers remarks prior to presenting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper (left). Also pictured: Senator Everett L. Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Margaret Chase Smith (Maine); Director of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, Dr. Floyd L. Thompson; Hattie Cooper, mother of Major Cooper; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Jewell D. Truscott and James J. Truscott, aunt and uncle of Major Cooper; astronaut Major Virgil I. Gus Grissom; astronaut Major Donald K. Deke Slayton; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Commander Walter Schirra; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter; Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico), chai
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Peruvian President Fernando Belaunde Terry reviews an honor aboard the destroyer USS THORN (DD 988) during Operation UNITAS XXV. Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXV Country: Peru (PER)
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Beverly Bohen, sponsor and niece of Rear Adm. Thomas B. Klakring, christens the guided missile frigate KLAKRING (FFG-42). To the left is a distinguished guest. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-87-02526. Base: Istanbul Country: Turkey (TUR)
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Trip to Western States: President Kennedy at U.S. Air Force (USAF) Academy, Colorado. President John F. Kennedy (standing at center of speakers platform, back to camera) shakes hands with an unidentified cadet during commencement exercises for the fifth graduating class of the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy; President Kennedy delivered an address for the occasion. Falcon Stadium, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Howard H. Baker Jr., former U.S. Senator from Tennessee, speaks during the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN-734). The TENNESSEE, which is being commissioned at the Naval Underwater Systems Center, is the first submarine equipped to carry the new Trident II D-5 missile. Base: Naval Submarine Base, New London State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird, left, congratulates GEN. Robert E. Cushman Jr., commandant, U.S. Marine Corps, after presenting him with the Distinguished Service Medal (Navy-Marine Corps) during a Pentagon ceremony. Cushman has served in his position since January 1, 1972. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-SC-85-04295. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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010419-D-2987S-002. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-SC-85-10991. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DF-ST-89-02364. Base: Medford State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. shakes hands with Aviation Electronics Technician 1ST Class Bickford in the Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 2 (VQ-2) avionics shop during his visit to the squadron. Base: Naval Station, Rota Country: Spain (ESP)
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A senior Chinese People's Liberation Army Officer greets China-Burma-India veterans, Rudy de Leon, Under Secretary of the Air Force, and General Robert L. Rutherford, Commander-in-CHIEF U.S. Transportation Command. General Rutherford and the Chinese officer exchange gifts at the commemoration ceremony at the Air Force museum. Base: Beijing Country: China (CHN)
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BGEN Cornelius Nugteren, left center, commander, Air Force Air Rescue and Recovery Service, and MSGT Wayne L. Fisk speak with Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes and his party, prior to the awards ceremony honoring the 10 Outstanding Young Men of the Year. Fisk and Holmes are award recipients. Base: Tulsa State: Oklahoma (OK) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-85-06009. Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Trip to Western States: San Diego, California, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, tour of barracks, inspection of recruits, and address at Hall Field. Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day (center left, standing under archway) speaks to President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) and others outside Pendleton Hall at the MCRD in San Diego, California; Gunnery Sergeant Riley Deshotels stands left of Colonel Day. Also pictured: Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Representative Lionel Van Deerlin (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California).
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DF-ST-88-05317. Base: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Artwork: "General Charles A. Gabriel, (Current CHIEF of STAFF), Retired Former CHIEF of STAFF, Curtis LeMay, LT. GEN. Jerome E. O'Malley". - Artist: Pat Dalton. (U.S. Air Force Art Collection). Country: Unknown
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Setting up a showcase in the Marine Museum in Rotterdam.
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Wunstorf Chancellor Helmut Kohl (M) with military officers and Friedhelm Ost (l) at Nato Honour ca 1987-8
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DD-ST-89-03956. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Visit from Prince Bernhard on the open day in the airbase Deelen, also his 60th birthday.
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DM-SC-89-04488. Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Restless John Steals The Show -- While President Truman was awarding ***** of honor to Marine Maj. William Earl Barber in the White house rose garden today, ***** Son John, 3, almost took over the ceremony. Clutching a package of gum, he scrapes ***** with his white Shoe, looks for something that obviously "went that-a-way," and stands ***** dad's hand-probably for two whole seconds. Barber, from San Diego, received the award heroism in Korean fighting. August 26, 1952. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).
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060609-N-0696M-215. Base: Nato Headquarters State: Brussels Country: Belgium (BEL)
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Brigadier GEN. William R. Looney III, Commander 1ST Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia and the Air Power Expeditionary Force Commander, answers questions about the Air Power Expeditionary Force Operation. The news conference was held at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Amman, Jordan. Seated left to right are Major GEN. Mohammend Ababneh, CHIEF of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, Brigadier GEN. Looney III and Mr. Bob Beecroft the Charge'd'Affaires at the United States Embassy in Amman, Jordan. An ancillary mission of the Force is to assist US Air Force and other multinational forces operating in Saudi Arabia and other nearby countries patrol the no-fly zone over southern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: AIR POWER EXPEDITIONARY FORCE Country: Jordan (JOR)
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Vice President J. Danforth Quayle speaks to the crowd during his visit to the base. The vice president is at Eielson to express his appreciation to airmen who served in the Persian Gulf area during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska(AK) Country: United States Of America(USA)
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DM-SC-89-07873. Base: Marine Corps Base, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DD-SC-03-05725. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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GEN. Russell E. Dougherty (retired) poses beside a missile at the National Air and Space Museum. He is the former commander of Strategic Air Command. He spent 35 years as an Air Force officer, and is one of the most notable of the cold warriors. GEN. Dougherty's philosophy follows current thoughts of keeping the Air Force number one with enough forces to accomplish the mission.Published in AIRMAN Magazine September 1996 Exact Date Shot Unknown. Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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U.S. Senator, Ernest Hollings, D-SC, at the lectern during the turnover ceremonies for the first C-17 Globemaster III being delivered to the Air Force. Base: Charleston Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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DN-ST-86-05979. Base: Naval Station, Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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President-elect Ronald W. Reagan is greeted by BGEN Archer Durham upon his arrival. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Tattoo on the Parade of the Breda Castle (Royal Military Academy).
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960711-A-5195H-002. Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Tuzla Air Base Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH)
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DN-ST-86-07321. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)