Presidential Meetings in the Oval Office

Photographs of the U.S. President meeting with various dignitaries and officials in the Oval Office, showcasing formal attire and political discussions.

Meeting with James J. Rowley, Chief-designate of the US Secret Service, and retiring Chief U. E. Baughman. President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief-designate of the United States Secret Service James Rowley (center) and retiring Secret Service Chief Urbanus Edmund Baughman (right) at the White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Keith J. Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand, 10:30AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of New Zealand, Keith J. Holyoake (right). West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall and the Idaho Congressional Delegation, 11:42AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Idaho Congressional delegation in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Representative Ralph R. Harding; Senator Frank Church.

Meeting with James J. Rowley, Chief-designate of the US Secret Service, and retiring Chief U. E. Baughman. President John F. Kennedy meets with Chief-designate of the United States Secret Service James Rowley (center) and retiring Secret Service Chief Urbanus Edmund Baughman (right) at the White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Emmanuel Pelaez, Vice President of the Philippines, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Vice President of the Philippines, Emmanuel Peláez; an unidentified man sits on far right edge of frame. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Senator Quentin N. Burdick (North Dakota), 11:50AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Senator Quentin N. Burdick of North Dakota in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Ambassador of South Korea Gen. Il-Kwon Chung, 10:50AM. President John F. Kennedy (at right, sitting in rocking chair) meets with the newly appointed Ambassador of South Korea, General Il-Kwon Chung (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Maurice Couve de Murville, Foreign Minister of France, 4:02PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, Maurice Couve de Murville. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Meeting with Arthur H. Dean, Chairman of the US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, 9:55AM. Meeting with the Chairman of the US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President John F. Kennedy; Chairman of the US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Left to right: U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Ambassador of Australia Sir Howard Beale, Australian Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies, U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, during Menzies visit to attend luncheon in his honor, North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, July 8, 1963

U.S. President John F. Kennedy with U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy (right) and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (center) in the oval office of the White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, February 23, 1961

Presentation of an invitation to President Kennedy to a birthday party in his honor in New York City, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy accepts an invitation to attend a Democratic Party fundraising dinner and birthday salute in his honor; the event, to be held in New York City, is sponsored by the Presidents Club of New York. Left to right: President of United Artists Corporation and chairman of the Presidents Club of New York, Arthur B. Krim; President of the Kordite Company and co-chairman of the New York Birthday Salute, Howard J. Samuels; President Kennedy; President of U.S. Industries, Inc., and co-chairman of the New York Birthday Salute, John I. Snyder, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Joseph Luns, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, 11:05AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Joseph Luns in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Minister Luns; Ambassador of the Netherlands Dr. Jan Herman van Roijen.

Meeting with Representative Charles A. Buckley (New York), 12:32PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Representative Charles A. Buckley (New York). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the US Ambassador to the Soviet Union (USSR), Foy D. Kohler, 12:12PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Ramon Villeda Morales, President of Honduras, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with an unidentified Honduran official (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Meeting with the Ambassador of Ireland Thomas J. Kiernan, 10:00AM. Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan (right), presents President John F. Kennedy with two arrangements of shamrocks in porcelain dishes for St. Patrick's Day. Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio) stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Meeting with the Ambassador of Tunisia Habib Bourguiba, Jr., 9:30AM. Meeting with the Ambassador of Tunisia. President John F. Kennedy; Ambassador of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Governor William L. Guy of North Dakota, 12:04PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Governor William L. Guy of North Dakota. (L-R) Senator Quentin Burdick of North Dakota; President Kennedy; Governor Guy; Governor Guys wife, Jean Guy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

G. Mennen Williams, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Prime Minister of Nyasaland (now Malawi), Hastings Kamuzu Banda and U.S. President John F. Kennedy meeting at White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Warren K. Leffler, US News & World Report Magazine Collection, October 10, 1963

U.S. President John F. Kennedy meeting with Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Abbie Rowe, White House Photographs, October 6, 1961

Meeting with the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 11:02AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Seated at the table (L-R): the Shahanshah, President Kennedy, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.

Luncheon in honor of President Kennedy, given by Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 1:45PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President Joío Goulart of Brazil after a luncheon in honor of President Kennedy. Also present are: Roberto Campos, Ambassador to the United States from Brazil (second from left); Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman (partially hidden behind Ambassador Campos); Hugo Gouthier, Ambassador to Italy from Brazil (right of President Kennedy, partially hidden); Secret Service agent Gerald Jerry Behn (in back, right of door). Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with former President Harry S. Truman (HST), 9:53AM. President John F. Kennedy and former President Harry S. Truman greet journalists outside the West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Representative Sidney R. Yates (Illinois), 11:02AM. President John F. Kennedy (right) meets with Representative Sidney R. Yates (Illinois) in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, 10:00AM. Meeting with Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. L-R: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Bourguiba; President John F. Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Dr. Heinrich von Brentano, Foreign Minister of West Germany, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Foreign Minister Dr. Heinrich von Brentano of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Seated: Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Minister von Brentano. (L-R) Standing: Assistant Secretary of State Foy Kohler; United States Ambassador to Germany Walter C. Dowling; German Ambassador to the United States Dr. Wilhelm Grewe; Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Hasso von Etzdorf; interpreter Heinz Weber; State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Albert Hilger van Scherpenberg.

Address before the 1962 Savings Bond Conference at the Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C., 10:13AM. President John F. Kennedy attends the 1962 Savings Bond Conference. Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon, stands just behind President Kennedy, and Press Secretary Pierre Salinger stands in doorway. Mrs. U.S. Savings Bonds, Emily Terrall (from St. Helens, Oregon), stands at far left; others unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy with Peter Lisagor. President John F. Kennedy visits with Washington Bureau Chief of the Chicago Daily News, Peter I. Lisagor (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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.

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

Luncheon for General Douglas MacArthur, 12:50PM. President John F. Kennedy (seated in fabric-covered rocking chair) meets with General Douglas MacArthur. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the US Ambassador to Ghana, William P. Mahoney, Jr., 11:13AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, William P. Mahoney, Jr.; the ambassador met with President Kennedy before departing for his post. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) with Senator Fulbright (Arkansas) George S. McGovern of South Dakota in the Executive Office Building. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits with former Director of Food for Peace, George S. McGovern (left). Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Robert Gordon Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, 1:10PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Australia Robert Gordon Menzies in the Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Dr. Heinrich von Brentano, Foreign Minister of West Germany, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Foreign Minister Dr. Heinrich von Brentano of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Minister von Brentano; German Ambassador to the United States Dr. Wilhelm Grewe.

Meeting with Charles Bud Wilkinson, Director of the Youth Physical Fitness Program, 10:27AM. President John F. Kennedy with the Director of the Youth Physical Fitness Program, Charles B. Bud Wilkinson (R). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.rnrn

President Kennedy with a White House employee. President John F. Kennedy visits with an unidentified White House staff member in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Congressional Coffee Hour (House), 5:43PM. President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson attend a Congressional Coffee Hour in the Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Representative George H. Fallon of Maryland; President Kennedy; Representative Edward A. Garmatz of Maryland; Vice President Johnson.

Meeting with the Ambassador of New Zealand, George Robert Laking, 10:50AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with the Ambassador of New Zealand, George Robert Laking. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Anthony A. Oeding, the 15,000,000th person to receive Social Security benefits, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy greets Anthony A. Oeding of Florissant, Missouri in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Mr. Oeding was the fifteen millionth person to receive Social Security Benefits. (L-R) President Kennedy; Anthony A. Oeding and his wife, Ruth Bindbeutel Oeding; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Luis Muñoz Marín, Governor of Puerto Rico, 10:34 AM. President John F. Kennedy (left) meets with the Governor of Puerto Rico Luis Muñoz Marín (right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Ludwig Erhard, Vice Chancellor of West Germany, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Vice Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of West Germany. Walter Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, sits at center. Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

U.S. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meeting with newly-appointed Ambassador of Afghanistan, Dr. Abdul Majid, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Robert Knudsen, White House Photographs, August 21, 1963

Meeting with the Ambassador of Ireland Thomas J. Kiernan, 10:00AM. Ambassador of Ireland, Thomas J. Kiernan, presents President John F. Kennedy with two arrangements of shamrocks in porcelain dishes for St. Patrick's Day. L-R: Congressman Michael J. Kirwan (Ohio); President Kennedy; Ambassador Kiernan; Congressman John E. Fogarty (Rhode Island). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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. U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, accompanies them. Also pictured: United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton. Members of the press gather in the background.

Visit of John Burns, Democratic candidate for Governor of Hawaii, 9:46AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Democratic candidate for Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the US Ambassador to West Germany Walter C. Dowling, 9:50AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with the United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany Walter C. Dowling in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Ambassador Dowling.

Presentation of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Citation of Honor to President Kennedy, 12:30PM. Representatives of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) present President John F. Kennedy with the AIAs Citation of Honor, in recognition of President Kennedys policies related to architecture and the fine arts. Left to right: Executive Director of the AIA, William H. Scheick; Charles M. Nes, Jr., member of the AIA national board of directors; First Vice President of the AIA, Arthur Gould Odell Jr. (holding the framed award); President of the AIA, J. Roy Carroll, Jr.; President Kennedy (holding the framed award). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Notes: See also PP: 13-4: Citations-Medals-Decorations: Executive, 1963: 1 January-15 November (JFKWHCSF-0720-003), from the White House Central Subject Files.

Meeting with Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 9:57AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Chancellor of West Germany Konrad Adenauer in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the former Ambassador of Bolivia, Victor Andrade, 12:07PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with former Ambassador of Bolivia, Victor Andrade. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Patrick J. Lucey, State Democratic Chairman of Wisconsin, 12:40PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Patrick J. Lucey, State Democratic Chairman of Wisconsin, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

President John Kennedy confers with former Vice President Richard Nixon. They had a 75 minute meeting to discuss the Cuban Crisis caused by the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. April 20, 1961.

Presentation of Notre Dames Laetare Medal to President Kennedy, 1:25PM. President John F. Kennedy is presented the Laetare Medal for 1961 from the University of Notre Dame. Attending the presentation (L-R): Father Edmund P. Joyce, vice president of the University of Notre Dame; President Kennedy; Reverend Theodore M. Hesburgh, president of the University of Notre Dame; three unidentified men; and Representative John Brademas (Indiana). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Congressmen, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with members of Congress. Left to right: Representative Phil M. Landrum (Georgia); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (Delaware); President Kennedy; Representative Carl Elliott (Alabama); Representative Stanley R. Tupper (Maine). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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.

Meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE) and President-elect Kennedy. President-Elect John F. Kennedy and President Dwight D. Eisenhower seated together at a table during their meeting in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Reception for PT Boat Veterans, 6:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (left) visits with attendees of a reception for PT boat veterans. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

President Kennedy with Senator Edmund Muskie (Maine), Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall. President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall (left), and Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine (right) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Secretary Udall and Senator Muskie briefed the President on the report of the International Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project and Upper Saint John River Hydroelectric Power Development. This photograph was taken by White House Photographer, Chief Robert L. Knudsen.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Syria, Omar Abu-Riche, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Ambassador to the United States from Syria Omar Abu-Riche. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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.

Meeting with Carl Sanders, Governor-elect of Georgia, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Governor-elect of Georgia, Carl Sanders. Those standing in background include: Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 4:35PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. New York Times photographer, George Tames, walks at right in background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, 11:05AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Muhammad Zafrulla Khan. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Ramsey (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

June 4, 1975 - Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and President Gerald Ford seated at a conference table in the White House, during a cabinet meeting.

Meeting with Representative George Miller (California), 12:21PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Representative George P. Miller (California); both hold an unidentified medal. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Hayato Ikeda, the Prime Minister of Japan, 10:30AM. Meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan Hayato Ikeda. (L-R) Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Zentaro Kosaka, Prime Minister Ikeda, Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Interpreter) Toshiro Shimanouchi, President John F. Kennedy, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (standing), and interpreter James J. Wickel. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Benny Goodman, The King of Swing, 10:43AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with jazz musician, Benny Goodman (left). West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with John McCloy, Director, US Disarmament Commission, 10:40AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with John McCloy, Director of the United States Disarmament Commission. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy walks with President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, following President Alessandri Rodríguezs arrival at the White House. Left to right: U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Scratches on image are original to the negative.

Meeting with the Prime Minister of Italy Amintore Fanfani, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy departs the White House following a meeting with Prime Minister of Italy, Amintore Fanfani. Left to right: unidentified; Prime Minister Fanfani; unidentified; State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; President Kennedy; unidentified; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. Art Godfrey (in back). West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Patrick J. Lucey, State Democratic Chairman of Wisconsin, 12:40PM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Patrick J. Lucey, State Democratic Chairman of Wisconsin, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of comedian Danny Thomas. President John F. Kennedy visits with comedian and philanthropist, Danny Thomas (right); they both hold Thomas' Big Brother of the Year Award. Oval Office, White House, Washington D.C.

President Richard Nixon meets with Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and HUD Secy George Romney. They discussed the President's revenue sharing plan. Mar. 5, 1971.

Meeting with Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru, 10:05AM. President John F. Kennedy greets President Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru outside the White House, Washington, D.C. Unidentified military aide looks on; Secret Service agents Richard Dick Johnsen and Stewart Stu Stout stand behind President Kennedy.

Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress, 5:00PM. Reception for Latin American Diplomats, Officials, and Members of Congress. L-R: White House Secret Service agent, H. Stuart "Stu" Knight; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. "Smokey" Stover; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, Brigadier General Chester V. Clifton; President John F. Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell Shepard (hidden behind the President's shoulder). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Meeting with Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, 10:00AM. Meeting with Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. L-R: Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, Dr. Sadok Mokaddem; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Bourguiba; President John F. Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Chancellor of West Germany Konrad Adenauer, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, exit the White House following a farewell meeting. Also pictured: interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. Art Godfrey. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Presentation of the 1962 Enrico Fermi Award to Dr. Edward Teller, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy poses with Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Glenn T. Seaborg, and AEC commissioners, during the presentation of the 1962 Enrico Fermi Award to physicist, Dr. Edward Teller. Left to right: Dr. Leland J. Haworth; James T. Ramey; Robert E. Wilson; President Kennedy; Chairman Seaborg; John G. Palfrey. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Thanat Khoman, Foreign Minister of Thailand, 10:35AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Thanat Khoman, Foreign Minister of Thailand. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Thanat Khoman, Foreign Minister of Thailand, 10:35AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Thanat Khoman, Foreign Minister of Thailand. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with the Ambassador of Costa Rica, Gonzalo Facio Segreda, 10:27AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of Costa Rica, Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda; the ambassador presented his credentials to President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, 4:10PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President Habib Bourguiba, Sr. of Tunisia (both in front). Others, L-R: Ambassador of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba, Jr. (in striped gray suit); Interpreter Charles Sedgwick (behind); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams (in back, wearing bow-tie); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; unidentified US Air Force officer; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, Dr. Sadok Mokaddem (behind President Kennedy); unidentified reporter. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Swearing-in ceremony, US Delegation to the 17th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), 12:02PM. President John F. Kennedy attends the swearing-in ceremony for the United States delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) President Kennedy; unidentified (in background); Charles W. Yost, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN; Carl T. Rowan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; Marietta Tree; Philip M. Klutznick; Arthur Dean; Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee; Adlai Stevenson, US Ambassador to the UN; Francis T.P. Plimpton; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of Catholic University Players, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with the Catholic University Players before their eighth overseas tour (performing The Merchant of Venice in Germany, in connection with the American Educational Theatre Association and United Service Organizations Inc.). President Kennedy shakes hands with President of the USO, Holgar J. Johnson. Head of the Department of Speech and Drama at the Catholic University of America, Father Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P., stands at left. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting between President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE) and President-elect Kennedy. President Dwight D. Eisenhower and President-elect John F. Kennedy stand before reporters before meeting in Oval Office. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Meeting with Representative Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii), 10:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Representative Daniel K. Inouye (Hawaii) in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Hope, 12:10PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with actor and comedian, Bob Hope, and others in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.; Mr. Hope visited the White House to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, presented by President Kennedy in recognition of his services to the country as an entertainer during World War II. Left to right: Rita Millar, wife of Mr. Hopes publicist, Mack Millar; Mr. Hope; Dolores Hope; the President; Linda Hope; Nora Hope; Anthony Hope; William Kelly Hope; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri).

Meeting with Mayor of New York City Robert F. Wagner, Jr., 10:10 AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Robert F. Wagner, Jr., 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 chair). Thomas J. Deegan, Jr., Chairman of Executive Committee for the 1964 New York World's Fair (standing behind couch); Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers (standing, back right); others unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Hope, 12:10PM. President John F. Kennedy laughs during a visit with actor and comedian, Bob Hope (at right, facing White House Police officer, Private Robert Suggs, Jr.), in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Mr. Hope visited the White House to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, presented by President Kennedy in recognition of his services to the country as an entertainer during World War II.

Meeting with Cyrille Adoula, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville), 2:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville), Cyrille Adoula. Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit of representatives from the Nashville Tennessean, including John Seigenthaler, 11:57AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with newspaper executives from the Nashville Tennessean. Left to right: editor, John Seigenthaler; advertising manager, James H. Armistead; publisher, Amon Carter Evans; and Representative Ross Bass (Tennessee). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Visit of winners of the William Randolph Hearst Awards, Nicholas Gage and Judy Harrington, 5:10PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with recipients of the third annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards. Left to right: award recipient Nicholas Gage, of Boston University; President Kennedy; Director of the School of Journalism at the University of Nebraska, Dr. William E. Hall; award recipient Judy Harrington, of the University of Nebraska; Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Dr. Ben Greenberg. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Notes: Cracking in lower left portion of image is original to the file print.

U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and U.S. President Gerald Ford seated at Conference Table during Cabinet Meeting, White House, Washington, D.C., USA, Photograph by Marion S. Trikosko, June 4, 1975

Meeting with Representative Cleveland Bailey (West Virginia), 11:04AM. President John F. Kennedy meets with Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (West Virginia) in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C.

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