Presidential Military Engagements

Photos of President Kennedy engaging with military and government officials during the 1960s, showcasing formal ceremonies and important visits to military sites.

Elaine Kelleher Murphy, sponsor and wife of Ret. Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, left, christens the mine countermeasures ship SENTRY (MCM-3). Assisting her is Robert E. Peterson, executive vice president, Peterson Builders Inc. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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 (center) stands outside Pendleton Hall during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California. Also pictured: Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. Pat Brown; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn. Notes: Scratches in top portion of image are original to the negative.

Arrival ceremony for Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, inspect troops during an arrival ceremony in honor of Emperor Selassie. U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden), walks behind the Emperor. Union Station, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy issues welcoming remarks to President of Brazil Joío Goulart during arrival ceremonies at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): President Goulart, Ambassador of Brazil Roberto de Oliveira Campos, Secretary of State Dean Rusk (in back), U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra, President Kennedy (at microphones), Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay, United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. stands left of platform; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (two people behind Secretary Rusk, partially hidden), Brazilian Senator Antônio de Barros Carvalho (in back, wearing gray coat), and Brazil

Arrival ceremonies for Fulbert Youlou, President of the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) talks with Secretary of State Dean Rusk. White House Secret Service Agent Art Godfrey walks in the background at right. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Commencement Address at the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 11:04AM. President John F. Kennedy and Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy Rear Admiral John F. Davidson at the U. S. Naval Academys commencement ceremony, Annapolis, Maryland. Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell T. Shepard is behind the President, and White House Secret Service agent Bob Lilley stands in back between Commander Shepard and Rear Admiral Davidson.

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, during arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister Macmillan. Left to right (in foreground): Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler (partially hidden on edge of frame); United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; Minister in the British Embassy, Lord Hood (Viscount Samuel Hood); PM Macmillan; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton. White House Secret Service agent, Stewart Stu Stout, stands in the background at left. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Elaine Kelleher Murphy, sponsor and wife of Ret. Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, left, christens the mine countermeasures ship SENTRY (MCM-3). Assisting her is Robert E. Peterson, executive vice president, Peterson Builders Inc. Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; President Alessandri Rodríguez; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Kennedy (at microphones); Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; unidentified (in back, partially hidden). 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.

Presentation of the 1961 Collier Trophy, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with the recipients of the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy; President Kennedy presented the trophy to four X-15 pilots on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Left to right: President Kennedy; A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation); Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force); Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration); Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager, stands at left in background. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) addresses crowd upon his arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan stands to left of President Kennedy; the Governor of Bermuda, Major General Sir Julian Gascoigne, stands at right. Military Aide to President Kennedy General Chester V. Clifton stands in background between the President and Governor Gascoigne. All others are unidentified. Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda.

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; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Lt. Gen. Burns; unidentified interpreter; two unidentified men (in back); Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; three unidentified men. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival Ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan 11:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. President Abboud delivers remarks from microphone. Looking on (L u2013 R): President John F. Kennedy; Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (second from right); others unidentified. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

DN-ST-86-07199. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Kennedy signs emergency flood relief measures for Kentucky counties, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs emergency flood relief measures for Kentucky counties in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman John C. Watts (Kentucky); Adjutant General of Kentucky, A. Y. Lloyd; Administrative Assistant to Congressman Watts, Paul Kelly; Governor of Kentucky, Bert T. Combs.

Visit of police officers to mark National Police Week, 12:53PM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with White House Police Officer, Lieutenant Lawrence B. Quimby, during a visit with police officers to mark the first annual National Police Week. Left to right: Lt. Quimby; Lieutenant Thomas Herlihy, of the Metropolitan Washington Police Department; unidentified; President Kennedy; Secretary-treasurer of the National Conference of Police Associations, Royce L. Givens; unidentified. Also listed in the President's schedule: President of the National Conference of Police Associations, James J. Vigilante; Lieutenant John F. Dempsey, of the Massachusetts State Police; Chief of the Barnstable (Massachusetts) Police Department, Albert L. Hinckley, Jr.; Leonard T. DeLisio, of the General Services Administration (GSA); Donald D. Donohue, of the GSA. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (back to camera) shakes hands with President of Brazil Joío Goulart upon President Goularts arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke stands at left.

DA-SC-85-07741. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Week of 17 Jan 1943, Casablanca Morocco - President Roosevelt with his staff at the Casablanca Conference. Left to right, seated: General George C. Marshall, Roosevelt's Chief of Staff; President Roosevelt; Admiral E.J. King, Commander-in-Chief of US Navy. Standing left to right: Harry Hopkins; Lt. Gen H.H. Arnold, Commander of US Army Air Forces; Lt. Gen. Brehon Ssomervell, CG, Services of Supply, US Army; and Averell Harriman, US Defense Expeditions in Great Britain.

President Kennedy signs emergency flood relief measures for Kentucky counties, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs emergency flood relief measures for Kentucky counties in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman John C. Watts (Kentucky); Adjutant General of Kentucky, A. Y. Lloyd; Administrative Assistant to Congressman Watts, Paul Kelly; Governor of Kentucky, Bert T. Combs.

Arrival ceremony for Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; President Touré; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams; Director of West Coast and Malian Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, William C. Trimble; U.S. Dep

Arrival ceremonies for Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy attends arrival ceremonies for President of Cameroon, Ahmadou Ahidjo. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cameroon, Jean Faustin Betayene; President Kennedy; two unidentified men; President Ahidjo (at microphones); US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (in back); Cameroonian Ambassador to the United States, Jacques Kuoh Moukouri; US State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard, stands at far left. Behind platform at left: Aide-de-Camp to President Ahidjo, Lieutenant Belladji Ngoura; Minister of the National Economy of Cameroon, Victor Kanga; Minister without Portfolio of Cameroon, Jean Akassou; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams; Deputy Director of the Office of West African and Malagasy Affairs, Donald Dumont; Special Assistant to President Ahidjo,

Presentation of the Missile Sites Labor Commissions Report to President Kennedy, 12:40PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with members of the President's Missile Sites Labor Commission after receiving the Commissions report. Left to right (in foreground): Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Carlisle P. Runge; Samuel Silver, of the Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President Kennedy; Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Joseph S. Imirie; Executive Secretary of the Commission, Julius E. Kuczma; Vice President of Industrial Relations for Martin Marietta Corporation, Douglas V. Dorman (partially hidden on edge of frame). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Please see the Presidents schedule for a complete list of Commission members, staff, and guests.

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Prime Minister Shermarke; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud; Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; President Kennedy (at microphones); U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman (in back, mostly hidden); U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hi

Robert E. Martinez, deputy administrator, Maritime Administration, smiles during a conversation with Sectary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III. The men are on hand for the commissioning ceremony of the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51), one of the few ships to be named after a living person. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to Adm. Robert Dennison, 12:00PM. Retiring United States Navy Admiral, Robert L. Dennison, delivers remarks after receiving the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President John F. Kennedy; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in back); Admiral Dennison; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (over Admiral Dennison's shoulder); four unidentified persons; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Bermuda: arrival at Kindley Air Force Base, Bermuda, 12:55PM. Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan addresses crowd upon President John F. Kennedy's arrival in Bermuda from Palm Beach, Florida. President Kennedy and the Governor of Bermuda, Major General Sir Julian Gascoigne, stand to the right. Kindley Air Force Base, St. David's Island, Bermuda.

Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Commander Walter M. Schirra, during a tour of the Mercury-Atlas Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Left to right: Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Launch Operations Center, Dr. Kurt H. Debus; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Commander Schirra; unidentified; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb. The President visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

DF-ST-89-07787. Base: Tinker Air Force Base State: Oklahoma (OK) 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. (L u2013 R): of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; President John F. Kennedy; President Abboud; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (behind and between Secretary Rusk and General Lemnitzer); others unidentified. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Arrival ceremony for Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy attends an arrival ceremony in honor of Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I. Left to right: unidentified Ethiopian military official (below platform); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden); Emperor Selassie; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (partially hidden); President Kennedy; Robin Chandler Duke, wife of U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (below platform, obscured by rope). Union Station, Washington, D.C.

Trip to Europe: Germany, Hanau: Arrival at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, address, and inspection of troops and equipment, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) inspects military troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; 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.; Dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman Smitty Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn. Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.

Presentation of the NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) to astronaut Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard, Jr., 10:00AM. Presentation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. On platform, L-R: Commander Shepard; Deputy Administrator of NASA, Hugh L. Dryden; astronaut Lieutenant Commander Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter. Standing on colonnade at right, L-R: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, Chester B. Bowles. Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh, stands on colonnade at far left. Reporters and photographers unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.

President George H.W. Bush, Sixth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral James D. Williams (on the President's right) and Secretary of State James Baker listen to a chaplain speak aboard the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26). Bush is visiting the Sixth Fleet flagship before his summit meeting with Soviet Chairman Mikhail Gorbachev on December 2-3. Base: Marsaxlokk Bay Country: Malta (MLT)

Anefo photo collection. Opening NATO conference in The Hague, Coure de Murville and Luns. May 12, 1964. The Hague, South Holland

FADM Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin, commander in chief of the Soviet Navy and deputy minister of defense, is greeted by ADM Paul Miller, commander in chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, upon the Soviet admiral's arrival in the United States. Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Clinton makes a speech at the memorial service to honor the 19 killed in a bomb blast in Saudi, Arabia. Base: Eglin Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Presentation of the Medal of Freedom to Paul-Henri Spaak, Secretary General of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), 11:15AM. President John F. Kennedy presents the Medal of Freedom to Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Paul-Henri Spaak, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Looking on: Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (mostly hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to NATO Warren Randolph Burgess; Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze.

Arrival ceremonies for Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 10:45AM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both walking at left) attend arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer. Also pictured: Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; White House Secret Service agent, Walt Coughlin. Members of the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps stand on stairs. South Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.

Vice-President Dan Quayle (left) is greeted at the Robert Gray Army Airfield by Lieutenant General Horace G. Taylor, Commanding General III Corps and Fort Hood and Mrs. Taylor during the Vice-Presidential stop over in Fort Hood, Killeen and Harker Heights Texas area. Base: Fort Hood State: Texas (TX) 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, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and General LeMay. Second Row (L-R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Senator Howard W. Cannon (Nevada), Congressman George H. Mahon (Texas), and Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana). Back Rows (L-R): Two unidentified men, Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri), Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (partially hidden behind Senator Cannon), Congressman Phil Weaver (Nebraska), Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency Najeeb Halaby, and former Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Thomas D. White (standing in front of the column). Right of the column (L-R): Unidentified man (wearing sunglasses), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

DA-ST-88-04894. Base: Mount Vernon State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Prior to his departure, aboard Air Force 1, President WIlliam Clinton discusses current military issues with US Air Force Colonel Paul Fletcher, 314 Air Wing Commander, Little Rock AIr Force, Arkansas. Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force officers and Japanese dignitaries attend the grand opening of the Tama Hills Recreation Complex. The Complex was renovated by members of the 475th Civil Engineering Squadron from Yokota Air Base. Base: Tokyo Country: Japan (JPN)

Address opening the National Archives The Old Navy exhibit, 4:59PM. President John F. Kennedy tours The Old Navy, 1776-1870, an exhibit of naval prints and watercolors from the collection of former president, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Left to right: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (on edge of image); unidentified; Gladys Irene Roosevelt; Representative James Roosevelt (California); Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), Bernard L. Boutin (mostly hidden, wearing glasses); naval historian, Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison; President Kennedy. National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.

Swearing in ceremony, John McCone, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy attends the swearing-in ceremony of John McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (L-R) Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Senator Henry M. Scoop Jackson (Washington); Mr. McCone; United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren; President Kennedy. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

New Secretary of the Army Cyrus R. Vance and Defense Department General Counsel John T. McNaughton are sworn-in by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara at the Pentagon. Swearing-in ceremony for new Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance, and General Counsel of the Department of Defense, John T. McNaughton, at the Pentagon. Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (left), shakes hands with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. Mr. McNaughton stands in background; young boy (standing in center, partially hidden) is unidentified. Arlington, Virginia.

Presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to Gen. George H. Decker, 12:05PM. President John F. Kennedy (center left, partially hidden) presents a gift of a plaque to retiring Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (right, at microphones), during General Deckers Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) ceremony; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (back to camera), holds plaque at left. Standing in back (L-R): Representative George H. Mahon of Texas (partially hidden on edge of frame); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Helen Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri); General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze (partially hidden); General Deckers children, James Inman Decker and Jane Decker Francisco; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance. Rose Garden, White H

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Republic, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud; Ambassador of the Somali Republic, Dr. Omar Mohallim Mohamed; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Shermarke (at microphones); U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: 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.; Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. Smokey Stover. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Assistant Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci, left, is greeted by American Ambassador to Lebanon, Robert Sherwood Dillon, and Colonel James M. Mead upon his arrival at Beirut International Airport. Marines from the 32nd MarIne Amphibious Unit have been deployed here to participate in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

LGEN John H. Miller, commanding general, his staff, MGEN Bernard E. Trainer, BGEN Alfred M. Gray Jr. and their aides march into position during a Marine Corps pageant held in the stadium in honor of the 204th Marine Corps birthday. Marching to Miller's right is the guest speaker, Congressman Herbert Harris II. Base: Marine Cd And Ed Com, Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

1993 Armed Forces Day Parade, in Madrid, presided over by Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain and Their Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias.

DA-SC-85-12428. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Air Force CHIEF of STAFF GEN Larry D. Welch, left, and his wife talk with BGEN Edward N. Giddings, Commander, Air Force District of Washington, and his wife following their arrival at Andrews. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Platform guests stand as Roberta Burke, wife of retired ADM Arleigh Burke, speaks during the commissioning of the ship named in her husband's honor, the guided missile destroyer USS ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG 51). The guests include, from left: William E. Haggett, RADM Alvin B. Koeneman, ADM Leon A. Edney, H. Ross Perot, ADM David E. Jeremiah, H. Lawrence Garrett III, Dr. Pat Ward, Dick Cheney, retired ADM Arleigh Burke, ADM Frank B. Kelso II and ADM Paul D. Miller. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

As MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James looks on, former POW and U.S. Air Force 1ST LT William Youl Arcorui (Captured 22 Dec 72) greets his wife after his arrival on the C-141 Starlifter from Clark Air Base. LT Arcorui was in the first group of POWs released by the North Vietnamese government in Hanoi. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Western States: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Sergeant First Class Jimmie Grimes (left) presents Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) with a plaque featuring a model of the Pershing missile system at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico; President John F. Kennedy (not pictured) and Vice President Johnson visited the missile range to view demonstrations. Also pictured: Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance (left of Vice President Johnson); Sergeant First Class Harman D. Swits, III (far right, mostly out of frame).

GEN Richard H. Ellis, incoming commander; GEN Ferber, German Air Force; GEN John W. Vogt, outgoing commander; and GEN Alexander Haig, standing above Ellis, pay tribute to the national anthem before the Allied Air Force Central Europe (AAFCE) change of command. Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DF-SC-85-11747. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Meeting with Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr, Jr., 12:35PM. President John F. Kennedy presents outgoing Secretary of the Army, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. (right), with a plaque in recognition of Secretary Stahr's service; the plaque features President Kennedys inauguration coin. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.

Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks to reporters inside a blockhouse during a tour of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power, stands at far left (partially hidden). Two unidentified missile combat crew members stand at right.

GEN Charles I. Wilhelm, CINC SOUTHCOM, meets with the different commanders during his visit to Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico. From left to right: COL Brad Beasley, Commander of Fort Buchanan, MGEN Emilio Diaz, The Adjutant General (TAG), Puerto Rico Army National Guard (PRARNG), GEN Charles I. Wilhelm, MGEN Jorge Arzola, the DCRD in charge of MOB & Army Reserve Affairs and BGEN Paul Lima, the 65th Army Reserve Command (ARCOM) Commanding General. Base: Fort Buchanan, San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Ceremony for Frank Carlucci Held in Ambassador Davis' Office

Trip to Western States: Visit to the Pacific Fleet, President Kennedy aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, 5:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (center, holding sunglasses) visits with naval officers and others aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Left to right: unidentified (back to camera); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; Executive Officer of the USS Kitty Hawk, Captain William E. Donnelly, Jr. (back to camera); Senator Clair Engle (California); Boatswains Mate, Second Class, Jesse R. J. R. Johnson (at edge of frame).

DM-SC-89-05190. Base: Quantico State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Europe: Italy, Naples: President Kennedy arrives at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Headquarters, 4:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (center right) stands with President of Italy, Antonio Segni, during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell. A large crowd observes.

DN-ST-86-07221. Base: San Francisco State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea, 11:00AM. President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Touré (at microphones); President John F. Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood (in back); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; 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; Director of West Coast and Malian Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, William C. Tri

GEN Sahinkaya, commander of the Turkish air force is greeted by BGEN Archer Durham upon his arrival for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DD-SC-06-01151. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

President Kennedy with the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) (portrait photo), 10:58AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: 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 Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup.

President Ronald Reagan inspects a Marine detachment before boarding the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) for the recommissioning ceremony. Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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General John M. Shalikashvili, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, speak with civilian and military leaders in Skopje, Macedonia during his visit to the former Republic of Yugoslavia in support of Operation Provide Promise. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE PROMISE Base: Skopje Country: Macedonia (MKD)

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

From left to right, RADM E. Barrineau, John Koontz, White House liaison officer, and CAPT R.F. Crater during a Presidential tour of the Pacific Missile Test Center. Base: Naval Air Station, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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1993 Armed Forces Day Parade, in Madrid, presided over by Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain and Their Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias.

Officials greet General Secretary Grosz of Hungary upon his arrival for a state visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival Ceremonies for Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland, 11:00 AM. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies for Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland. President Kennedy (at microphones); President Kekkonen (right of President Kennedy); Air Force Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay (behind and left of President Kennedy, wearing uniform); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Dr. Ahti Karjalainen (behind President Kekkonen); Secretary of State Dean Rusk (right of Minister Karjalainen). Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Argentine agricultural group presents a gift (whip) to Cmdr. Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., Naval Aide to the President. Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (right), accepts a gift of a whip, presented by members of an agricultural group from Argentina; others are unidentified. Naval Aide's office, East Wing, 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 tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Left to right (in foreground): Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Administrator of NASA, Dr. James E. Webb (partially hidden). The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.

From left to right, GEN James R. Allen, GEN Bernard Rogers and GEN W.Y. Smith salute the colors during change of command ceremonies. GEN Smith will assume the duties as deputy commander in chief of the U.S. European Command, relieving GEN Allen. Base: Stuttgart Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Mr. Leonard Kovar speaks during the ceremony as MASTER Sergeant Michael L. Rumbaugh, master of ceremony and V E Day Committee member, looks on in the background. MASTER Sergeant Rumbaugh is with the 9th Security Police Squadron. Base: Beale Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, sit in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) following arrival ceremonies in honor of President Houphouët-Boigny. Also pictured: U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Bill Greer, Ed Tucker, and Clint Hill. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

Vice President Al Gore (on crutches) talks with LT. Brian Fox (third from the left), Little Rock AFB, AR, and his twin brother LT. Brady Fox (fourth from the left), Pope AFB, NC, after his address to the Joint Task Force. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Crown Prince Philip of Belgium, the Ambassador of Luxembourg, and Prince Henri of Luxembourg leave church services honoring those lost at the Battle of the Bulge 50 years ago. Base: Scott Air Force Base State: Illinois (IL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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MSGT Jaime Mosquera (second from left), Enlisted SENIOR Advisor, United States Marine Forces South, greets Honorable William J. Hughes, United States Ambassador to Panama, at the 1998 U.S. Army South Ball. Also in the receiving line are MGEN Philip R. Kensinger, Jr. (third from left), Commander, United States Army South and his wife, Greta Kensinger (standing to the ambassador's left). Base: Fort Clayton Country: Panama (PAN)

Secretary of the Army, John O. Marsh, Jr., (right), and Mr. Harrison E. Benton Jr., the portrait artist, have just unveiled the new, Official Portrait of the former Secretary of the Army, Cliford L. Alexander, Jr., during a Pentagon ceremony, attended by many notables, associates, former associates, friends and family of Mr. Alexander. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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Members of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (JCS) stand during the retirement ceremony for GEN David C. Jones, chairman of the JCS. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Description: Placing wreath at Dr. Iqbal's Mazar, Lahore. November 13, 1970. Lahore Location: Lahore, Pakistan Date: 13 November 1970 pakistan, asia, asiathroughalens

A soldier describes a piece of equipment to Major General Carl-Helmut Lichel, chief of Division V combat troops in the West German army during the general's visit to the US Army Armor Center. Base: Fort Knox State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Argentine agricultural group presents a gift (whip) to Cmdr. Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., Naval Aide to the President. Naval Aide to the President, Commander Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (center left), accepts a gift of a whip, presented by members of an agricultural group from Argentina; others are unidentified. Naval Aide's office, East Wing, White House, Washington, D.C.

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