Presidential Visits and Military Honors

Images of presidents welcoming foreign leaders with military honors, showcasing diplomatic relations and the significance of state ceremonies.

DN-ST-85-00869. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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 and President Youlou pass by the United States Marine Corps Honor Guard. White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman stands at right in foreground. Also included in the photograph is the United States Army Honor Guard. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-86-03363. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 4:50PM. President John F. Kennedy delivers welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan. Standing on the reviewing platform (L-R): Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore (in back); Prime Minister Macmillan; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Kennedy (at microphones); United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; and Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Secretary of the PM's Cabinet, Sir Norman Brook; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Minister in the British Embassy, Lord Hood (Viscount Samuel Hood); Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, William C. Burdett, Jr.; private secretary to PM Macmillan, Philip de Zulueta; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Press Secretary, Pierre

Color Guard at Desert Storm military parade, Washington, DC

Arrival ceremony for Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Also standing on platform: President Houphouët-Boigny; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; 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; Aide-de-Camp to President Houphouët-Boigny, Captain Bertin Zézé Baroan; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, E

Lieutenant General Peter D. Kempf, center left, Commanding General, 12th Air Force, walks beside Soviet Defense Minister General Dmitriy T. Yazov, as they tour a static display of aircraft. Yazov is leading a Soviet delegation on a goodwill visit to the base. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 10:00AM. Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (back to camera, with arm outstretched) and Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Clementino San Tiago Dantas (back to camera) stand aside as President John F. Kennedy and President of Brazil Joío Goulart approach the reviewing platform during arrival ceremonies for President Goulart. Walking behind the Presidents on the red carpet are (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr., and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay. U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (wearing glasses) stands left of President Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. Jerry Behn (in back) and Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (with hand to mouth) walk behind the group at far right; Brazilian journalist Samuel Wainer (in back, with hands clasped) stands at far left. A

DN-ST-85-00869. Base: Newport News State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Europe: Germany, West Berlin: President Kennedy arrives at Tegel Airport. President John F. Kennedy (center) stands on a platform with French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse, during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel; Chairman of the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World, General Lucius D. Clay; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; U.S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; White House Secret Service agent, Sam Sulliman. Portion of negative is missing along right edge.

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

Lieutenant Commander Thomas C. Corcoran, commanding officer of the patrol combatants missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM 2), addresses guests attending the ship's commissioning ceremony. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, following Prime Minister Shermarkes arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; the Prime Minister; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); President Kennedy; U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Blemishes in lower left portion of image are original to the negative.

DN-ST-86-03340. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Trip to Europe: Germany, West Berlin: President Kennedy arrives at Tegel Airport. President John F. Kennedy (center left, standing on platform) observes as Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt, delivers remarks during his arrival ceremony at Tegel Airport in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stands right of the President. Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; President of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; M

Former POW and U.S. Navy CPT Harry Tarleton Jenkins Jr. salutes the colors as he walks, accompanied by an unidentified Naval officer, from the C-141 Starlifter to the waiting microphones. CPT Jenkins was captured on 13 Nov 65 and released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Naval Air Station, Alameda State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: President Kennedy views Marine Corps exercises at Bogue Field and Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2:11PM. President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left), arrive at Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to view a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach. The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined President Kennedy in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Those walking behind the Shahanshah and the President include (L-R): Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (left of the President); White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. Jerry Behn (partially hidden, over Vice President Johnsons shoulder); and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far right); all others are unidentified.

DN-ST-86-03341. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Weekend in Newport, Rhode Island: Arrival at Quonset Naval Air Station. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island. Governor John A. Notte, Jr. of Rhode Island walks with the President and First Lady; military officers and others observe.

010813-D-2987S-031. Base: Moscow Country: Russia (RUS)

DD-ST-89-03744. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

CAPT J. M. Blefch, commanding officer of the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64), renders a salute as former Sen. John Tower, R-Texas, center, and Secretary of the Navy William Ball look on during the WISCONSIN's recommissioning ceremony. Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Ahmed Sékou Touré, President of Guinea, 11:00AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President Touré; President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, Louis Lansana Béavogui; Ambassador of Guinea, Dr. Seydou Conte; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; United States Ambassador to Guinea, William Attwood; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. 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. Trimble; U.S. State Department interpreter, José de Seabra;

LT. Jeffrey Zaun, second from left, leads LT. Robert Wetzel, fourth from left, and LT. Lawrence Slade onto a red carpet during a ceremony in their honor. The three had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm. Waiting to join them are Rear Adm. Paul W. Parcells, left, commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic Fleet; CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, second from right; and Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III, right. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-13009. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Lew Allen Jr. and his wife walk in front of clapping guests at the conclusion of his retirement ceremony. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III reviews a Marine unit as a U.S. Navy band plays in the background at the Allied Forces South headquarters. Base: Naples Country: Italy (ITA)

Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, and wife Moufida Bourguiba, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for 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 John F. Kennedy; President Bourguiba; Interpreter Charles Sedgwick; unidentified. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.

Rita C. Kennedy, sponsor, arrives for the commissioning of the guided missile frigate USS DE WERT (FFG-45). Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Guests of honor follow the casket of the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era up the Capitol steps between a joint services honor cordon. The US Navy band plays on the street below. After lying in state until May 28th, a state funeral will be held in the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery, followed by interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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 (right) stands under the archway at Pendleton Hall during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California. Also pictured: 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; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.

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

Assistant Secretary of the Navy John S. Herrington (center) on a ship's tour with CMDR. William R. Wheeler (right). Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL)

Soviet Defense Minister General Dmitriy T. Yazov, center, listens as a translator relays the remarks of Lieutenant General Peter D. Kempf, left, Commanding General, 12th Air Force. Yazov is leading a Soviet delegation on a goodwill visit to the base. Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Former POW and U.S. Marine LCOL Edison Wainright Miller (Captured 13 Oct 67) is greeted by MGEN John Gonge, Commander 22nd Air Force and BGEN William Deitrich, 22nd AF Vice CO on his arrival from Clark Air Base. LCOL Miller was released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-89-09735. Country: Vietnam

Vice Adm. Joseph P. Reason, left, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Vice Chef of Naval Operations Vice Adm. Jerome L. Johnson talk with a woman on the pier. Reason and Johnson are on hand to greet the combat stores ship USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) which is returning to Norfolk following its deployment to the Persian Gulf region in support of 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)

Welcoming ceremony for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) upon his return from Senegal, 5:55PM. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson greets Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton outside a United States Marine Corps helicopter upon the Vice President's return from Senegal on the South Lawn, White House, Washington D.C. An unidentified Marine Corps aide looks on.

Former POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ Wesley Duane Schierman (Captured 28 Aug 65) walks with his wife, son and daughter across the ramp after arriving from Clark Air Base. MAJ Schierman was released by the North Vietnamese in Hanoi on 12 Feb 73. Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy greets President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III, upon the Archbishops arrival at Washington National Airport. Left to right: White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (U.S.N.), shaking hands with Archbishop Makarios III; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back, mostly hidden); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; the Archbishop; President Kennedy (holding hat); U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) and others stand on the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right (in foreground): Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin (facing away); Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; President Kennedy; and Senator George A. Smathers (Florida). The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619).

Trip to Europe: England, Gatwick: President Kennedy arrives at Gatwick airport, greeted by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain, 5:30PM. President John F. Kennedy greets British officials after arriving aboard Air Force One at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, England. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Roy Kellerman, and Dave Grant.

Sheikh Saud Nasir Al Sabah, third from right, Kuwait's ambassador to the U.S., shakes the hand of an airman as he makes his way through a crowd of well-wishers. Al Sabah has come to Davis-Monthan to thank the base's personnel for their role in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, which liberated Kuwait from its Iraqi invaders. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD DESERT STORM Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona(AZ) Country: United States Of America(USA)

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

DF-SC-85-10994. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

DF-ST-89-02363. Base: Medford State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA)

010806-D-9880W-032. Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-SC-85-13007. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-03185. Base: San Diego 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; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Lillian Somoza de Sevilla-Sacasa; Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs, and Planning of the Ivory Coast, Raphaël Saller; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams; State Department Protocol officer, Eddie N. Williams; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. Jerry Behn, Bill Greer, and Ed Tucker. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National A

Security personnel escort King Hussein of Jordan across the airfield upon his arrival on base. Hussein is en route to Kennebunkport, Maine for a meeting with President George H. W. Bush regarding Operation Desert Shield. Secretary of State James Baker is accompanying the king. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Pease Air Force Base State: New Hampshire (NH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-ST-88-05116. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, arrives for the commissioning of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN 709) at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Base: Naval Submarine Base, Groton State: Connecticut (CT) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense William Perry and GEN George Joulwan, Supreme Allied Commander Europe talk with reporters at Kigali Airport after their arrival to check on status of the relief operation. Subject Operation/Series: SUPPORT HOPE Base: Kigali Country: Russia (RUS)

Arrival ceremony for Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 11:40AM. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, as he steps out of a United States Army helicopter, upon his arrival at the White House. US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at far right (back to camera); New York Times photographer, George Tames, stands second from left. Others are unidentified. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: Visit to Atlantic Fleet Headquarters (CINCLANT), Norfolk, Virginia, 3:54PM. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (right) signs the guest book at the U.S. Atlantic Fleet Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. Looking on, in foreground, are (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT); and Vice Admiral Harold T. Deutermann, Chief of Staff to the SACLANT. Unidentified North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military officers stand in the background.

David A. Skramstad, Mayor, City of Olympia, speaks during a commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS OLYMPIA (SSN 717). Seated behind him, front row, left to right are Dorothy Williams, sponsor; CAPT William C. Hughes Jr., commanding officer, and Vice Admiral Bernard M. Kauderer, Commander Submarine Force, US Atlantic Fleet. Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremony for Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy speaks at arrival ceremonies for President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. On platform (L-R): President Olympio; President Kennedy; Togolese Ambassador to the United States, Dr. André Akakpo; Under Secretary of State, George Ball (in back); US Ambassador to Togo, Leon B. Poullada; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (below platform at left); Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs of Togo, Dr. Hospice Coco (in group behind platform); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Soapy Williams (in group behind platform); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind platform at right, hands folded); National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe (bottom left corner of image, wearing glasses). US Marine Band stands in background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS)

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Procession to St. Matthew's Cathedral. Foreign dignitaries and others stand in the North Portico of the White House, prior to the funeral procession of President John F. Kennedy to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle. Those pictured include: U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; President of West Germany, Dr. Heinrich Lübke; President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera; President of France, General Charles de Gaulle; Queen Frederika of Greece; King Baudouin of Belgium; Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie; President of the State of Israel, Zalman Shazar; President of the Philippines, Diosdado Macapagal; President of South Korea, Chung Hee Park; President of the Corporate Chamber of Portugal, Clotário Luís Supico Pinto; Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands; Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands; Secretary of State for the Presidency of Tunisia, Bahi Ladgham; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, M

DN-ST-86-00784. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. Left to right (in foreground): Military Aide to President John F. 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.

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: President Kennedy aboard USS Northampton (CC-1). President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (left, wearing binoculars), and other distinguished guests watch from the deck of the command cruiser USS Northampton (CC-1) as participating ships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet pass in review, at sea off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina. Congressman George P. Miller of California (far left, wearing glasses) and Congressman Leslie C. Arends of Illinois (far right, wearing gray cap) stand in the background; others are unidentified.

DN-ST-89-08578. Base: Nettuno Country: Italy (ITA)

Foreign naval personnel attend a reception aboard the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989) during exercise BALTOPS '93. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander. Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Kiel Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson deplanes for a visit to the base. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DN-ST-88-00832. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

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

DD-ST-89-03844. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DA-SC-85-00612. Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger walks with COL James M. Meade, commander, 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit, during a visit to be briefed on the current situation. The Marines are part of a multinational peacekeeping force, sent here after a confrontation took place between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Photo collection Government information service. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Government information service own, photo number 156-1384. 1956

Arrival ceremony for Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador, 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy and President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible), following the arrival ceremony in honor of President Arosemena Monroy. Seated in front seat: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (passenger seat), and White House Secret Service agent, Bill Greer (drivers seat). Unidentified photographers film Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., as he steps out of second car at right; Secret Service agent, Emory Roberts, stands at left. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.

DN-ST-90-00337. Base: Monterey State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Retired Lieutenant General James H. Doolittle and his Raiders pose for a group photo after receiving their POW/MIA medals for service in World War II. Base: Nav Post Grad School, Monterey State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira of Japan arrives in the United States for a visit. Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-86-11701. Base: Cubi Point Country: Philippines (PHL)

Visit to the Atlantic Fleet: President Kennedy views Marine Corps exercises at Bogue Field and Onslow Beach, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2:11PM. President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left of President Kennedy), visit Bogue Field at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina to view a demonstration of the Short Airfield for Tactical Support (SATS). The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined the President in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Lieutenant General Robert B. Luckey, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (gesturing with his right hand), walks with the President and the Shahanshah; following behind are (L-R): White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. Jerry Behn; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Major General Richard C. Mangrum, Commanding General, Second

Trip to Europe: Italy, Naples: President Kennedy arrives at NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Headquarters, 4:30PM. President John F. Kennedy greets military officials upon his arrival aboard a U.S. Army helicopter 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. Left to right (facing camera): President Kennedy; Jean Kennedy Smith (partially hidden); U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. Jerry Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.

State Funeral of President Kennedy: White House, post funeral Reception. Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (USSR), Anastas Mikoyan. Also pictured: Vice President of Spain, Agustín Muñoz Grandes; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden). Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

DN-ST-89-02156. Base: Sydney State: New South Wales Country: Australia (AUS)

Arrival ceremonies for Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, 4:20PM. Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. On platform (L-R): United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith (partially hidden); Indian Ambassador to the United States B.K. Nehru; State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; Prime Minister Nehru; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; and President John F. Kennedy. Included in the crowd to the right of the platform are Air Force Aide to the President Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh, Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, and Indira Gandhi (far right). Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

Officers from the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) and national dignitaries lay wreaths at the graves of British airmen who died in World War II during a memorial service in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on the island Bioko, as a Marine color guard and the ship's crew stand at attention. The BARNSTABLE COUNTY is visiting West African countries during its 1991 West African Training Cruise. Country: West Africa

Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy views the Guidance and Control system for the Minuteman missile during a tour of space craft displays inside a hangar at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: President Kennedy; Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown.

President Kennedy Watches the 1st Americas Cup Race. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (both at left) watch the first race of the 1962 Americas Cup from aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Also pictured: Julia Ann Shepard; Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul Red Fay; Jamie Auchincloss; Janet Auchincloss; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Representative Fernand St. Germain (Rhode Island). Newport, Rhode Island.

Trip to California: Vandenberg Air Force Base, 4:08PM. President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) and others watch Atlas 134D missile launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Left to right: Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; unidentified man in back; President Kennedy; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (behind the President); Commander of Strategic Air Command, General Thomas S. Power; Brigadier General Seth J. McKee.

VADM William P. Lawrence, commander, 3rd Fleet, is knighted on board the guided missile cruiser USS LEAHY (CG-16) during ceremonies by the Sea Fair royalty. Base: Seattle State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

DF-ST-88-10200. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)

GEN Thomas Stafford, left, accompanies Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson as they tour the base. A Space Transportation System (STS) shuttle is in the background. Base: Edwards Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Estimation of Prince Maurits of Oranje-Nassau van Vollenhoven (Prince Maurits), at the Royal Institute for the Marine (Kim). Princess Margriet and Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven arrive on the island of Harsens and are greeted by the mayor of Den Helder, Drs. J.Ch. Gmelich Meijling (2nd of the right) and the adjutant of Queen Beatrix, Lieutenant General of the Royal Army T.J. De Geus (right).

GEN Osamu Namatame, chief of staff for the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (left) and LGEN Charles L. Donnelly, commander of 5th Air Force, walk towards an F-86 Sabre aircraft for unveiling ceremonies. The F-86 was presented to the 5th Air Force by the JASDF. Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN)

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