RM2EC3J0B–Bill signing u2013 S. 1409 Equal Pay Act, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Others (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Representative Florence Price Dwyer of New Jersey (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; former Director of the Womenu2019s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standard
RM2EC3G4B–Visit of members of the u0022Incontro Club,u0022 (Marzotto family enterprises) 4:15PM. President John F. Kennedy (center right, in background) visits with members of the u0022Incontro Club,u0022 part of the Marzotto family enterprises of Valdagno, Italy. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC3965–Meeting with the US Ambassador to the Sudan, William M. Rountree, 10:06AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Sudan, William M. Rountree. An unidentified photographer films the meeting. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC46N3–Trip to Hyannis Port: President Kennedy with Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) u0026 Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) at Otis Air Force Base Hospital. President John F. Kennedy (center, back turned), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (standing behind car, wearing sunglasses), and Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts (right of the Attorney General) arrive at Otis Air Force Base; President Kennedy and his brothers traveled to Otis Air Force Base hospital following the death of the President and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu2019s newborn son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. Also pictured: Secret Service agents,
RM2EC2Y7H–First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu0027s (JBK) Musical Program for Youth. Korean pianist, Tong-il Han (seated at piano), rehearses in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., prior to performing at the fifth installment of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu0027s Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. An unidentified man (back to camera, standing right of Mr. Han) mimes playing the piano; First Ladyu2019s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure, looks on from left. Mrs. Kennedy held the event for the children of ambassadors, members of Cabinet, and State Department officials living in Washington, D.
RM2EC2X84–Arrival ceremonies for Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, 10:45AM. Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, prepares to greet dignitaries in the receiving line during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Virginia Rusk, wife of U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chancellor Adenauer; Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (back to camera); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber. Also pictured: Chief of Wh
RM2EC49G4–Meeting with the Organization of American States (OAS) Task Force on Education, Science u0026 Culture, 10:05AM. President John F. Kennedy poses with members of the Organization of American States (OAS) Task Force on Education, Science, and Culture in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Dr. David Stitchkin (Chile), unidentified, Dr. Reynaldo Galindo Pohl (El Salvador), Dr. Mario Bu00e1ncora (Argentina), Dr. Arturo Morales Carriu00f3n, Dr. Kenneth Holland, Dr. Carlos Lacalle (Uruguay), Secretary General of the OAS Dr. Josu00e9 Mora, President Kennedy, Chairman of the Task Fo
RM2EC1RHA–Demonstrators at the White House. View from the North Portico of the White House, as demonstrators picket along Pennsylvania Avenue in response to the crisis in Cuba. Washington, D.C.
RM2EC43NK–Parade in honor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 12:35PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks with President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) prior to a parade in honor of President Radhakrishnan. Special Assistant to President Kennedy, John J. McNally, stands second from left in background. South Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC3K3M–Trip to New York City: Reception, Arthur Krim Residence. Actor and singer, Diahann Carroll (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry Ou0027Brien; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. Ou2019Donnell; comedian, Elaine May; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; First Lady o
RM2EC1FG9–Visit of members of the Ballet Folklorico of Mexico, 12:41PM. President John F. Kennedy (center) addresses members of the Ballet Folklorico of Mexico. Those standing with President Kennedy include: Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin; Ambassador of Mexico, Antonio Carrillo Flores. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2NJK–President Kennedy watches the 4th Americau0027s Cup Race. Harold S. Vanderbilt and Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt attend the fourth race of the 1962 Americau0027s Cup aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island.
RM2EC1XDJ–Visit of Astronaut Lt. Cmdr. Scott Carpenter u0026 family, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families. Seated on couch in foreground (R-L): Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter (hidden), Howard L. Williams, Kristen Elaine Carpenter (hidden), and Rene Carpenter. Seated on couch, facing camera (R-L): Dr. Williams, Elizabeth Ann Williams, Helen Manning Williams, Robyn Jay Carpenter, and Marc Scott Carpenter (partially hidden).
RM2EC2ERJ–Presentation of Presidential Certificates to members of the graduating class, Capitol Page School, 12:15PM. President John F. Kennedy (center left) presents a Presidential certificate to an unidentified student from the 1962 graduating class of the Capitol Page School in Washington, D.C., during a commencement ceremony at the White House. Principal, Henry L. De Keyser, and faculty member, Naomi Z. Ulmer (partially hidden), stand right of President Kennedy; an unidentified stenographer sits at right. White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley (left, mostly hidden), and Deputy Special Counsel
RM2EC1E8C–Meeting with Ambassador of Upper Volta, Boureima John Kabore, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Upper Volta, John Boureima Kaboru00e9; Ambassador Kaboru00e9 presented his credentials to President Kennedy. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen u0022Soapyu0022 Williams, sits at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC1GJN–Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) presents a new pony, u201cTexu201d to Caroline Kennedy (CBK); children playing on the South Lawn. An unidentified man helps John F. Kennedy, Jr., climb the ladder of a tree house on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC33C2–Dedication Ceremony for the New State Dining Room Mantel. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the dedication of a newly-installed mantel in the State Dining Room; the mantel was a gift of both the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain u0026 White and the Marble Industry Board of New York. Left to right: President Kennedy; Alice Roosevelt Longworth; honorary chairman of the Fine Arts Committee, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; John J. Powers, of the Marble Industry Board of New York; Edwin B. Olsen, of the architecture firm Steinmann, Cain u0026 White. White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC1PA2–Radio and Television Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba (Cuban Missile Crisis), 7:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Unionu2019s military presence in Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC21Y0–Trip to New York and Connecticut: White House Communications Agency (WHCA) preparations for President John F. Kennedyu0027s visits to New York City and New Haven, Connecticut. An unidentified man works with communications equipment at an unidentified location, as White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff prepare for President John F. Kennedyu2019s visits to New York City and New Haven, Connecticut. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
RM2EC33WG–Address before the United Auto Workers of America (UAW) Convention, Atlantic City, 10:35AM. Interior view of Convention Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the annual convention of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW), attended by President John F. Kennedy.
RM2EC3M2J–White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff advance trip to Maine. White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff set up communications equipment at an unidentified location in Maine in preparation for President John F. Kennedyu0027s trip to Maine; WHCA officer, Ronald Danielson, and an unidentified man (standing on ladder) install an antenna. An unidentified man observes at left; an unidentified man speaks on telephone in booth at far right.
RM2EC2FPT–Swearing-in ceremony, Deputy Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff, Jr.. Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller (left), swears in Malcolm Kilduff, Jr., as Assistant Press Secretary. Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger, looks on from center. Press Secretaryu0027s Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2FRB–Damaged shipping carton u0026 dress for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK). A damaged shipping carton from the fashion design company, Oleg Cassini, Inc., sits on the floor in the White House. Washington, D.C.
RM2EC1TX2–Press Conference, State Department Auditorium, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) speaks to reporters during a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher sits onstage, right of the lectern.
RM2EC47WG–Trip to Louisiana and Florida: New Orleans, Louisiana, White House Communications Agency (WHCA) equipment set-ups; city views. White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff members set up equipment in New Orleans, Louisiana, during President John F. Kennedyu2019s visit to the city. Major Robert T. Dalton, Jr., stands second from right; others are unidentified. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
RM2EC2XM7–Presentation of u0022Eu0022 (u0022E-for-Exportu0022) Awards, 11:55AM. President John F. Kennedy presents an u201cE-for-Exportu201d certificate of excellence (as part of the Export Expansion Program) for C.G. Hokanson Company, Inc. to the companyu2019s president, Carl G. Hokanson. Left to right: Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island (on edge of frame); Congressman Emanuel Celler (New York); Congressman William F. Ryan (New York); Mr. Hokanson; Congressman George P. Miller of California (in back); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International
RM2EC22G3–Trip to California: Charter Anniversary Ceremony, University of California at Berkeley, 1:40PM. Newly-inaugurated Chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley, Edward W. Strong, speaks at the Universityu2019s 94th Charter Day Ceremony. Seated in first row (L-R): Unidentified; Governor of California, Edmund G. u201cPatu201d Brown; University of California regent, Dr. Edwin W. Pauley; President John F. Kennedy; President of the University of California, Dr. Clark Kerr; former President of the University of California, Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul (right of lectern); three unidentified m
RM2EC49FR–Pedestrians on Pennsylvania Avenue. View of pedestrians and cars on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
RM2EC4DKF–Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, and wife Moufida Bourguiba, 12:00PM. Arrival ceremonies for Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. Standing on platform, L-R: President Bourguiba; President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Tunisia, Habib Bourguiba, Jr.; unidentified man. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and First Lady of Tunisia, Moufida Bourguiba (formerly Mathilde Lorrain), stand to left of platform. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC3J09–Luncheon for California Editors and Publishers, 1:00PM. View of a flower arrangement set up in the Blue Room for a luncheon in honor of editors and publishers from California. White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC479B–Dinner in honor of King Mohammad Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, 8:00PM. President John F. Kennedy attends a dinner in honor of King Mohammad u1e92u0101hir Shu0101h and Queen Humaira Begum of Afghanistan. Standing in front of the Grand Staircase (L-R): President Kennedyu2019s sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver; King u1e92u0101hir; Queen Humaira; President Kennedy. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2PG7–Visit of Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, Newport, Rhode Island. President John F. Kennedy and President Muhammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan (center left) review honor guard troops, following President Ayub Khanu0027s arrival at Quonset Point Naval Air Station; Major Arthur J. Poillon, United States Marine Corps (USMC), escorts the Presidents. North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
RM2EC47PT–White House Rooms: East Wing Visitors Foyer. View of the East Wing Visitors Foyer. Portraits of William McKinley (painted by Harriet Anderson Stubbs Murphy) and Abraham Lincoln (painted by William F. Cogswell) hang on the walls. Flanking Lincolnu0027s portrait are busts of John Bright (sculpted by John Warrington Wood) and Martin Van Buren (sculpted by Hiram Powers). White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC1WXK–Bernard Lamotte puts final touches on White House Swimming Pool mural. Artist Bernard Lamotte puts the final touches on his mural depicting Christiansted Harbor in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Swimming Pool, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC3T5X–White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff advance trip to Maine. View of Johns Island in Johns Bay, Maine, as White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff prepare for President John F. Kennedyu0027s trip to Maine. The residence of former heavyweight boxing champion, Gene Tunney, is partially visible on the island. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
RM2EC3K32–Caroline Kennedy (CBK) with a friend. Caroline Kennedy (right) and an unidentified friend (kneeling) put candy canes on the lower branches of the Christmas tree in the North Entrance Hall of the White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC3HYX–Visit of members of the National Association of Colored Womenu0027s Clubs (NACWC), 3:58PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Womenu0027s Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Du
RM2EC2R6W–Arrival ceremony for Ahmed Su00e9kou Touru00e9, President of Guinea, 11:00AM. Arrival ceremonies for President of Guinea, Ahmed Su00e9kou Touru00e9. Left to right (in foreground): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (greeting President Touru00e9); U.S. State Department interpreter, Edmund S. Glenn; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (in back, partially hidden); Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Touru00e9; President John F. Kennedy (back
RM2EC2GMM–President Kennedy watches the 4th Americau0027s Cup Race. Yachts u201cWeatherlyu201d (of the New York Yacht Club) and u201cGretelu201d (of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron) compete in the fourth race of the 1962 Americau2019s Cup, off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island.
RM2EC4AJ2–Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck, and others perform at concert for participants of the White House Seminar. Musicians take the stage to perform during an American jazz concert for students participating in the White House Summer Seminar. William B. Williams, of WNEW-New York, stands at microphones; trombone player, Marshall Brown, and drummer, Eddie Phyfe, stand in background. Ellipse, Presidentu2019s Park, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC3074–Meeting with the Ambassador of the Soviet Union (USSR), Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin, 12:27PM. President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Ambassador of the Soviet Union (USSR), Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin (left), in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Unidentified photographers stand in background. [Scratches and tear in upper right portion of image are original to the negative.]
RM2EC2Y6H–First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu0027s (JBK) Musical Program for Youth, 2:10PM. An audience assembled on the South Lawn of the White House watches Joseph Pival conduct a performance of the Central Kentucky Youth Symphony Orchestra during the sixth installment of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu2019s Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. The Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial are visible in the background. Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2P1P–Luncheon in honor of Guillermo Leon Valencia, President-elect of Colombia, 1:00PM. View of the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., with table settings and flower arrangements set up for a luncheon in honor of President-elect of Colombia, Dr. Guillermo Leu00f3n Valencia.
RM2EC3Y6T–President Kennedy with a model Gemini Capsule. President John F. Kennedy views a scale model of a Gemini capsule in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; the model was given to President Kennedy as a Christmas gift from the personnel of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, following the Presidentu2019s visit to McDonnellu2019s St. Louis plant on 12 September 1962. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at left; White House Photographer, Chief Robert L. Knudsen, stands at right. [See also MO 63.1922a-c, u0022Scale Model of the Gemini Spacecra
RM2EC1RH7–Demonstrators at the White House. View of demonstrators picketing along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., in response to the crisis in Cuba. The North Lawn of the White House is in the foreground; Lafayette Square is visible in the background.
RM2EC1TE6–Funeral services for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy exit Air Force One upon arrival at Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, New York, to attend the funeral of Eleanor Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands in doorway of airplane.
RM2EC2FRN–Damaged shipping carton u0026 dress for First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK). Secretary to the First Lady, Mary Gallagher, and an unidentified man examine two dresses and a skirt from a damaged shipping carton sent by the fashion design company, Oleg Cassini, Inc., in the White House. Washington, D.C.
RM2EC4C6B–Arrival at and departure by helicopter from Bader Field, Atlantic City, New Jersey. President John F. Kennedyu2019s helicopter taxis at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey; the President traveled to Atlantic City to attend the annual convention of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW). United States Army presidential helicopter pilot, Barney Hulett, sits in the cockpit.
RM2EC1E8M–Campaign Trip to Pennsylvania. President John F. Kennedy visits with officials from Pennsylvania following his arrival at Harrisburg-York State Airport in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, during a congressional campaign trip. In foreground (L-R): Pennsylvania State Supreme Court Justice, Earl S. Keim; Pennsylvania State Representative, Stephen McCann; Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Internal Affairs Secretary of Pennsylvania, Genevieve Blatt; Governor of Pennsylvania, David L. Lawrence; President Kennedy; candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania and former mayor of Philadelphia, Richardson
RM2EC1T1J–Private birthday dinner for President Kennedy (tables u0026 flowers). View of flower arrangement on a French empire pier table set up for a private dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedyu2019s birthday. A portrait of George Washington hangs on wall above table. Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC438K–Parade in honor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 12:35PM. President John F. Kennedy and President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, sit in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) prior to a parade in honor of President Radhakrishnan. Special Assistant to President Kennedy, John J. McNally (head turned), stands at far left in background. South Lawn driveway, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2Y6K–First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu0027s (JBK) Musical Program for Youth. Korean pianist, Tong-il Han, performs onstage in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., during the fifth installment of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu0027s Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Mrs. Kennedy held the event for the children of ambassadors, members of Cabinet, and State Department officials living in Washington, D.C.
RM2EC48CK–Presentation of the 1961 Collier Trophy, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy presents the 1961 Robert J. Collier Trophy to four X-15 pilots, on behalf of the National Aeronautic Association (NAA). Standing behind President Kennedy are the recipients (L-R): Major Robert M. White (U.S. Air Force), A. Scott Crossfield (North American Aviation), Joseph A. Walker (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Commander Forrest S. Petersen (U.S. Navy). Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. West Wing
RM2EC1NRJ–Congressional campaign trip: Bridgeport, Connecticut, airport rally. President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at Bridgeport Municipal Airport in Stratford, Connecticut, during a congressional campaign trip.
RM2EC3M34–White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff advance trip to Maine. View of White House Communications Agency (WHCA) equipment on the grounds of the private island residence of former heavyweight boxing champion, Gene Tunney, as WHCA staff prepare for President John F. Kennedyu0027s trip to Maine. Johns Island, Johns Bay, Maine.
RM2EC465T–Meeting with representatives of womenu0027s organizations to discuss civil rights, 4:15PM. President John F. Kennedy (center, with back to camera) visits with officers and representatives of womenu2019s organizations, following a meeting regarding civil rights. Standing at left are Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson stands at far right (with back to camera). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC4C70–Arrival at and departure by helicopter from Bader Field, Atlantic City, New Jersey. President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with President of United Automobile Workers of America (UAW), Walter P. Reuther, upon arriving at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Governor of New Jersey, Richard J. Hughes, stands right of Mr. Reuther. Also pictured: United States Army presidential helicopter pilot, Barney Hulett; White House Secret Service agents, Dave Grant and Gerald A. u201cJerryu201d Behn.
RM2EC46M2–Trip to Hyannis Port: President Kennedy with Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) u0026 Edward M. Kennedy (EMK) at Otis Air Force Base Hospital. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (center left, back turned) addresses reporters at Otis Air Force Base following the death of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu2019s newborn son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at far left; White House Correspondent for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Sander Vanocur, stands left of Salinger. All others are unidentified. Cape C
RM2EC1XXH–Visit of Astronaut Lt. Cmdr. Scott Carpenter u0026 family, 10:00AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with astronaut Lieutenant Commander M. Scott Carpenter and Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams, and their families, regarding Lt. Cdr. Carpenteru0027s Mercury-Atlas 7 orbital flight (also known as Aurora 7). Left to right: Robyn Jay Carpenter, Marc Scott Carpenter, Rene Carpenter, President Kennedy, Lt. Cdr. Carpenter, Candace Noxon Carpenter and Kristen Elaine Carpenter (both in front), Dr. Williams, and Elizabeth Ann Williams (partially hidden on edge of frame
RM2EC40FR–Radio u0026 Television Address to the Nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama, 8:00PM. President John F. Kennedy prepares to deliver a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC1TXJ–Visit of wives of Ohio newspaper publishers, 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with an unidentified woman during a visit with wives of newspaper publishers from Ohio. Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. Ou2019Donnell, stands in background (through doorway). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Line along lower edge of image is original to the negative.]
RM2EC1BEY–Inspection tour of NASA installations: Houston, Texas, NASA Rich Building, departure, 11:10AM. President John F. Kennedy views space flight equipment during a tour of spacecraft displays inside a hangar at the Rich Building of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas. Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (center left), briefs President Kennedy; Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, Dr. Robert Gilruth, stands at left. Also pictured: Director of Operations for Project Mercury, Dr. Walter C. Williams; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Adminis
RM2EC3076–Trip to Mexico: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK) visits the National Institute of Anthropology u0026 History. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (far left) views the Piedra del Sol (Aztec calendar, Sun Stone) during a tour of the Museo Nacional de Antropologu00eda (National Museum of Anthropology) of the Instituto Nacional de Antropologu00eda e Historia (National Institute of Anthropology and History) in Mexico City, Mexico. Also pictured: Eva Lu00f3pez Mateos; First Lady of Mexico, Eva Su00e1mano de Lu00f3pez Mateos.
RM2EC4ERA–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); Mayor Paul Judd of Frankfort, 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.
RM2EC3GMX–Birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.. Young children sit at tables in the Presidentu2019s Dining Room (Residence) of the White House, Washington, D.C., during a joint birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (back to camera) stands at center in background. Caroline (right) sits at table in foreground with Maria Shriver (seated in center, holding lollipop) and Avery Hatcher, son of Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher (seated right of Caroline, partially hidden); John, Jr. (left, facing the camera), sits at tabl
RM2EC3T5H–Presentation of the Presidentu2019s Distinguished Civilian Service Awards, 12:00PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with award recipients at the presentation ceremony of the Presidentu2019s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. Left to right (in foreground): Career Ambassador, Llewellyn E. Thompson; Virginia Lyon (accepting the award on behalf of her husband, Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch of the U.S. Navy Electronics Laboratory); Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey; Chief of the Department of
RM2EC2TNT–Visit of the Democratic u0022Women on Wheelsu0022 from Massachusetts, in the Rose Garden, 4:15PM. President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the Democratic Women on Wheels of Massachusetts; Democratic National Committee member and Massachusetts State Senator, Elizabeth A. u201cBetsyu201d Stanton, stands in center (back to camera). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson. All others are unidentified. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC41GC–Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, 10:50AM. President John F. Kennedy (center) shakes hands with General Maxwell D. Taylor, following Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Standing on walkway in center group (L-R): former United States Ambassador to Ireland, Grant Stockdale; General Taylor; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard; the President; Commanding General of the Military District of Washington, Major General Paul A. Gavan; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; Administrator of the Veterans Administra
RM2EC4G2T–President Kennedy Watches the 1st Americau0027s Cup Race. President John F. Kennedy (lower right) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (upper right) arrive aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., to watch the first race of the 1962 Americau0027s Cup. Also pictured: Janet Lee Auchincloss; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore; Sylvia Thomas Ormsby-Gore. United States Navy sailors stand at attention. Newport, Rhode Island.
RM2EC2AXW–First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu2019s (JBK) trip to India and Pakistan: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, elephant ride at Amber Palace. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing yellow dress) and her sister Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland ride an elephant, Bibia, in the courtyard of Amber Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The Home Minister of Rajasthan, Mathura Das Mathur, sits behind Princess Radziwill.
RM2EC4G3P–White House Rooms: Blue, Green, Red Rooms. Red Room. A portrait of President Harry S. Truman painted by Greta Kempton in 1947 hangs above the fireplace, a portrait of President Herbert Hoover painted by Elmer Wesley Greene in 1956 hangs above the door on the right, a portrait of President Grover Cleveland painted by Eastman Johnson in 1891 hangs above the door on the left, and a portrait of President James Madison painted by Edgar Parker in 1878 (copied from a portrait originally painted by Gilbert Stuart) is to the left of the doorway. White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2FB3–Swearing in ceremony, William Battle, US Ambassador to Australia, 5:14PM. Swearing-in ceremony for United States Ambassador to Australia, William C. Battle. President John F. Kennedy looks on as Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (center left), administers the oath to Mr. Battle (center); former Governor of Virginia, John S. Battle, stands left of Mr. Duke. Also pictured (standing right of President Kennedy): W. Cullen Battle, Jr.; Janie Battle; Robert W. Battle; Barry Webb Battle. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
RM2EC4796–Labor Day Weekend at Hyannis Port: Caroline Kennedy (CBK), John F. Kennedy, Jr. (JFK Jr.), Maud Shaw, and John u0022Sandyu0022 Eiler on beach. John F. Kennedy, Jr., looks through a piece of metal piping during Labor Day weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
RM2EC37KN–President Kennedy views the Marine Corpsu0027 Evening Parade, at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. (8th u0026 I Streets, SE), 9:00PM. President John F. Kennedy attends an evening parade at the Marine Barracks (u201c8th u0026 Iu201d) in Washington, D.C. Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup, walks at right. Standing at left (L-R): Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Zola Shoup; Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia); Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Margaret Craig McNamara; Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Mary Louise Day; Director of the Bureau of the
RM2EC41G2–Memorial Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, 10:50AM. John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Secret Service agent, Bob Foster, walk past military honor guards at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia; John attended Memorial Day Ceremonies with his father, President John F. Kennedy.
RM2EC2ERE–President Kennedy Watches the Second Americau0027s Cup Race. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard, and his wife, Julia Ann Shepard, attend the second race of the 1962 Americau0027s Cup aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island. Two men at right are unidentified.
RM2EC3EWD–Visit of the Postmaster General J. Edward Day u0026 Chairman, United Givers Fund (UGF), 11:00AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with Postmaster General, J. Edward Day (right), and Chairman of the United Givers Fund of the National Capital Area, William Calomiris (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC4247–Bill signing - Padre Island National Seashore, 12:30PM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to establish the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. Standing (L-R): Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Representative J. T. Rutherford, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, and Representative John Young, all of Texas; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); unidentified; Representative John Kyl (Iowa); unidentified; Representative Joe M. Kilgore (Texas). Unidentified persons may include: Judge Oscar Dancy, of Cameron County, Texa
RM2EC3FFC–Visit of Captain Winifred Quick Collins, Director of Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES), 9:48AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with U.S. Navy officers. Left to right: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) officer, Commander Irene Wolensky; Director of WAVES, Captain Winifred Quick Collins; President Kennedy; and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2W8X–Trip to Mexico: Tour and address at the Independencia Housing Project, 9:35AM. President John F. Kennedy visits with crowds during a tour of the Unidad Independencia (Independencia Housing Project) in Mexico City, Mexico. Standing with President Kennedy: Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; General Cristu00f3bal Guzmu00e1n Cu00e1rdenas; U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes.
RM2EC3651–Visit of participants in the White House Seminar, 9:55AM. President John F. Kennedy greets students participating in the White House Summer Seminar. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin, Win Lawson, Don Lawton, Bob Lilley, and Floyd Boring. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
RM2EC1NRD–Meeting with Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), 4:30PM. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko, arrives at the White House for a meeting with President John F. Kennedy. Arriving with Minister Gromyko are Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov, and Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin. West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2PN6–Visit of Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan, Newport, Rhode Island. President John F. Kennedy (left) and President Muhammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan review honor guard troops, following President Ayub Khanu0027s arrival at Quonset Point Naval Air Station; Major Arthur J. Poillon, United States Marine Corps (USMC), escorts the Presidents. North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
RM2EC479E–Labor Day weekend at Hyannis Port: Kennedy family and friends cruise aboard the Honey Fitz, 11:47AM. Caroline Kennedy and her cousin, Timothy Shriver, play with toys during Labor Day Weekend in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. John F. Kennedy, Jr.u2019s toy boat, a gift from President Antonio Segni of Italy, sits in the background.
RM2EC2KR6–President Kennedy watches the 4th Americau0027s Cup Race. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (left), and Harold S. Vanderbilt attend the fourth race of the 1962 Americau0027s Cup aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island. [Dark spots on left side of image are original to the negative.]
RM2EC4EW7–Inspection tour of NASA installations: Cape Canaveral Florida, 2:31PM. Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (right), speaks with an unidentified man during President John F. Kennedyu0027s visit to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman, stands in back at right. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
RM2EC1GJW–Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) presents a new pony, u201cTexu201d to Caroline Kennedy (CBK); children playing on the South Lawn. John F. Kennedy, Jr., stands at the ladder of a tree house on the South Lawn of the White House; an unidentified boy stands behind him. Washington, D.C.
RM2EC40FJ–Commencement Address at American University, 10:31AM. View of American Universityu0027s John M. Reeves Athletic Center during the schoolu0027s 49th annual commencement ceremony; the United States Marine Band sits on the field at right. President John F. Kennedy delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree as part of the ceremony. Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
RM2EC1ECF–First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu2019s (JBK) trip to India and Pakistan: New Delhi, Delhi, India, arrival. Following her arrival in New Delhi, India, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands at Vijay Chowk watching President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasadu2019s motorcade along Rajpath. Standing with Mrs. Kennedy are her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland (hidden), and United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith.
RM2EC32XM–Press Conference, 4:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (right) speaks to reporters during a press conference. Seated behind television camera (mostly hidden): Associate Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger. Also pictured: White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agents, Stewart u201cStuu201d Stout and Ron Pontius. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC412R–First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu0027s (JBK) Musical Program for Youth, 2:10PM. Members of the Berea (Kentucky) College Country Dancers perform on stage during the sixth installment of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedyu2019s Musical Programs for Youth by Youth. Musicians from the Central Kentucky Youth Symphony Orchestra are seated near the stage at far left; the orchestra also performed at the event held on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC364T–Visit of participants in the White House Seminar, 9:55AM. President John F. Kennedy greets students participating in the White House Summer Seminar. Also pictured: White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner; White House Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin, Win Lawson, and Floyd Boring. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC2ERF–Press Conference at Department of State Auditorium, 6:00PM. President John F. Kennedy speaks from the lectern during a press conference. Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger, and Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff, sit onstage at right. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
RM2EC1XX7–Proclamation signing, Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba, 7:05PM. President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager, stands against wall at left; photographers are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.