Leaders Collection (#37)

Kennedy With The Shah of Iran
Washington, D.C.: April 12, 1962 President Kennedy with the Shah of Iran at the White House

Kennedy With Konrad Adenauer
Washington, D.C.: April 13, 1961 President Kennedy with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer declares that they have renewed their pledge to preserve the freedom of the people of West Berlin

Casals White House Convert
Washington, D.C.: November 13, 1961 President and Mrs. Kennedy congratulate cellist Pablo Casals after his White House concert. Mrs. Rose Kennedy is at the far right

Inaugural Ball Conversation
Washington, D.C.: February 2, 1961 Vice President Lyndon Johnson leans over Jacqueline Kennedy to listen to President John Kennedy at the inaugural ball after their election to office

President Kennedy and Jackie
Hyannis, Massachusetts: July 2, 1961. President Kennedy and Jackie leaving the St. Francis Xavier church after attending mass. Jacqueline is wearing a green linen sheath dress and a white kerchief

President and Mrs. Kennedy
Andrews Air Force Base, Washington D.C.: 1962. President and Mrs. Kennedy walk from their jet plane to a waiting helicopter upon their return to Washington from a visit to Mexico City

John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline
Massachusetts: August 31, 1960. Senator John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline

JFK Mexico Reception
Mexico City, Mexico: June 30, 1962 President and Mrs. Kennedy stand at attention as the national anthems of Mexico and the United States are played at a formal reception in Mexico City. Mrs

President Kennedy And Father
West Palm Beach, Florida: April 18, 1962 President Kennedy greets his father Joseph Kennedy at the West Palm Beach airport

Kennedy Campaigns In Primary
Portland, Oregon: May 25, 1960 Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts campaigns at the Gateway shopping center two days before the Oregon primary. Members of the Fun-O-Rama Funmakers listen attentively

Kennedy Smiles In Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida: November 11, 1960 President-elect John F. Kennedy wears a big smile as hundreds of well-wishers greet him at the West Palm Beach Airport

Kennedy Rides A Mule
Sioux City, Iowa: September 22, 1960 Workers smile and watch as Senator John F. Kennedy rides a white mule during a campaign visit to the stockyards here

Supporters Greet Kennedy
Racine, Wisconsin: March 21, 1960 A group of young Democrats hold Kennedy posters as they greet Senator John F. Kennedy at the Racine convention

Kennedy With Albert Gore
Memphis, Tennessee: 1960 Senator Kennedy is greeted in Memphis by supporters on his arrival at the airport. Senator Albert Gore is seated beside him and Memphis mayor Henry Loeb is at lower left

Kennedy Speaks At Fundraiser
Washington, D.C.: September 20, 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy as he spoke tonight at a $100-a-plate fund raising dinner. His wife, Jacqueline

Kennedy Visits Iowa Farmer
Fort Dodge, Iowa: September 22, 1960 Kennedys campaign caravan made a stop today at a farm in Iowa. Farmer James Cox leans against the campaign car while talking with the Democratic presidential

Truman, Kennedy, And Symington
St. Louis, MIssouri: October 3, 1960 Former President Harry S. Truman greets Senator John F. Kennedy as the Democratic candidate for President arrives for a speaking engagement

JFK Listens To Campaign Song
Charleston, West Virginia: September 19, 1960 A smiling Senator John F. Kennedy listens to the Bloomfield sisters sing the West Virginia Democratic campaign song duirng his appearance in Charleston

President Kennedy And Rusk
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts: July 8, 1961 President Kennedy steps into the cockpit of the yacht, Marlin, as Secretary of State Dean Rusk walks aft

Berlin Conference At Sea
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts: July 8, 1961 President Kennedy and his advisors aboard the yacht Marlin discussing the Berlin problem

President Kennedy Tour Guide
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts: July 8, 1961 President Kennedy points out Hyannis Port landmarks to General Maxwell Taylor, Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, and Secretary of Defense

Kennedy And Adlai Stevenson
Washington, D.C.: August 3, 1961 Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, reports to President Kennedy today at the White House about his recent tour of Europe

Jackie & John Glenn Water Ski Jackie & John Glenn Water Ski
Hyannis Port, Massachusetts: July 22, 1962 Jacqueline Kennedy and astronaut John Glenn water ski on Lewis Bay. The boat was driven by Ethel Kennedy, wife of the Attorney General

Jackie Inspects Gold Bracelet
Washington, D.C.: May 18, 1961 Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy inspects a gold bracelet worn by Mrs.Barry Goldwater at a luncheon given for Mrs. Kennedy by wives of the members of Congress

Japanese WWII Peace Envoy
Washington D.C.: November 17, 1941. Saburo Kurusu, (right) Japans special envoy for a final attempt at peace, Secretary of State Cordell Hull, and Kichisaburo Nomura

Hoffa For Teamster President
Miami Beach, Florida: October 1, 1957 Teamsters union vice president JImmy Hoffa autographs a placard for him for a group of women campaigning for his run for president of the Teamsters

Prince Hirohito Golfing
Tokyo, Japan: August 16, 1926 Prince Hirohito watches his ball after his drive at the Tokyo Golf Club

Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Japan: c. 1935 The Emperor Hirohito of Japan

The Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, reviews the officers for Japanes
Tokyo, Japan: 1928. The Emperor of Japan, Hirohito, reviews the officers of the new training school for Japanese Boy Scouts. The school has been established by the Department of Education

Emperor Hirohito Visits Farm
Japan: March 19, 1948 Emperor Hirohito visits the farming communities to learn first hand the problems they are having. Here he watches a farmer till a rice paddy with a crude spade

Gandhi Talks With Nehru
Bombay, India: July 15, 1946 jawaharlal Nehru, the newly elected President of the All India Congress, talking with Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political strong man, at a meeting of the Congress

President and Mrs. Eisenhower
Washington, D.C.: June 20, 1957. President and Mrs. Eisenhower and Mrs. Pat Nixon attend the annual convention of the National Federation of Young Republicans at Constitution Hall

Dianne Feinstein Makeup
San Francisco, California: October 24, 1955 Dianne Goldman gets her makeup touched up by Mrs. Frank HInman for a photo shoot as a doctors model

WWII Generals Meet In England
England: April 21, 1944 Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower (L) chats with Lt. Gen. Carl D. Spaatz (C), Chief Of U.S. Strategic Air Forces in England, and Lt. Gen. James H

President Eisenhower And Nixon
Washington, D.C.: October 3, 1960 President Dwight D. Eisenhower shakes hands with Vice President Richard Nixon after a conference at the White house

Mamie Eisenhower At West Point
West Point, New York: c. 1956. Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower shields her eyes as she watches ceremonies at the U.S. Military Academy

Lieut. James H. Doolittle
Dayton, Ohio: October 23, 1925 U.S. Army pilot Lieut. James H. Doolittle of McCook Field in Dayton will race in the Schneider Cup races tomorrow at Baltimore

Benjamin Disraeli
England: c. 1870 Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Conservative statesman

Governor Thomas F. Dewey
Albany, New York: October 31, 1944 Portrait of Governor Thomas F. Dewey of New York, the Republican candidate for the presidency

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge Planting
Mountain Lake, Florida: February 3, 1929. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge wields a shovel and helps plant a palm tree at the dedication of the Mountain Sanctuary and Singing Towers

President and Mrs. Coolidge
Washington, D.C.: October 19, 1926. A portrait of President and Mrs. Coolidge and visiting royalty to America, Queen Marie of Romania.The photograph was made at the Romanian Legation in Washington

Winston Churchill Speaks
New York, New York: March 15, 1946 Winston Churchill speaks at a banquest in his honor at the Waldorf-Astoria. He said peace in the world depends upon the cooperation of Great Britain

Castro Honors Yuri Gagarin
Havana, Cuba: July 26, 1961 Cuban Premier Fidel Castro leans on the presidential palace balocony during a celebration for Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

Castro Interviews Insurgents
Cuba: October 6, 1962 Fidel Castro conducts a mass interview of the prisoners captured in the unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion. The session was televised

Rebel Leader Fidel Castro
Havana, Cuba: January 17, 1959. Rebel leader Fidel Castro chats with a youthful admirer during a press conference

Eleanor Roosevelt & Pearl Buck Eleanor Roosevelt & Pearl Buck
Washington, D.C.: December 17, 1940 Eleanor Roosevelt hands author Pearl Buck an initial donation for the million dollar China Emergency Relief Committee to provide medical supplies to Chinese war

Bradley At Independence Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: June 6, 1945 L-R: General Omar Bradley, Philadelphia Mayor Samuel, and Maj. General McAuliffe salute as the national anthem is played during their visit to Independence

Napoleon Bonaparte Coronation
Paris, France: December 2, 1804 A pinting by LeFevre of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, at his coronation in Notre Dame by Pius VII

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