Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Inauguration of President John F. Kennedy, Washington, D. C.
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
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Gavin, James M. (James Maurice), 1907-1990
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