Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PRESIDENT KENNEDY VISITS AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND NORAD

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Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. PRESIDENT KENNEDY VISITS AIR FORCE ACADEMY AND NORAD

1963

Summary: Coverage of Pres John F. Kennedy and party touring the AFA Tri-Faith Chapel, Combat Operations Center (COC) and SPADATS. VIP's include Secy of AF Eugene M. Zuckert; USAF CofS Gen Curtis E. LeMay; Gen John K. Gerhart, CinC NORAD; Lt Gen Robert M. Lee, Comdr ADC; Lt Gen William W. Dick, Jr., Comdr USA Air Defense Comd; Maj Gen Robert H. Warren, Supt AFA and Brig Gen Godfrey T. McHugh. (Shot list to follow.) 1) Shows Pres Kennedy's motorcade including aide-de-camp Brig Gen McHugh, Maj Gen Warren and Mr. Zuckert arriving at AFA chapel and inspecting the tri-faith chapels, than leaving. 2) Scenes of Pres Kennedy and party visiting NORAD, COC and SPADATS where RCAF, hardened COC and USA Defense exhibits were on display, and briefings by Canadian, USAF and USA personnel. VIP's shown are Gen Gerhart, USA Lt Gen Dick and Lt Gen Lee. 3) Shows Gen LeMay walking alone in corridor. Good (Basic: Color print)

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LeMay, Curtis E. (Curtis Emerson), 1906-1990

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Curtis Emerson LeMay (November 15, 1906 – October 1, 1990) was an American Air Force general who implemented an effective but controversial strategic bombing campaign in the Pacific theater of World War II. He later served as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1965. LeMay joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, the precursor to the U.S. Air Force, in 1929 while studying civil engineering at Ohio State University. He had risen to the rank of major by the time of Japan's Attack on Pearl ...

Dick, William W., 1910-1996

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William W. Dick (1910-1996), U.S. Air Force officer. From the description of Dick, William W., 1910-1996 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10612931 ...

Zuckert, Eugene M., 1911-2000

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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy of Brookline, Massachusetts. John Kennedy, the second of nine children, attended Choate Academy (1932-1935), Princeton University (1935-36), Harvard College (1936-40), and Stanford Business School (1941). In 1940, he published a book based on his senior thesis entitled "Why England Slept." The book criticized British policy of Appeasement. In 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the Navy. In August 1943, Kenn...

Lee, Robert M. (Robert Merrill), 1909-2003

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A graduate of West Point, Robert M. Lee received his wings in 1932 and was one of the Air Corps pilots flying the treacherous airmail route in 1934. As a Captain, Lee attended the Air Corps Tactical School and, in 1941, he became chief of corps aviation. With World War II underway, Lee was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in France, serving as deputy commander for operations under Hoyt S. Vandenberg, assisting in the defeat of Germany in four major campaigns. In January 1946, Lee returned to the ...

Warren, Robert H. (Robert Hamilton), 1917-

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Gerhart, John K. (John Koehler), 1907-1981

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John Koehler Gerhart (1907-1981) was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1928 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy. After graduating from Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field, Texas, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve. He served as a flight test pilot during the 1930s, and graduated from the Air Corps Tactical School in April, 1941. Early in World War II, Gerhart was assigned to the 8th Air Force, and was ...

McHugh, Godfrey T., 1911-

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Godfrey T. McHugh (1911-1997), U.S. Air Force general, was the Deputy Chief Long Range Objectives and Deputy Chief of Staff Plan in Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force from 1960 to 1961, and Air Force Aide to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. From the description of McHugh, Godfrey T., 1911-1997 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570800 ...