Box 3
Contains 127 Results:
Signed photos, 1961
Three photographs of L. Mendel Rivers and Representative Frank W. Boykin signed by Boykin. Also pictured is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Carl Vinson.
John F. Kennedy, circa 1962
An undated photograph of L. Mendel Rivers standing beside President John F. Kennedy at a formal event.
Dry docks-commemoration, 1962 March 16
Three photographs of L. Mendel Rivers at a Dry Docks Commemoration.
St. Patrick's Day-Mike Kirwan's party, 1963 March 14
Six photographs of L. Mendel Rivers attending a St. Patrick's Day Party hosted by Representative Mike Kirwan. Also pictured is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Carl Vinson.
Annual "bird luncheon", 1963 March 25
Seventeen photographs from L. Mendel Rivers' Annual "bird luncheon" hosted in honor of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Those pictured include General Taylor, General Wheeler, Admiral Anderson, General Shoup, General LeMay, House Majority Leader Carl Albert, Charles Halleck, Varl Vinson, Representatives Arends, Ford, Kirwan, Miller, Philbin, Sikes, and Senator Russell, former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey, W. A. Pulber, and Governor Russell of South Carolina.
Menriv Park Center opening, 1963 March 13
Six photographs of L. Mendel Rivers at the dedication ceremony and open house for the Menriv Park (named in honor of L. Mendel Rivers) United States Navy Family Housing project for the United States Naval Ammunition Depot in Charleston, South Carolina. Also included is a program for the ceremony.
Mark Clark luncheon, 1963 June 10
Twelve negatives from L. Mendel Rivers' attendance at a luncheon hosted by General Mark W. Clark.
Paris, France, 1963 June 13
A photograph of L. Mendel Rivers meeting with the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, at his office near Paris, France.
Elk's Club-Captain Harry Cox retirement party, 1963 June 24
Ten photographs of L. Mendel Rivers attending the retirement party for Captain Harry Cox at the Charleston, South Carolina Elk's Club. Also pictured are Captain and Mrs. Harry C. Cox, Margaret Middleton Rivers (wife), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin, E. D. Biggerstaff, Jr., Captain P. W. Garnett, and Captain O. C. Robbins.
Carl Vinson's birthday, 1963 November 18
A photograph taken on Carl Vinson's (chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services) birthday. Included in the photograph are L. Mendel Rivers, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Carl Vinson, and Senator J. Strom Thurmond.