U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers a speech in Washington D.C., United States. The President, while addressing a conference, speaks about the food and drug laws of the country, and references issues with the drug Thalidomide. He informs about the decision to increase the staffing at the food and drug administration (FDA). He also talks about a bill that has been introduced in the Congress to allow rapid removal of drugs from the market that prove hazardous to public health and should potentially be illegal.
Landmarks and monuments in Washington D.C. Aerial views of War College, the Jefferson Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) War Memorial depicting the Iwo Jima flag raising. The Lincoln Memorial with the Washington Monument in the background. The Capitol building in the far background, and the Main Navy Building and Munitions Buildings west of the National Mall (eight years before they were demolished in 1970....that area is now the site of Constitution Gardens and the Vietnam War Memorial.)
An aerial view of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Northeast Washington, DC. View from various angles.
Landmarks and monuments in Washington D.C. Aerial views of the U.S. Capitol building and the Jefferson Memorial.
Landmarks and monuments in Washington D.C. Aerial views of the Pentagon and the Potomac River. Various views of the Pentagon.
Landmarks and monuments in Washington D.C. People on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial. A side view of the Jefferson Memorial.