Arrival ceremony for Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela, 11:30AM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend an arrival ceremony in honor of President of Venezuela, Rómulo Betancourt, and First Lady of Venezuela, Carmen Valverde de Betancourt. President Kennedy greets President Betancourt (in front of open car door) upon his arrival at the White House; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (wearing hat), and U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes (back to camera), stand on either side of the Presidents. Mrs. Kennedy (holding bouquet of roses) and U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (far left), descend the stairs; honor guard troops line the driveway in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Arthur L. Art Godfrey. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.