State Funeral of President Kennedy: White House, post funeral Reception. Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with Prince Gholam-Reza Pahlavi of Iran. Also pictured: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Aram; Ambassador of Iran, Mahmoud Foroughi (partially hidden); Minister of Foreign Relations of El Salvador, Dr. Hector Escobar Serrano; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.