Visit of President Kennedy to Ireland. At Arbour Hill Memorial he placed a wreath on the graves of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising, becoming the first foreign head of state to honour them in a formal ceremony. Dublin 1963.

President John F. Kennedy stands with a solemn expression between two saluting members of the Irish military at the Arbour Hill Memorial in Dublin, 1963. During this visit, he became the first foreign head of state to formally honour the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising by placing a wreath on their graves. Dressed in a dark suit, his hands are clasped before him as he stands in front of a large stone wall bearing an inscription in the Irish language.

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