Thanks For A Medal -- Field Marshal P. Pibul Songgram, Prime Minister of Thailand, makes a folded hands gesture of obeisance in thanking President Eisenhower for an award of the Legion of Merit in a ceremony at the White House today. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Vice President Richard Nixon are in background. Eisenhower presented the nations's highest civilian award to the Asian visitor in recognition of his efforts in the cause of freedom. May 2, 1955. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).