State Dept. counselor Walt Rostow signs commission, Washington. Walt W. Rostow signs commission as new State Department counselor after today's swearing-in ceremonies with his children---Peter, 9 and Ann, 6--as interested onlookers. Rostow, former deputy special assistant to President Kennedy, also will serve as chairman of the Department's policy planning council. He is a native of New York. Washington

Photo is dated 1961.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.