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White House Photographs
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An audience assembled under a large tent watches President John F. Kennedy speak before a performance of the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra from the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Carolina on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Orchestra conductor Dr. James Christian Pfohl stands to the right of the President on stage. Among those standing next to the stage are Air Force Aide to the President Godfrey McHugh and Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; reporters and photographers look on. The performance for an audience of handicapped children is first in a series of “Musical Programs for Youth by Youth,” organized by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.