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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) addresses pilots and sailors following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; pilot for the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), stands at left. Standing in group at right (left to right): Commanding Officer of NAF, Captain Jack W. Hough (in foreground, back to camera); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California).
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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) addresses pilots and sailors following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; pilot in the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), stands near center left. Those standing in group behind President Kennedy include: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); NOTS Technical Director, Dr. William B. McLean; Commanding Officer of NAF, Captain Jack W. Hough; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) speaks with pilots, Lieutenant Anthony L. "Tony" Tambini II and Lieutenant William D. "Gus" Jones (wearing orange jumpsuits), following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; Lieutenants Tambini and Jones flew in Shrike missile bombing demonstrations. Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stand right of President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California) stands at far right.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) addresses pilots and sailors following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; pilot for the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), stands at left. Standing right of President Kennedy (left to right): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commanding Officer of NAF, Captain Jack K. Hough; Senator Clair Engle of California (mostly obscured).
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President John F. Kennedy (second from right) visits Michelson Laboratory at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Left to right, in foreground: Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Edith LaVerne "LaV" McLean; Charles "Chip" Blenman III (wearing Boy Scout uniform); Rhea Blenman; Mark McLean; William L. "Bing" Blenman (wearing Boy Scout uniform); President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California). [Notes: Blemishes at left edge and top of image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (leaning over table at center, holding a pen) signs a document following his arrival at the Beverly Hilton Hotel rooftop heliport in Los Angeles, California; President Kennedy traveled to Los Angeles to attend a Democratic Party fundraising dinner. Senator Clair Engle (California) stands on red carpet at left; White House Secret Service agent, Dick Johnsen, kneels at far right. White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (holding camera), kneels near center right; additional still and motion picture photographers line the rope barrier at right.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Seated in reviewing stand (left to right): Undersecretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Senator Clair Engle of California (wearing safari hat); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (face partially obscured); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (mostly obscured); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; unidentified (facing away); Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; a missile model sits on an elevated platform in the foreground. Seated in first row of reviewing stand at left (left to right): Senator Clair Engle of California (wearing safari hat); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; President Kennedy; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphones) delivers remarks during a visit to Naval Air Station Point Mugu in Point Mugu, California. Standing on speakers' platform (left to right): Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (with a camera around his neck); President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California); Commanding Officer of the Pacific Missile Range, Rear Admiral John E. Clark (wearing sunglasses). Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester E. Clifton; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agents, Charlie Kunkel, Emory Roberts, and Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at center, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., sits at left in foreground. Seated right of President Kennedy (left to right); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay (looking through binoculars).
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President John F. Kennedy (center, holding sunglasses) visits with naval officers and others aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Left to right: unidentified (back to camera); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; Executive Officer of the USS Kitty Hawk, Captain William E. Donnelly, Jr. (back to camera); Senator Clair Engle (California); Boatswain's Mate, Second Class, Jesse R. "J. R." Johnson (at edge of frame).
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President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at center) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row (left to right): Commander of the First Fleet, Vice Admiral Robert T. S. Keith; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; President Kennedy; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup. Also pictured: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at left, mostly obscured) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row, right of President Kennedy: Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup. Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at left, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row, right of President Kennedy: Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup. Also pictured: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (back to camera), stands at center left. Standing in group with President Kennedy (left to right): unidentified; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; the President; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides (mostly obscured, behind the President); Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row (left to right): Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (gesturing with right hand); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay (mostly hidden); Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (looking through binoculars); President Kennedy; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (back to camera); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commander of the First Fleet, Vice Admiral Robert T. S. Keith. Also pictured: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Personal Secretary to the President, Evelyn Lincoln; White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton.
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President John F. Kennedy (center) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated in front row (left to right): Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; President Kennedy; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. Also pictured: Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; White House Secret Service agent, Ron Pontius.
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President John F. Kennedy (seated in high-back chair at center, back to camera) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated right of President Kennedy (left to right): Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (center left, seated behind the President).
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President John F. Kennedy presents an “E-for-Export” certificate of excellence (as part of the Export Expansion Program) for the Industrial National Bank of Rhode Island to the bank’s president, John Simmen. Left to right: Congressman Emanuel Celler (New York); Congressman William F. Ryan (New York); Mr. Simmen; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs, Jack Behrman; President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California); White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); two unidentified men. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents an “E-for-Export” certificate of excellence (as part of the Export Expansion Program) for Scripto, Inc. to the company’s assistant vice president and export manager, Ramon Alvarez. Left to right: Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Congressman Emanuel Celler (New York); Congressman William F. Ryan (New York); Mr. Alvarez; Congressman George P. Miller (California); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs, Jack Behrman (behind Secretary Hodges); President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California); White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); unidentified (in back). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents an “E-for-Export” certificate of excellence (as part of the Export Expansion Program) for the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry to the association’s president, Thomas Coulter. Left to right: Congressman Emanuel Celler (New York); Congressman William F. Ryan (New York); Congressman Wright Patman of Texas (partially hidden); Mr. Coulter; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs, Jack Behrman (partially hidden); President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California); White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents an “E-for-Export” certificate of excellence (as part of the Export Expansion Program) for the San Leandro (California) Chamber of Commerce to the chairman of the chamber’s retail council, John G. Blaisdell. Left to right: Congressman Emanuel Celler (New York); Congressman William F. Ryan (New York); Mr. Blaisdell; Congressman George P. Miller of California (in back); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges (behind microphone); President Kennedy; Congressman Leonard Farbstein (New York); Senator Clair Engle (California); White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel (in back); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); unidentified. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents an “E-for-Export” certificate of excellence (as part of the Export Expansion Program) for Dan River Mills, Inc. to the company’s president, William J. Erwin. Left to right: Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Congressman Emanuel Celler (New York); Congressman William F. Ryan of New York (face hidden); Mr. Erwin; Congressman Wright Patman (Texas); Congressman George P. Miller of California (behind certificate); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs, Jack Behrman (behind Secretary Hodges); President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California); White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy presents an “E-for-Export” certificate of excellence (as part of the Export Expansion Program) for C.G. Hokanson Company, Inc. to the company’s president, Carl G. Hokanson. Left to right: Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island (on edge of frame); Congressman Emanuel Celler (New York); Congressman William F. Ryan (New York); Mr. Hokanson; Congressman George P. Miller of California (in back); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs, Jack Behrman (behind Secretary Hodges); President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California); White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); unidentified (on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy greets officials in front of Air Force One, upon his arrival at Alameda Naval Air Station in Alameda, California. Left to right: Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. Glenn Seaborg (walking down airplane stairs); Congressman Jeffery Cohelan (California); unidentified man saluting; Congressman George P. Miller (California); Senator Clair Engle of California; unidentified man with back to camera; President Kennedy, shaking hands with Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown of California; University of California regent, Edwin W. Pauley; six unidentified men. Associate Press Secretary Andrew T. Hatcher stands in background (in front of airplane engine). Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy stands at right in background (in group at bottom of stairs).