Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29026
President John F. Kennedy (descending helicopter stairs) arrives at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, descends stairs behind President Kennedy. Also pictured (standing on tarmac, backs to camera): Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade (left); Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (right). [Notes: Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.]