Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28951
President John F. Kennedy receives a rocking chair in honor of his visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California; the back and seat covers on the chair were embroidered by Boatswain's Mate, Second Class, Jesse R. "J. R." Johnson (third from right). Left to right: Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell (in back); President Kennedy; Boatswain's Mate Johnson; Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth (in back); and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. [Notes: See also MO 63.1339a, "Carolina Rocker," in the Kennedy Administration collection; spots on image are original to the negative.]