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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-06-C
ST25
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-06-B
ST25, KN36
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-51-63
Eleven-year-old Joey Renzi (center, back to camera) and members of his family greet Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor, at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego California; Joey, who had been blind since shortly after birth, met President John F. Kennedy following his visit to the MCRD. Joey's father, Alfred Renzi, stands at far left; his brothers, Johnny (wearing plaid jacket) and Jimmy (wearing red jacket), stand on either side of him. Also pictured: Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29022
President John F. Kennedy (near center right) views combat training exercises during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; two recruits (wearing helmets) spar with pugil sticks at center. Also pictured: Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Dave Powers; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Senator Clair Engle (California); Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; agents, Roy Kellerman and Toby Chandler; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.