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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) and others walk past members of the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) flight deck crew after President Kennedy's arrival aboard the aircraft carrier, during a visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides, and Commander of Carrier Division One, Rear Admiral Paul Masterton, walk to the left and right (respectively) of the President. Following behind, from left to right, are: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald "Jerry" Behn; Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth; unidentified (in back); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (in back); and Commanding Officer of USS Oriskany, Captain Herman J. Trum. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]