Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23270
President John F. Kennedy visits the United States Coast Guard (USCG) training barque, “Eagle,” for an inspection; USCG personnel render honors as President Kennedy and guests observe. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Commandant of the USCG, Admiral Edwin J. Roland; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, James A. Reed; Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Edward A. Garmatz (Maryland); Representative Herbert C. Bonner (North Carolina); Representative George P. Miller (California); Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Senator Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia); dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith. United States Coast Guard Academy cadets stand at attention in foreground. Pier Two, Washington Navy Yard Annex, Washington, D.C.