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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-20876
South American reporters surround President John F. Kennedy (center) and President of Brazil João Goulart (hidden) in the Fish Room of the White House during a farewell visit. Deputy Chief of Protocol William J. Tonesk and U.S. State Department Interpreter José de Seabra (face obscured) stand by the doorway at far left; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Richard N. Goodwin (left of painting), U.S. State Department Interpreter Neil Seidenman (wearing glasses), and General Amaury Kruel, Head of the Military Household of President Goulart (partially hidden), stand behind and to the left of President Kennedy; Assistant Press Secretary Jay W. Gildner (lower left) stands in foreground. Washington, D.C.