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President John F. Kennedy signs S. 857, a bill authorizing the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The act was legislated to preserve a portion of the shoreline of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): Legislative Assistant to Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts, Jonathan Moore; Representative Thomas J. Lane of Massachusetts; Representative F. Bradford Morse of Massachusetts; Representative Hastings Keith of Massachusetts; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts; Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah; Representative Thomas P. “Tip” O’Neill of Massachusetts; Senator Benjamin A. Smith of Massachusetts; Representative John P. Saylor of Pennsylvania; Senator Ernest Gruening of Alaska; Representative Philip J. Philbin of Massachusetts; Representative J. T. Rutherford of Texas (partially hidden); Representative Harold D. Donohue of Massachusetts; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Representative James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Representative Wayne N. Aspinall of Colorado; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; Representative Edward Boland of Massachusetts; and Director of Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, Francis W. Sargent. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.