Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A39-15-62
President John F. Kennedy (looking through binoculars) watches the first race of the 1962 America's Cup from aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Also pictured: Senator Ben Smith of Massachusetts (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay (seated in center); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (standing). Newport, Rhode Island.