Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-005-p0007
Photograph [top of page] of an untreated mangrove swamp in South Vietnam. The yellow circles on the photo indicate individuals standing in a swamp not treated with herbicide. Caption at top of page reads, "Near Baria," and below the photograph reads, "Photo No. 2. Untreated." Caption at bottom of page reads, "Red circle in photo at right [JFKNSF-PH-006] shows map held up by farthest man, who is not visible in Photo No. 2 [JFKNSF-PH-005]." The photograph accompanies a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara titled, "Herbicide Operations in South Vietnam."