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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy presents an “E-for-Export” certificate of excellence (as part of the Export Expansion Program) for the San Leandro (California) Chamber of Commerce to the chairman of the chamber’s retail council, John G. Blaisdell. Left to right: Congressman Emanuel Celler (New York); Congressman William F. Ryan (New York); Mr. Blaisdell; Congressman George P. Miller of California (in back); Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges (behind microphone); President Kennedy; Congressman Leonard Farbstein (New York); Senator Clair Engle (California); White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel (in back); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); unidentified. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.