Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-139-4-62
President John F. Kennedy sits at patio table in preparation for the opening ceremony of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (also known as the Century 21 Exposition) from the residence of C. Michael Paul in Palm Beach, Florida. Robert Bright, of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T), stands at left, checking a watch; an unidentified cameraman (on far edge of frame) films at left. President Kennedy delivered remarks by telephone and pressed a gold telegraph key (on table) to open the fair via satellite signal from Palm Beach.