Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6677-H
President John F. Kennedy participates in the wreath-laying ceremony for the 150th anniversary of the independence of Venezuela. (L-R): Unidentified band; Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy, with wreath. At right, front row: Venezuelan Ambassador to the United States José Antonio Mayobre; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; unidentified man; Back row: Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke. Simon Bolivar Monument, Washington, D.C.