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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-127-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. near Newport, Rhode Island. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the crew for their gift, a model of the ship, and discusses the importance of the ship to the Kennedy family.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-07-B
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-06-E
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-16-B
ST33, KN40
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29066
Commander of the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake in California, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr., presents President John F. Kennedy with a model of the AGM-45 Shrike missile during his visit to Michelson Laboratory at NOTS. Left to right: Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Captain Blenman (holding model); President Kennedy (also holding model); NOTS Technical Director, Dr. William B. McLean; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. A portrait of physicist, Albert A. Michelson, hangs on the wall in the background. [Notes: See also MO 63.1920, "Model of AGM-45 Shrike Missile", from the John F. Kennedy Administration Collection.]
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-006
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's exchange of remarks with Commander Nicholas Mikhalevsky and Electrician's Mate First Class Gilbert M. Olsen aboard the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. near Newport, Rhode Island. In his speech the President thanks the crew for their gift, a model of the ship, and discusses the importance of the ship to the Kennedy family.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-003
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the President's visit to the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. DD-850. Items include information about watching the America's Cup race from the ship, letters of invitation to Congressmen for the event, and a gift of a model of the ship from its crew.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-007
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Materials concern the gift of Annandale Farm (formerly known as Armsea Hall) from the citizens of Rhode Island to the President as a permanent summer home for the President of the United States. Topics include using a portion of the estate for the Naval War College, and cost estimates for maintenance and operations. Of note is a map of the area.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-77-63
Commander of the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake in California, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr. (left), presents President John F. Kennedy with a model of the AGM-45 Shrike missile during his visit to NOTS' Michelson Laboratory; NOTS Technical Director, Dr. William B. McLean, stands at right. A portrait of physicist, Albert A. Michelson, hangs on the wall in the background. [Notes: See also MO 63.1920, "Model of AGM-45 Shrike Missile", from the John F. Kennedy Administration Collection.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28951
President John F. Kennedy receives a rocking chair in honor of his visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California; the back and seat covers on the chair were embroidered by Boatswain's Mate, Second Class, Jesse R. "J. R." Johnson (third from right). Left to right: Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell (in back); President Kennedy; Boatswain's Mate Johnson; Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth (in back); and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. [Notes: See also MO 63.1339a, "Carolina Rocker," in the Kennedy Administration collection; spots on image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-17265
US Navy Steward Chief Petty Officer, Enrique S. M. Aflague, displays a silver platter commemorating his retirement, given to him that day at his retirement ceremony. Naval Aide’s office, East Wing, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-78-63
President John F. Kennedy and others pose in front of a portrait of physicist, Albert A. Michelson, at Michelson Laboratory at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Left to right: Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; President Kennedy; NOTS Technical Director, Dr. William B. McLean. A model of the AGM-45 Shrike missile, given to the President by Captain Blenman as a gift, sits on the table at left. [Notes: See also MO 63.1920, "Model of AGM-45 Shrike Missile", from the John F. Kennedy Administration Collection. Blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C407-9-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) speaks by radiotelephone to the crew of the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) from the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right: unidentified military officer; Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton; President Kennedy (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of USS Observation Island and USS Andrew Jackson presented as a gift from the crews of both ships); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin; and two unidentified sailors. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C407-8-63
During a visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) at sea off the coast of Florida, President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) puts on a windbreaker presented as a gift from the crews of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619). Left to right (in foreground): Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Senator George A. Smathers of Florida (back to camera); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; and Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C407-6-63
During a visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) at sea off the coast of Florida, President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) puts on a windbreaker bearing the insignias of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) presented as a gift from the crews of both ships. Left to right (in foreground): Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton; Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; and Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C407-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) receives a plaque from crew members of the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) during his visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island, at sea off the coast of Florida; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (far right, with back to camera), looks on. President Kennedy sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 63.2185, “Plaque Commemorating Polaris A-2 Firing”]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C407-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) walks with Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, toward a United States Marine Corps helicopter prior to his departure from the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida; sailors (flanking both sides) salute President Kennedy. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring; Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton; and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. The President (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson, SSBN-619, presented as a gift from the crews of both ships) sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C400-46-63
During a visit aboard the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), President John F. Kennedy (center right, wearing sunglasses) watches a demonstration of the firing of a Polaris A-2 missile from the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right: unidentified military officer (partially hidden on edge of frame); White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring (in back); Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton; Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; President Kennedy (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of USS Observation Island and USS Andrew Jackson presented as a gift from the crews of both ships); and Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C400-45-63
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) speaks by radiotelephone to the crew of the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) from the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right: three unidentified military personnel; Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of USS Observation Island and USS Andrew Jackson presented as a gift from the crews of both ships); Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin; and two unidentified sailors. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C400-38-63
During a visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) at sea off the coast of Florida, President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) puts on a windbreaker bearing the insignias of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) presented as a gift from the crews of both ships. Left to right (in foreground): Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; and Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C400-25-63
During a visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) at sea off the coast of Florida, President John F. Kennedy (center right, wearing sunglasses) holds a windbreaker presented as a gift from the crews of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619). Standing with President Kennedy are (L-R): Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; and Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley, stands in the background at far right. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30571
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) speaks by radiotelephone to the crew of the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) from the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right: Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of USS Observation Island and USS Andrew Jackson presented as a gift from the crews of both ships); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; and Senator George A. Smathers (Florida). The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30566
President John F. Kennedy (center, looking through binoculars) and others stand on the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right (in foreground): Commanding Officer of the USS Observation Island, Captain Roderick O. Middleton; unidentified military officer (in back); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy (wearing a windbreaker bearing the insignias of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson, SSBN-619, presented as a gift from the crews of both ships); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, mostly hidden); Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; and Senator George A. Smathers (Florida). The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 75.704, “United States Naval Jacket”]