Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21553
President John F. Kennedy (at right) visits with guests in the East Room during a diplomatic reception at the White House, Washington, D.C. Ethel Skakel Kennedy (center) speaks with Ambassador of Japan Koichiro Asakai and his wife, Takako. Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stands in background at right (partially hidden); Ambassador of Syria, Omar Abu-Riche, stands next to President Kennedy (face partially hidden).