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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) addresses pilots and sailors following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; pilot for the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), stands at left. Standing in group at right (left to right): Commanding Officer of NAF, Captain Jack W. Hough (in foreground, back to camera); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California).

Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy, Kenneth P. O'Donnell (left, wearing safari hat and holding a bottle of beer), and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (also holding a bottle of beer), observe activities during President Kennedy's visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]

Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (back to camera), and Senator Clair Engle of California (center, partially obscured) stand with two unidentified persons at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]

President John F. Kennedy (left, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Left to right: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (wearing sunglasses, at edge of frame); President Kennedy; unidentified; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman (in back); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; agents, Sam Sulliman and Bill Greer (facing away). [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]

President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses and pointing with his right hand) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Seated in first row of reviewing stand (left to right): Senator Clair Engle (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (holding binoculars); President Kennedy; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. Also pictured, seated in second row: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]

President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Seated in reviewing stand (left to right): White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; President Kennedy; unidentified; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien (in back); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]

President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Seated in reviewing stand (left to right): Undersecretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay; Senator Clair Engle of California (wearing safari hat); Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT), Admiral John H. Sides; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (face partially obscured); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (mostly obscured); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; unidentified; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; unidentified (facing away); Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman.

President John F. Kennedy (left, holding sunglasses) greets spectators gathered during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; White House Secret Service agents, Charlie Kunkel, Roy Kellerman, and Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn, stand at far left.

President John F. Kennedy (center) greets pilot, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; Lieutenant Callahan flew in the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration. Standing right of President Kennedy in foreground (left to right): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy (center) greets pilots who participated in weapons demonstrations during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; pilot, Major Hal W. Vincent (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), stands at far left. Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stand right of President Kennedy; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, walks at far right.

President John F. Kennedy (center right) speaks with pilots, Lieutenant Anthony L. "Tony" Tambini II and Lieutenant William D. "Gus" Jones (wearing orange jumpsuits), following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; Lieutenants Tambini and Jones flew in Shrike missile bombing demonstrations. Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stand right of President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California) stands at far right.

President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) addresses pilots and sailors following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; pilot in the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), stands near center left. Those standing in group behind President Kennedy include: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); NOTS Technical Director, Dr. William B. McLean; Commanding Officer of NAF, Captain Jack W. Hough; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel.

President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) addresses pilots and sailors following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; pilot for the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), stands at left. Standing right of President Kennedy (left to right): Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commanding Officer of NAF, Captain Jack K. Hough; Senator Clair Engle of California (mostly obscured).

President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) shakes hands with Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, before departing from Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; President Kennedy visited NOTS to view weapons demonstrations. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., walks right of Secretary Korth; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr., shakes hands with White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn, at far right. A military band performs in the background at left. Also pictured: Secret Service agents, Walt Coughlin, Charlie Kunkel, Toby Chandler, and Sam Sulliman; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. [Notes: Scratches in top portion of image are original to the negative.]

President John F. Kennedy (center) greets pilot, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; Lieutenant Callahan flew in the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration. Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (wearing glasses), and Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., stand at right.

Military officers and officials view weapons demonstrations from their seats in the reviewing stand during President John F. Kennedy's visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., sits at center. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (wearing sunglasses), and Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, sit in first row.

View of a smoke cloud following a bombing demonstration at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. [Notes: Discoloration and scratches are original to the negative.]

President John F. Kennedy (center) stands with Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown (left), and Senator Clair Engle of California (right) during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]

President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; a missile model sits on an elevated platform in the foreground. Seated in first row of reviewing stand at left (left to right): Senator Clair Engle of California (wearing safari hat); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; President Kennedy; Commander of NOTS, Captain Charles Blenman, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy (left, with hand extended) greets spectators gathered during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn, stands at left.

President John F. Kennedy (second from right) visits Michelson Laboratory at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Left to right, in foreground: Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Edith LaVerne "LaV" McLean; Charles "Chip" Blenman III (wearing Boy Scout uniform); Rhea Blenman; Mark McLean; William L. "Bing" Blenman (wearing Boy Scout uniform); President Kennedy; Senator Clair Engle (California). [Notes: Blemishes at left edge and top of image are original to the negative.]

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.]

President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) views weapons demonstrations from his seat in the reviewing stand during his visit to Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California. Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, sits in first row of reviewing stand at far left; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (wearing sunglasses) sits at center.

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.]