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White House Photographs
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Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. Left to right: President Kennedy; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Mrs. Kennedy (back to camera); Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne (mostly hidden, shaking hands with the First Lady); Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro; Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Executive Secretary of the WHHA, T. Sutton Jett; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Assistant Illustrations Editor for the NGS, Robert L. Breeden; Executive Assistant to the President and Editor of the NGS, Herman J. A. C. Arens; First Lady's Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley (in shadow). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.