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President John F. Kennedy (left, holding a letter) greets eleven-year-old Joey Renzi (center, holding President Kennedy's hand) following his tour of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California. Joey, who had been blind since shortly after birth, had written to the President using his Braille typewriter to ask if he could meet him during his visit to San Diego. Joey's brother, Johnny Renzi (wearing plaid jacket), and father, Alfred Renzi, stand at right; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown stands at center right.

Eleven-year-old Joey Renzi (center, back to camera) and members of his family greet Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor, at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego California; Joey, who had been blind since shortly after birth, met President John F. Kennedy following his visit to the MCRD. Joey's father, Alfred Renzi, stands at far left; his brothers, Johnny (wearing plaid jacket) and Jimmy (wearing red jacket), stand on either side of him. Also pictured: Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.

President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Hall Field during his visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade, stands right of President Kennedy on speakers' platform. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Toby Chandler, Emory Roberts, Charlie Kunkel, and Roy Kellerman; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers and Larry O'Brien; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown.

President John F. Kennedy (right, descending stairs of Air Force One) shakes hands with Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, upon his arrival at Lindbergh Field in San Diego, California. Descending stairs behind President Kennedy (front to back): Representative Lionel Van Deerlin (California); Senator Clair Engle (California); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Special Assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell and Larry O'Brien. Agent, Bob Lilley, stands at far left.

President John F. Kennedy (walking at center) and Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day (left of President Kennedy), depart Pendleton Hall during the President's visit to the MCRD in San Diego, California. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.

President John F. Kennedy (right) stands under the archway at Pendleton Hall during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California. Also pictured: Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) views training exercises during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; recruits scale a training structure using ropes and ladders at left. Also pictured: Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn.

President John F. Kennedy (center) visits the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; recruits (holding pugil sticks) stand at right and participate in rope climbing exercises in background. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. [Notes: Scratches and blemishes in top portion of image are original to the negative.]

President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) observes training activities during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; recruits climb training structures in background at right. Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Senator Clair Engle (California).

President John F. Kennedy (near center right) views combat training exercises during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; two recruits (wearing helmets) spar with pugil sticks at center. Also pictured: Newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr.; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Dave Powers; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Senator Clair Engle (California); Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; agents, Roy Kellerman and Toby Chandler; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy (center right, arms folded) views combat training exercises during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; two recruits (wearing helmets) spar with pugil sticks at center. Also pictured: Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally; Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O'Donnell; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; agent, Emory Roberts; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Senator Clair Engle (California); agent, Toby Chandler; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy (left, wearing sunglasses) views training exercises during a visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; recruits participate in physical fitness activities at right. Standing in group at left (left to right): White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; President Kennedy; unidentified (in back); Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade.

Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day (center left, standing under archway) speaks to President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) and others outside Pendleton Hall at the MCRD in San Diego, California; Gunnery Sergeant Riley Deshotels stands left of Colonel Day. Also pictured: Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Representative Lionel Van Deerlin (California); Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California).

President John F. Kennedy (left) and Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day (center), observe as a recruit receives a haircut in the barber shop of the MCRD in San Diego, California. Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn.

President John F. Kennedy (center right, back to camera) views a wall display at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; Gunnery Sergeant Riley Deshotel (right, back to camera) gestures towards the display. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day.

President John F. Kennedy (center) attends an arrival ceremony in his honor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade, stands beside President Kennedy. The general staff of the MCRD stand at attention behind the President and Major General Wade. Also pictured: Special Assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell and Larry O'Brien; Senator Clair Engle (California); Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.

President John F. Kennedy attends commencement exercises at San Diego State College. In center foreground (L-R): President Kennedy; President of San Diego State College, Dr. Malcolm A. Love; Chancellor of California State Colleges, Dr. Glenn S. Dumke. Standing at left (L-R): White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Charlie Kunkel, and Emory Roberts (over President Kennedy’s shoulder). Aztec Bowl Stadium, San Diego State College, San Diego, California.

President John F. Kennedy (standing at lectern) receives a round of applause during commencement exercises at San Diego State College. Also pictured: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; President of San Diego State College, Dr. Malcolm A. Love; Chancellor of California State Colleges, Dr. Glenn S. Dumke; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of California State Colleges, Louis H. Heilbron; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Aztec Bowl Stadium, San Diego State College, San Diego, California.