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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29094
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.]