Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A3-16-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with Jamie Damon, of Pierre, South Dakota, during the dedication ceremony of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir, on the banks of the Missouri River, near Pierre, South Dakota. U.S. Senatorial candidate from South Dakota, George McGovern (center), and Jamie's mother, Dottie Damon (right), look on. Also pictured: Missouri River Division Engineer, Brigadier General Robert F. Seedlock; Governor of North Dakota, William L. Guy; Chief of Army Engineers, Lieutenant General Walter K. Wilson, Jr.; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel.