Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C407-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) receives a plaque from crew members of the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) during his visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island, at sea off the coast of Florida; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (far right, with back to camera), looks on. President Kennedy sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. [See also MO 63.2185, “Plaque Commemorating Polaris A-2 Firing”]