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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23001
President John F. Kennedy visits with a group of Eskimo and Alaskan Indian electronics trainees, including: Russell W. Attwood, Margie Aukongak, Morgan Aukongak, Percy Ipalook, Jr., Harry Kito, Sam Kito, Jr., Herman Kitka, Jr., Arthur H. Peterson, Joseph Pungowiyi, Peter J. Tocktoo, and Gordon Upicksoun. Also pictured: Senator Ernest Gruening (Alaska); Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior, Philleo Nash; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; intern in the White House Press Office, Mimi Beardsley; White House Secret Service agents, Mike Mastrovito and Jack Warner. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President’s schedule for a complete list of attendees.]