Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-143-4-62
President John F. Kennedy (center foreground, at microphones) delivers remarks during a program at the White House to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Congressional Medal of Honor; visitors include descendants of Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Luther Skaggs, Jr. (mostly hidden on edge of frame), stands behind President Kennedy; Marshall B. Wenger (great-great-grandson of two of the first recipients of the Medal, Jacob Parrott and Wilson W. Brown), stands right of the President. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Joseph W. Culbreth; and White House Secret Service agent, Stewart “Stu” Stout. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.