Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20729
President John F. Kennedy (at right in background) speaks with members of Warren Air Force Base’s 389th Strategic Missile Wing, following the launch of the Atlas 134D missile. Crew member, Major Clifford W. Simonson, stands in center (back to camera). Director of Research and Development for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown, stands at right in foreground. Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.