Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28970
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) and other distinguished guests watch U.S. Pacific Fleet demonstrations from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Seated right of President Kennedy are (left to right): Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); and Under Secretary of the Navy, Paul "Red" Fay. Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (left, facing away), sits in the second row. [Notes: Scratches are original to the negative.]