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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28968
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk at left) signs a photograph to commemorate his visit to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Left to right: unidentified (in back); President Kennedy; Naval Assistant to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (holding a wrapped gift box); Commanding Officer of the USS Kitty Hawk, Captain Horace Hardaway Epes, Jr.; Executive Officer of the USS Kitty Hawk, Captain William E. Donnelly, Jr.; unidentified (in back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28962
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) shakes hands with Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), Captain Horace Hardaway Epes, Jr., upon his arrival aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, at sea off the coast of San Diego, California. Commander of the First Fleet, Vice Admiral Robert T. S. Keith, stands at center, right of President Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, stands at far left. [Notes: Discoloration at center of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28952
President John F. Kennedy (center, holding framed object) visits with military officers and others aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), at sea off the coast of San Diego. Left to right: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; President Kennedy; Commanding Officer of the USS Kitty Hawk, Captain Horace Hardaway Epes, Jr.; Executive Officer of the USS Kitty Hawk, Captain William E. Donnelly, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O'Donnell (in back); Boatswain's Mate, Second Class, Jesse R. "J. R." Johnson.