Photograph
White House Photographs
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Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Those standing in the background include (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Senator George Smathers (Florida); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; and White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.