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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-17-A
ST07
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-35-61
President John F. Kennedy steps into a car after leaving the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela. The President laid a wreath on the tomb of General Simón Bolívar in observance of the 131st anniversary of Bolívar’s death. Also pictured: Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley (far left, with back to camera); White House Secret Service agent Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (facing Rowley, wearing bow tie); Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard; US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes. Members of the Venezuelan military, reporters, and others observe. [Damage to top left corner of negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-28-61
President John F. Kennedy exits the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, after laying a wreath on the tomb of General Simón Bolívar in observance of the 131st anniversary of Bolívar’s death. Walking with President Kennedy: White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; US Ambassador to Venezuela Teodoro Moscoso; Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard. Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley stands behind car facing right. Military personnel, reporters, and others observe.