Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-50-7-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) prepares to record a statement for television and radio broadcast regarding the annual appeal for the American Red Cross. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff members Oscar N. Smith (first from left) and John J. Cochran (leaning over) set up equipment in the foreground; Assistant Press Secretary Jay W. Gildner stands at far right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.