Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7797-B
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Ignacio E. Chavez, of El Paso, Texas, upon presenting him with a plaque commemorating the young man's selection as the 1963 Boys Clubs of America (BCA) "Boy of the Year." Left to right: National Director of the BCA, John M. Gleason; President Kennedy (holding plaque); two unidentified persons (both in back); Ignacio E. Chavez; President of the BCA, Albert L. Cole; Executive Director of the El Paso Boys' Club, O. D. Hightower. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.