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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy visits with the Catholic University Players before their eighth overseas tour (performing “The Merchant of Venice” in Germany, in connection with the American Educational Theatre Association and United Service Organizations Inc.). Head of the Department of Speech and Drama at the Catholic University of America, Father Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P. (C), speaks to President Kennedy as the Catholic University Players and members of the news media stand around them; Catholic University student, Carol Keefe, stands behind Father Hartke; President of the USO, Holgar J. Johnson, stands on the far left. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.