Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-24425-B
President John F. Kennedy receives honorary life memberships in four armed services organizations; representatives from each organization presented President Kennedy with gold membership cards. Left to right (in foreground): President of the Association of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Milton G. Baker; National Vice President of the Navy League, Harold E. Wirth; President Kennedy; President of the Marine Corps League, Raymond B. Butts; President of the Air Force Association, Major General John B. Montgomery; Director of Public Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, Robert F. Cocklin. Standing in back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Scratches in right portion of image are original to the negative.]