Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C2-4-62
Presentation of the new White House guide book to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by members of the National Geographic Society (NGS) and the White House Historical Association (WHHA); "The White House: An Historic Guide," a joint publication of the NGS and the WHHA, was printed by Judd & Detweiler, Inc. President and Editor of the NGS, Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor (at microphones), presents copies of the book to Mrs. Kennedy. Left to right: Dr. Grosvenor; President Kennedy (mostly hidden); Chairman of the Fine Arts Commission and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, David E. Finley; the First Lady; White House Curator, Lorraine Waxman Pearce; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and member of the Board of Directors of the WHHA, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Executive Vice President and Secretary of the NGS, Dr. Melvin M. Payne; Assistant Director for the National Capital Region of the National Parks Service and Administrative Officer of the WHHA, Nash Castro (mostly hidden on edge of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.