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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) addresses pilots and sailors following weapons demonstrations at Naval Air Facility (NAF) China Lake's Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in China Lake, California; pilot in the High Performance External Gun (HIPEG) demonstration, Lieutenant David F. Callahan, Jr. (wearing orange jumpsuit and holding helmet), stands near center left. Those standing in group behind President Kennedy include: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Governor of California, Edmund G. "Pat" Brown; Senator Clair Engle (California); NOTS Technical Director, Dr. William B. McLean; Commanding Officer of NAF, Captain Jack W. Hough; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel.