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White House Photographs
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Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., shakes hands with former heavyweight boxing champion, Gene Tunney, on the lawn outside Mr. Tunney's private island residence on Johns Island, Johns Bay, Maine. Left to right: White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Captain Jack Rubley; Captain Shepard; Mr. Tunney; White House Secret Service agent, Emory Roberts. Staff from the Office of the Naval Aide traveled to Johns Island in preparation for President John F. Kennedy's trip to Maine.