Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010-p0077
President John F. Kennedy speaking during a ceremony in the White House Conference Room (also known as the Fish Room). Members of the National Geographic Society and the White House Historical Association present to President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy the first copy of the new White House Guide Book. Standing left to right are: Dr. Melville Bell Grosvenor, the President, Mrs. Kennedy, David E. Finley, Lorraine W. Pearce, Dr. Leonard Carmichael, Melvin M. Payne, Nash Castro, T. Sutton Jett, Robert L. Breeden, and a man identified as a member of the National Geographic staff. A typed description is taped to the photograph. This photograph is also in Abbie Rowe (National Park Service) series, White House Photographs collection (see JFKWHP-AR7326-H).