Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C40-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) stands on the steps outside Hammersmith Farm in Newport, Rhode Island, with crew members of the yachts competing in the 1962 America’s Cup race, during a reception in their honor. Those standing in foreground include (L-R): First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Catherine Schroeder Mercer (behind Mrs. Kennedy, mostly obscured); Patricia Ryan Mosbacher (right of Mrs. Kennedy, in back); owner of the Australian yacht, “Gretel”, Sir Frank Packer; President Kennedy; captain of the American yacht, “Weatherly”, Emil “Bus” Mosbacher, Jr.; captain of “Gretel”, Alexander Stuart "Jock" Sturrock; and owner of the “Weatherly”, Henry D. Mercer. All others are unidentified.