Photograph
White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy steps into a car after leaving the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela. The President laid a wreath on the tomb of General Simón Bolívar in observance of the 131st anniversary of Bolívar’s death. Also pictured: Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley (far left, with back to camera); White House Secret Service agent Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (facing Rowley, wearing bow tie); Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard; US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes. Members of the Venezuelan military, reporters, and others observe. [Damage to top left corner of negative.]