Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C407-5-63
President John F. Kennedy (bottom right, wearing sunglasses) and others stand on the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (on edge of frame), stands at far right. President Kennedy sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619).