Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-48-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) visits the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) in San Diego, California. Standing left of President Kennedy (left to right): Gunnery Sergeant Riley Deshotel; Commanding Officer of the MCRD recruit training regiment, Colonel Merrill M. Day; Commanding General of the MCRD, Major General Sidney S. Wade. Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth, stands right of the President.