Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8111-C
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks to reporters during a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated left of lectern (L-R): Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher. Also pictured (seated in front row of audience): Washington political reporter for the New York Times, Tom Wicker; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith.