Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-225-23-62
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand in front of the Grand Staircase prior to a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and First Lady of the Ivory Coast, Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny. Front row (L-R): President Houphouët-Boigny; Mrs. Houphouët-Boigny; Mrs. Kennedy; President Kennedy. Second row (L-R): Ambassador of the Ivory Coast, Henri Konan Bédié; U.S. Ambassador to the Ivory Coast, R. Borden Reams (behind Ambassador Bédié); Henriette Bédié (mostly hidden); Virginia Rusk; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk. Third row (L-R): Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard. Unidentified social aides and military personnel flank the staircase. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington D.C.