Arrival ceremonies for Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy stands with Prime Minister of the Somali Republic, Dr. Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, following Prime Minister Shermarkes arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Henry J. Tasca; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back, mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; the Prime Minister; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); President Kennedy; U.S. State Department interpreter, Neil Seidenman; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Blemishes in lower left portion of image are original to the negative.