Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. During a visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) at sea off the coast of Florida, President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) puts on a windbreaker presented as a gift from the crews of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619). Left to right (in foreground): Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Senator George A. Smathers of Florida (back to camera); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; and Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. See also MO 75.704, United States Naval Jacket

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Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. During a visit on board the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154) at sea off the coast of Florida, President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) puts on a windbreaker presented as a gift from the crews of the USS Observation Island and the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619). Left to right (in foreground): Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; Senator George A. Smathers of Florida (back to camera); President Kennedy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; and Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin. The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine. See also MO 75.704, United States Naval Jacket

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