Trip to Maryland, New York Florida: USS Observation Island, launching of a Polaris Missile, 11:45AM. President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) and others stand on the deck of the United States Naval ship USS Observation Island (EAG-154), at sea off the coast of Florida. Left to right (in foreground): Director of Special Projects (USN), Rear Admiral I. J. Galantin (facing away); Deputy Commander of the Submarine Force of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance; President Kennedy; and Senator George A. Smathers (Florida). The President sailed aboard the ship to view a Polaris A-2 missile launch demonstration from the submarine USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619).
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