President John Kennedy reaches for a gift from Bobbie Whittaker, 7, in his White House office in Washington, June 20, 1963. Bobbie and his six-year-old sister, Kerrie, right, are the new national poster children of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Standing, from left, are actress Patty Duke; the children's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Leigh Whittaker of Cincinnati; Kennedy and comedian Jerry Lewis. Kennedy received a lapel pin from Bobby, flowers from Kerrie. (AP Photo/John Rous)