This photograph of White House Executive Chef René Verdon and pastry chef Ferdinand Louvat was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on November 27, 1962. The chefs are photographed holding cakes for a joint birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr., the children of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Verdon worked at the White House From 1961 to 1965 while Louvat's career spanned from 1962 to 1967.

This photograph of members of the White House Kitchen staff was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on May 3, 1962. The group is photographed standing around a dessert dish featuring an assortment of cookies made for a luncheon held in honor of Federal Chancellor Alfons Gorbach of the Republic of Austria. From left to right are: assistant cook Raymond Jackson, assistant chef Julius Spessot, White House Executive Chef René Verdon, assistant cook Eserline Dewberry, pastry chef Ferdinand Louvat, and cook Nicanor Salvador. They are photographed the Kitchen located on the Ground Floor of the White House.

In this photograph, members of the White House Kitchen staff stand with a crate of produce in the White House Kitchen. From left to right are White House Executive Chef Henry Haller, cook Nicanor Salvador, and pastry chef Ferdinand Louvat. This photograph was taken during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. This photograph is part of a personal collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987.

In this photograph, members of the White House Kitchen staff stand with a crate of produce in the White House Kitchen. From left to right are White House Executive Chef Henry Haller, cook Nicanor Salvador, and pastry chef Ferdinand Louvat. This photograph was taken during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. This photograph is part of a personal collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987.