Under Secretary of State from 1961 to 1966, George Ball was active at the State Department in implementing the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba. During the Cuban crisis he opposed the idea of a surprise air strike, like many others offering the analogy to Pearl Harbor, and favored instead the blockade option, which would give time to the Soviets to reflect and consider backing down. Ball later advised against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Photo from National Archives. ARC Identifier 192528. Item from Collection LBJ-WHPO: White House Photo Office Collection, 11/22/1963 - 01/20/1969.