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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-112-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Brazil. Materials concern meetings between President Kennedy and Governor-elect of Ceará Virgílio Távora, Governor of Parana Ney Braga, and Brazilian Minister of Finance San Tiago Dantas; economic aid to Brazil; and the Brazilian political situation. Of note is a memorandum to Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Edwin Martin from Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) Thomas L. Hughes titled, "INR Comments on Embassy Rio Telegram 373 Concerning the Brazilian Political Situation." Also included in this folder is a summary of a meeting between President of Brazil João Goulart and United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, and a memorandum titled, "Proposed Short Term Policy-Brazil."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-112-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Brazil. Materials concern Brazil’s financial and political situation, a pending visit by President of Brazil João Goulart, and Cuba. Of note are numerous telegrams from United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon to Secretary of State Dean Rusk concerning the political and financial issues in Brazil. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and President Goulart. This folder contains some foreign language materials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-114-A50c
Sound recording of two meetings. First is a meeting on Brazil held on October 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Edwin Martin, United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, Administrator for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) David Bell, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Marshall Carter, Director of Covert Operations for the CIA Richard Helms, and Special Assistant to the President Ralph Dungan. They discuss the conditions in Brazil, President of Brazil Joao Goulart’s popularity, and the possible removal of President Goulart and his possible successors. There are also discussions on Brazilian military intervention, President Kennedy's possible trip to Brazil, and a Presidential statement regarding coups. Second is a meeting on Vietnam held on October 8, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor. They discuss a possible coup and the position of the United States on a possible coup and Vietnamese military leaders, press leaks, the use of Lucien Conein, a military display for Vietnamese Independence Day, appearances by Secretary McNamara and General Taylor before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and the Congressional adjournment. At the end of the meeting, several Senators enter the room and talk among themselves briefly before the tape cuts off.
This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 114/A50, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 114/A50 in its entirety.