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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CLB-02
Bartlett discusses the 1962 Steel Crisis, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and John F. Kennedy's personal life during the presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GWB-02
Ball discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, including the chronology of events, the courses of action that were considered, and the personalities involved, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CRB-01
Burrows discusses his relations with Honduran President Ramon Villeda Morales and with General Oswaldo Lopez Arellano, the man who overthrew Villeda Morales; Villeda Morales’ 1962 visit to the U.S.; the Bay of Pigs invasion and Honduras’ relations with Cuba; and General Lopez’ 1963 coup d’état; among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MGB-01
Bundy discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) thinking and decision making style; his relationship with other members of his administration, including his close working relationship with Theodore C. Sorensen; the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs invasion; the Cuban Missile Crisis; Laos and the Vietnam War; the threat of military conflict with the Soviet Union over Berlin; and JFK’s relationship with other heads of state, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HAB-04
Brown discusses the TFX (tactical fighter experimental) airplane, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and testifying before Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HAB-01
Brown discusses atmospheric nuclear testing by the U.S. and Soviet Union; overstatement of the nuclear threat from the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower administration, various missile systems; and the capabilities of the U.S.’ nuclear weapons, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OHB-01
Brandon discusses the evolution of John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) foreign policy views, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the reaction in the Soviet Union to JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-THB-01
Boggs discusses John F. Kennedy (JFK) as a congressman, the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions, JFK’s assassination, and the Warren Commission, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RJM-01
This interview focuses on the role of public affairs in the Kennedy administration and the Kennedy administration’s relationship with the press during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HRL-01
Luce discusses writing the foreword to the 1940 and 1961 editions of While England Slept, his friendship with Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Time, Inc. publications’ coverage of the Kennedy administration.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAL-04
This interview focuses on the Cuban Missile Crisis and Lovett’s personal recollections of John F. Kennedy, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BMG-01
Goldwater discusses his time in the Senate with John F. Kennedy and their opposing positions on different issues, the 1960 presidential campaign, and the Bay of Pigs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RLG-02
This interview focuses on counterinsurgency measures in Vietnam and the Cuban Missile Crisis, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKG-02
Galbraith discusses President Kennedy’s leadership during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Bay of Pigs, the selection of Lyndon B. Johnson for vice president, and Johnson’s political strengths, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWUF-01
Fulbright discusses advising John F. Kennedy (JFK) during the 1960 campaign; the Bay of Pigs invasion, Laos, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Berlin; and compares JFK’s ability as a communicator and negotiator to Lyndon B. Johnson’s abilities in those areas, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CF-01
Fritchey discusses appointment to position at the United Nations and the relationship between John F. Kennedy and Adlai E. Stevenson, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OLF-02
Freeman discusses the USDA’s role in feeding the poor and John F. Kennedy’s stance on agriculture, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LIK-01
Liz Kovacs was the daughter of a serviceman in the United States Navy who was stationed in Guantanamo during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This interview focuses on Kovacs’ recollections of living on the Naval base in Guantanamo and of the base being evacuated during the crisis.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WIEK-01
This written statement focuses on William E. Knox’s trips to the Soviet Union and Knox’s meeting with Chairman Krushchev in 1962, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-10
This interview focuses on the Cuban Missile Crisis, in particular tensions among White House officials and the ability to negotiate a treaty with the Soviet Union, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-08
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] Cabinet and appointing the various secretaries; problems in and JFK’s wariness of the Department of State; the ideal State Department organization; problems with Dean Rusk; Maxwell D. Taylor’s Cuba investigation; the Bay of Pigs and its effect on U.S. action in Laos; John McCone’s prediction of missiles in Cuba; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and foreign policy; JFK’s vice-presidential choice at the 1960 Democratic National Convention; Johnson’s hesitant acceptance of the vice-presidential slot; RFK’s appointment as Attorney General; RFK’s involvement in staffing the White House for JFK and other presidential appointments; Lord Harlech (William David Ormsby-Gore); and State Department staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMK-02
Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009) was the brother of President Kennedy and a Senator from Massachusetts (1962-2009). In this interview Kennedy discusses his run for Senate in 1962, the working relationship with his brother President John F. Kennedy (JFK), JFK’s cabinet selections, time spent with the Kennedy family at the White House and Hyannis Port, the death of Patrick Kennedy, and the influence JFK had on EMK among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RWK-01
Kastenmeier (1925-2015) was a Democratic Congressman from Wisconsin from 1959 to 1991. This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 election in Wisconsin, the formation of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Committee, and JFK’s civil rights proposals, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-UAJ-01
Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. In this interview, U. Alexis Johnson discusses working with John F. Kennedy [JFK] during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Laos Crisis and the Cuban Missile Crisis, in addition to his personal experience with JFK’s conduct in official meetings, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DVJ-01
In this interview, Johnson discusses his role with the International Security Affairs and Agency for International Development under John F. Kennedy’s administration, among other issues.