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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PBF-03
Fay discusses Admiral George Anderson, Fay’s role as Under Secretary of the Navy, President John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) relationships with heads of state, foreign visits, JFK’s interest in General Douglas MacArthur, the missile gap, and the Kennedy family, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TSE-01
Estes discusses his appointment as Ambassador and the role of Upper Volta in African politics, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ABD-04
Duke discusses John F. Kennedy’s 1963 state visits to Germany, Ireland, and Italy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ABD-03
Duke discusses John F. and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy’s state visits to Paris, London, Venezuela and Colombia, and John F. Kennedy’s 1961 meeting with Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev in Vienna, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ABD-02
Duke discusses informal and state visits to the White House during JFK's presidency, including Apollo Milton Obote, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Marshal Tito, visits by ceremonial monarchs; and JFK’s meetings with Latin American political leaders.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMM-02
This interview focuses on foreign policy concerning Latin America during the Kennedy administration, particularly the Cuban Missile Crisis and John F. Kennedy’s meetings with Latin American leaders, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NPT-01
Tuckerman & Turnure discuss state visits and state dinners at the White House, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy’s short life and death, and President Kennedy's assassination and funeral, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KTY-01
In this interview Young discusses issues with American policy in Southeast Asia and the need for more informed decision makers; the process of his appointment as Ambassador to Thailand; Thai distrust over French actions in SEATO [South East Asia Treaty Organization] and inaction in Laos; and the various debates over U.S. actions in Laos and Thailand in the early 1960s, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-POP-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s 1963 visit to the Vatican and the Vatican’s reaction to his election, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JGP-01
This interview covers the political situation in Laos, the transition from the Eisenhower to Kennedy administrations, and United States foreign policy concerning Europe and Southeast Asia, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MRP-01
This interview focuses on Pahlavi’s personal and professional relationship with John F. Kennedy [JFK], his impression of JFK’s leadership style, and international relations, particularly with Iran, during the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SN-01
This statement focuses on the Cambodian people’s opinions of John F. Kennedy and the hopes that he would improve United States foreign policy concerning Asian countries, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JEN-01
In this interview he discusses the Cuban prisoners release project, including working with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; why the Cubans agreed to the prisoners’ release; trips to Cuba and interactions with Fidel Castro; starting as the administrative assistant to the Attorney General; James B. Donovan; Castro’s view of the United States; problems with the prisoners’ release; and the significance of this project in regards to John F. Kennedy’s Administration as a whole, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TEM-03
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s trip to Central America to meet with heads of state there and the Kennedy administration’s response to military coups in Guatemala and the Dominican Republic, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TEM-02
This interview focuses on relations with Latin America during the Kennedy administration, John F. Kennedy’s meetings with Latin American heads of state, and official visits to Latin America, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LTM-01
This interview focuses on the United States’ relations with Canada during the Kennedy administration and the attempt to negotiate a Multilateral Force, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RR-01
This interview focuses on the United States’ and Belgium’s policies towards issues in the Congo, the United States’ policies regarding Europe, and the Belgium government’s view of the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FHR-02
This interview focuses on relations between the United States and Ghana, the political and economic situations in Ghana, and the Kennedy administration’s involvement in Africa, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FHR-01
This interview focuses on the relations between Tunisia and the United States, the internal operations of the American embassy in Tunisia, and the key figures in the Tunisian government, among other topics.