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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKR-01
In this interview Ruina discusses the Nike-Zeus antiballistic-missile-missiles; briefing President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on the Nike-Zeus missiles; JFK’s comprehension of the briefing material and the type of questions he asked; Project Defender; the background and organization of the Advanced Research Projects Agency; the leadership and organization of the Department of Defense; interactions with Robert S. McNamara; competition between the military and the Defense Department on research and development and for resources and congressional funds; the period of new, advanced—but not always useful—technology; and Project AGILE and counterinsurgency efforts in Vietnam, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-07-ND-A
ST12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-11-C
ST13, KN22
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-9-62
Lieutenant Colonel Jack J. Tinnin, Jr., of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-8-62
Lieutenant Colonel Jack J. Tinnin, Jr., of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-7-62
Lieutenant Colonel Jack J. Tinnin, Jr., of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-6-62
Lieutenant Colonel Jack J. Tinnin, Jr., of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-5-62
Major William H. Harper, of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), stands at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-4-62
Major William H. Harper, of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-3-62
Major William H. Harper, of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-2-62
Major William H. Harper, of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-17-62
The United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment) poses with an Army helicopter at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-16-62
The United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment) poses with an Army helicopter at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-15-62
The United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment) poses with an Army helicopter at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-14-62
The United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment) poses with an Army helicopter at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-13-62
The United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment) poses with an Army helicopter at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-12-62
The United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment) poses with an Army helicopter at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-11-62
The United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment) poses with an Army helicopter at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-10-62
The United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment) poses with an Army helicopter at Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C20-1-62
Major William H. Harper, of the United States Army Presidential Flight crew (Executive Flight Detachment), sits at his desk. Davison Army Airfield, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-387-15-62
View of U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force missiles along a motorcade route during President John F. Kennedy's visit to Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; military personnel stand at attention. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.