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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-03
This interview focuses on U.S. economic policy in regards to Cuba during the Kennedy Admin., reactions of U.S. citizens to the Cuban policy, and the United States' economic investments in Cuba at the time of Fidel Castro's takeover, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-02
This interview focuses on relations with Cuba under the Kennedy Administration, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban exile community, and the Cold War, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WAH-02
In this interview Harriman discusses his position in the State Department as a roving ambassador, including his flexibility in making decisions in the field, and traveling around the world; John F. Kennedy's [JFK] conception of the Soviet Union; interactions with Souvanna Phouma and changes in general opinion of him; evaluating options for American action or intervention in Laos; the international meeting in Geneva over Laos, including dealing with the Soviet negotiator George M. Pushking and with the Chinese; comparing JFK and Franklin D. Roosevelt in their respective administration of the State Department; and the Joint Chiefs’ attitude towards Laos and the concept of limited commitment, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LWH-01
In this interview, Lord Harlech discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] early opinions on disarmament; dealings with Nikita S. Khrushchev and the Soviet Union; the Cuban crisis; issues with selling and testing American missiles; how JFK’s relationship with British Prime Minister M. Harold Macmillan developed over time and how they worked together on specific issues; how JFK’s interest in politics and foreign affairs developed; difficulties with France over their nuclear program in 1962; JFK’s skills and character; JFK’s different circles of friends; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ approaches to life in the public eye, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-C
ST34, KN40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-07-25-B
AR09, ST03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CC-04
Camp discusses White House staff members, Pierre E.G. Salinger’s role as an intermediary between the U.S. and USSR, and advance work and press relations on domestic and international presidential trips, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CEB-01
Bohlen discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) views of the Soviet Union; foreign relations crises during the Kennedy administration, including the Bay of Pigs, war in Laos, and Cuban Missile Crisis; and Bohlen’s assessment of JFK as a president and a man.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWUF-02
Fulbirght discusses the 1961 “Muzzling the Military” memorandum limiting political activity by members of the military, several Foreign Agents Registration Act cases, United States relations with the Soviet Union, and an October 1963 trip to Arkansas that Fulbright took with John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
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-WAC-01
Crawford discusses Romania’s economic industrialization in the 1960s, Orville L. Freeman’s 1963 visit to Romania, and the 1964 settlement with Romanian that changed the U.S. mission in that country from a legation to an embassy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MVF-02
Forrestal discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Maphilindo problem and Malaysian/Indonesian tension, and the significance of Nam Tha, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-005-001
Sound recording of the radio the program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the status of arms control negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union, including a proposal from the Bush administration for trial monitoring of weapons systems before a strategic arms treaty is signed. The episode aired on Monday, July 17, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent poll of Americans on issues involving the Soviet Union, such as fear of a Soviet military attack, the likelihood of a nuclear war with the Soviet Union, and Soviet motivations. The episode aired on Tuesday, May 23, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate nuclear arms control initiatives with the Soviet Union, and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's goal of negotiating to eliminate the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) short-range nuclear weapons arsenal deployed in Europe. The episode aired on Friday, May 19, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NFW-01
John F. Kennedy [JFK] White House staff members, journalists, and JFK Library staff members discuss their relationships to each other and to JFK during the Kennedy Administration. They discuss JFK’s domestic and foreign policies, international relations with the Soviet Union and Vietnam, and compare JFK with other United States presidents, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCT-02
In this interview, he discusses conflicting policies on China, the Chinese food crisis and the “Food for Peace” campaign, and Sino-Soviet relations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-THW-01
Wolfe discusses becoming the International Security Affairs [ISA] Director for Sino-Soviet affairs, his responsibilities with that role, the missile gap issue between the United States and the Soviet Union, as well as his opinion on various government agencies and their members, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-009-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate President Ronald Reagan's strategy on arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union. The episode aired on Thursday, July 30, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-007-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the oppression of the Nicaraguan people under President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega and also comment on the Soviet Union's interests in Nicaragua and in a potential arms control agreement with the United States. The episode aired on Wednesday, June 17, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-007-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas discuss relations between the United States and the Soviet Union and debate the new Soviet "Glasnost" policy of openness. The episode aired on Monday, June 1, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-005-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate a Senate resolution to provide security measures for Secretary of State George Shultz before his trip to Moscow. The episode aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System; the air date is undetermined, but likely circa April 1987.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-005-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas discuss the Soviet espionage that occurred at the U.S. embassy in Moscow and debate legislation to put conditions on the Soviets moving into a new embassy in Washington, D.C. The episode aired on Thursday, April 16, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-019-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the threat posed by a newly expanded facility in Lourdes, Cuba, for monitoring, processing, and analyzing American satellite communications. The facility was supported by the Soviet Union and Prime Minister Fidel Castro. The episode aired on Thursday, May 31, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-019-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss the agenda for the upcoming summit meeting in Washington, D.C., between President George H. W. Bush and President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. The Senators debate expectations for negotiations on nuclear arms control, restraints on chemical weapons, and reductions in conventional forces in Europe. The episode aired on Wednesday, May 30, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.