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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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NEH-01
In this interview Halaby discusses how he got his position as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in aviation; competition and cooperation among various U.S. agencies in regards to aviation, including the debate over who should be in charge of international aviation affairs; meeting with JFK prior to his inauguration; the proposed air agreement with the Soviet Union; and the study and development of supersonic transport in the United States, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-04
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses American aid to Argentina; American, British, and French involvement in Africa; the 1962 executive order about segregation in federally-funded housing; appointing African-American judges; changes John F. Kennedy [JFK] was contemplating in the Alliance for Progress; the Dominican crisis; the wheat sale to the Soviet Union; the Bobby Baker case; preparing for JFK’s 1964 campaign; RFK’s return to work after JFK’s assassination and disagreements among the Cabinet members and under President Lyndon B. Johnson; changes in White House staff and the Democratic Party; RFK’s political plans for after 1964; and JFK’s opinions of his staff and appointees, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-01
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses beginning John F. Kennedy's [JFK] presidential Administration with no political obligations; carefully picking Cabinet members, specifically Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury; RFK’s decision on what role to play in JFK’s Administration; JFK’s unhappiness with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; JFK’s advisers and other presidential appointments; Cabinet meetings; Department of Justice organization under RFK; the first 100 days of the Kennedy Administration; the role of the Vice President, according to RFK; JFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson and why JFK put Johnson on the ticket in 1960; what JFK was most concerned with as President; domestic programs versus foreign affairs in the Kennedy Administration; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s role during JFK’s presidency; the Bay of Pigs, the aftermath, and its effect on JFK; how JFK approached problems as President; dealing with Georgi Bolshakov; negotiating with the Soviet Union in Vienna, over Laos and Cuba, etc.; JFK’s relationship with foreign heads of state; State Department staff and U.S. Ambassadors; the military coup in Vietnam; the Berlin crisis of the summer of 1961 and the Berlin Wall; RFK’s 1961 trip to the Ivory Coast; and Soviet and American nuclear testing, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-225-010
This file contains memoranda and reports from various government departments and agencies regarding support for missile technology and nuclear aid to France. Materials include a Department of Defense report titled, "Policy on Sharing Nuclear Information, Materials and Delivery Systems with France"; a Department of State report titled, "Nuclear Aid to France"; and minutes from a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-090-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Topics include tax cuts, gold, the balance of payments, the Export Expansion Program, and financial relations between the United States and France.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials include a memorandum to the President from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding Martin Luther King's upcoming appearance before the United Nations Apartheid Committee, a report by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams on his trip to West and West Central Africa, a summary of the public reaction to the President's European trip, and a memorandum to the President from Under Secretary of State George W. Ball titled, "Proposed Nuclear Offer to De Gaulle." Also included in this folder is a paper by James Reston titled, "Kennedy and the American Diplomats: State Department Allowances."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include the USIA mission statement, British press reviews to the television program, "The World of Jacqueline Kennedy," and press reactions to the President's State of the Union Message and a statement by President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note is a handwritten memorandum to Evelyn Lincoln from First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Also included in this folder are survey reports titled, "Reactions to European Situation," dated February 4, 1963-February 21, 1963, and including France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Materials include CIA Bulletins regarding international issues with Laos, the Congo, the Soviet Union, and Libya; the situation with France and Algeria; and probable reactions to possible U.S. courses of action against the Castro regime. Of note is a memorandum from Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger concerning a review and possible reorganization of the CIA.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-075-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Topics include taxes, the French economy, the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization), and a summary of a conversation between CEA member Kermit Gordon and French economist Jean Monnet. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech by economist Charls E. Walker titled, “A Tax Cut this Winter? A Suggested Approach.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials consist of two reports by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research titled, "How France Distributes Aid to African Countries," and, "French Economic Assistance to Underdeveloped Countries."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Materials concern Department of Defense expenditures in relation to the balance of payments, a summary of a meeting between Chairman of the JCS Lyman L. Lemnitzer and President of France Charles De Gaulle, a speech by Lemnitzer, an evaluation of news articles by Joseph Alsop regarding the military build-up in East Germany, and agenda items for a meeting with the President.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-9-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. WHASA officer, Major Robert T. Dalton, Jr. (seated), with Willy Bishop (standing, fourth from right) and seven unidentified men inside a signal facility in Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-8-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton, stands with his wife, Faith Stoughton. Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-7-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. Eleven unidentified women (nine seated and wearing headsets) in a large room. Unidentified building, Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-6-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. Three women behind desk (one sitting, two standing). Unidentified building, Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-5-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. Unidentified man sitting at desk. Poster on wall reads: “Paris Signal Facility, 275th Sig. Co. (Svc.),” with a grid of staff assignments listed below. Unidentified building, Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-4-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. Two unidentified men in communications room (one talking on phone, one crouched down working on equipment). Unidentified building, Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-3-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. Small room, with communications equipment lining two walls; window open, facing unidentified building. Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-2-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) officer, Willy Bishop, works with communications equipment inside an unidentified building in Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-13-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. Unidentified US Army officer. Unidentified street, Paris. France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-12-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. WHASA officers, Major Robert T. Dalton, Jr. (fourth from left), and Willy Bishop (third from left), stand with eight unidentified men at Place de l’Etoile in front of l’Arc de Triomphe. Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-11-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. WHASA officers, Major Robert T. Dalton, Jr. (fourth from left), and Willy Bishop (third from left), stand with seven unidentified men at Place de l’Etoile in front of l’Arc de Triomphe. Paris, France.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-10-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris, France. Major Robert T. Dalton, Jr. (left), Willy Bishop (center), and an unidentified man (left, foreground) gather around communications equipment in an unidentified building. Three unidentified women work at right in background.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C94-1-61
White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) advance trip to Paris. Unidentified man working at a wall of communications equipment inside unidentified building. Paris, France.