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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-04
In this interview Komer discusses President John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in Indonesia and Iran; U.S.-Indonesian relations; the Indian Ocean and Iran task forces; JFK’s contact with the Iranian Shah; Pakistani-Afghani disputes; U.S. aid to Afghanistan; Komer’s attempt to revamp the military aid program; McGeorge Bundy and Walt W. Rostow as President JFK’s advisers; and JFK’s direct contact with a select few National Security staff, among other issues.
Collection
DEBPP
Papers 1947-1981. Economist, educator, government official. Administrative Assistant to President Truman (1949-1953); Director, Bureau of the Budget (1961-1962); Administrator, Agency for International Development (1963-1966); vice president, executive vice president, Ford Foundation (1966-1981). Correspondence, memorandums, reports, background material, speeches, writings; includes material on the Truman-MacArthur relationship.