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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKG-01
Galbraith discusses his relationship to the Kennedy family, his involvement in JFK’s congressional and presidential campaigns, and JFK’s motivations for the presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-03
In this interview Komer discusses negotiating disengagement with Gamal Abdel Nasser and Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] involvement in the Yemen crisis and the negotiations with Nasser and Faisal; U.S. New Guinea policy and the Dutch-Indonesian conflict; JFK and counterinsurgency; Komer and police programs as part of U.S. counterinsurgency efforts; JFK’s policy towards and involvement with India and Pakistan; U.S. military assistance to India, 1962; and U.S. missions to Pakistan and India, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26A
Dictation Belt 26A contains six sound recordings. Item 26A.1 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. In preparation for Secretary Rusk’s press conference, they discuss the prospect of answering a question about France and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The recording begins in mid-conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.1A is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator brings Lincoln up to date on President John F. Kennedy’s recent telephone calls. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.2 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the possibility of appointing United States Ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles to a new position. They also discuss the prospects of political problems in California, where Latin American groups could resent a perceived favoritism in appointments given to Texans. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 26A.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss foreign aid given to countries that engage in merchant shipping to Cuba. They also discuss foreign aid for India and negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear test inspections. They also discuss American troops in Europe and German officials’ views on the matter. Item 26A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Kennedy asks to visit President Kennedy to review an unidentified matter. Item 26A.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The recording is noisy and ends abruptly. The full conversation (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 26B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029a-016
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University Economics Professor and Ambassador to India (1961-1963). Materials mainly represent Galbraith's views and advice on personal matters, political and foreign affairs, and economics. Items include letters recounting Galbraith's experiences and observations on Indian life and government, memorandums on United States economic policy, and a homemade photo album and Christmas card. Of note is correspondence with writer John Steinbeck on his trip to the Soviet Union. A response from President Kennedy is also included.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029a-015
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University Economics Professor and Ambassador to India (1961-1963). Materials mainly represent Galbraith's views and advice on personal matters, political and foreign affairs, and economics. Items include letters recounting Galbraith's experiences and observations on Indian life and government, a paper bag from India made of surplus copies of President Kennedy's inaugural speech, and a letter to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029a-014
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University Economics Professor and Ambassador to India (1961-1963). Materials mainly represent Galbraith's views and advice on personal matters, political and foreign affairs, and economics. Items include memorandums on United States economic policy and letters recounting Galbraith's experiences and observations on Indian life and government.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-429-008
This folder contains copies of outgoing memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC), to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and President John F. Kennedy. Topics include a Kashmir settlement and negotiations between India and Pakistan, United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith’s role in the negotiations, and U.S. military aid to India. Of note are draft letters from President Kennedy to Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and National Security Council senior staff member Robert W. Komer. Topics include Israel; foreign aid to Turkey, Afghanistan, and Algeria; negotiations between India and Pakistan regarding Kashmir; and issues between the United Arab Republic, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Of note is a copy of a letter from Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru to President Kennedy concerning the Kashmir negotiations.
Collection
JKGPP
Economist, educator, author, diplomat. Professor of Economics, Harvard University (1949-1975); Ambassador to India (1961-1963). Correspondence, memorandums, draft manuscripts of books and articles, reports, speeches, interviews, testimonies, and news clippings covering his early career, early government service, Harvard University, the 1960 Presidential election campaign as well as other Presidential and Senatorial campaigns, diplomatic papers, and his career as an author.