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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-233-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s toast to President Víctor Paz Estenssoro of Bolivia during a luncheon held in the State Dining Room of the White House. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress to improve social, political, and economic conditions in the Western hemisphere.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-233-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks of welcome to President Víctor Paz Estenssoro of Bolivia on the White House South Lawn. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress, and commends the Bolivian citizens for their advancements made as part of this initiative.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-08-20-A
AR39, ST28
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-047-036
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning two speeches delivered during the visit of President Victor Paz Estenssoro of Bolivia. In both his remarks of welcome and toast to the Bolivian President, President Kennedy discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress, and commends the Bolivian citizens for their advancements made as a part of this program. President Paz Estenssoro thanks the United States for their assistance through the Alliance for Progress, discusses the Bolivian National Revolution of 1952, and characterizes the current political climate in Latin American countries as one of instability. Materials in this folder include press copies of the two speeches.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-112-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Bolivia. Materials include letters to President Kennedy from President of Bolivia Víctor Paz Estenssoro regarding the Alliance for Progress and aid to Bolivia, and remarks by the new Bolivian Ambassador to the United States Enrique Sanchez de Lozada upon the presentation of his credentials to President Kennedy. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-112-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Bolivia. Materials include letters to President Kennedy from Colombian labor leaders and Bolivian tin miners. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and President of Bolivia Víctor Paz Estenssoro. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-112-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Bolivia. Topics include tin, the Alliance for Progress, and the appointment of Dr. Rowland A. Egger as a Special Representative to Bolivia for the development of an economic program. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and President of Bolivia Víctor Paz Estenssoro. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-010-009
This file contains a paper titled, "Experimential Policy Paper on Bolivia," discussing Bolivia's economy, politics, and the Alliance for Progress.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-025
This folder contains memoranda concerning the second anniversary of the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America. Also included in this folder is a report issued by the United States Information Agency’s Research and Reference Service titled, “The Economic and Political Climate of Opinion in Latin America and Attitudes Toward the Alliance for Progress.” The report includes the results of a public opinion survey in seven countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-023
This folder contains a Staff Report prepared by the Bureau of the Budget titled, “Survey of the Alliance for Progress Program in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia (June 16-July 12, 1962),” concerning the management and stability of the Alliance for Progress program in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-388-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) meets with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy delivered remarks for the occasion. Standing behind the President, from left to right: U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; unidentified; Alicia Navarro of Chile; four unidentified; Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda; and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Mr. Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Ms. Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-388-1-63
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphone) delivers remarks to Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Standing behind the President, from left to right: U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; unidentified; Alicia Navarro of Chile; four unidentified; Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda; and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Mr. Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Ms. Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8079-F
President John F. Kennedy (center right) visits with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: unidentified (in back); U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso (in profile); Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; two unidentified (one mostly hidden behind Mr. Plazas García); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda (hidden behind the President); and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Alicia Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8079-D
President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) meets with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy delivered remarks for the occasion. Left to right: Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; unidentified; Alicia Navarro of Chile; two unidentified; President Kennedy; two unidentified (one mostly hidden behind the President); Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda; and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Mr. Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Ms. Navarro of Chile; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8079-C
President John F. Kennedy (center right) visits with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: three unidentified; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso (back to camera); unidentified (in back); President Kennedy; and two unidentified. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Alicia Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.