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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, among other issues.
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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.
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Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-020-012
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Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-020-005
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Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-020-004
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Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-020-001
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Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-019-011
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-001
This file contains memoranda, telegrams, and draft papers regarding the United States policy towards France and the French nuclear program, nuclear assistance to France by the U.S. and Great Britain, a nuclear program within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and press attitudes toward a nuclear sharing program with France. Also included in this folder is a paper by Malcolm W. Hoag titled, “Nuclear Control After Nassau.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-225-007
This file contains memoranda regarding creation of a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Nuclear Force and a review of NATO defense strategy and planning. Also included is a report by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) titled, “Proposed Mutual Defense Agreement for Cooperation with the Government of France,” and a copy of the Atomic Cooperation Agreement between the United States and France.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-224-006
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and nuclear weapons programs including an agreement with France for mutual defense, Belgium and NATO forces, Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community) membership and plutonium, and the Atomic Cooperation Agreement.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-224-005
This file contains memoranda regarding a commitment made by the United States to provide Polaris submarines to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), control and sharing of nuclear weapons in Europe, the transmittal of atomic weapons information to NATO, and U.S. support of NADGE (NATO Air Defense Ground Environment).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-224-004
This file contains memoranda regarding a commitment made by the United States to provide Polaris submarines to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), control and sharing of nuclear weapons in Europe, the transmittal of atomic weapons information to NATO, and U.S. support of NADGE (NATO Air Defense Ground Environment). Of note is a paper titled, "A European Nuclear Strike Force," by Colonel L.J. Legere, National Security Council staff member on military policy and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-224-003
This file contains memoranda regarding a commitment made by the United States to provide Polaris submarines to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), control and sharing of nuclear weapons in Europe, the transmittal of atomic weapons information to NATO, and U.S. support of NADGE (NATO Air Defense Ground Environment). Of note is a paper titled, "Considerations Influencing the Transfer, Release, and Use of Nuclear Weapons."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-224-002
This folder contains memoranda regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) defense and nuclear weapons. Topics include translating documents sent to allied nations on nuclear weapons systems, capability of the United States to provide military equipment to NATO defense forces, control of nuclear weapons in Europe, and voting instructions for the U.S. on a resolution by Sweden for the dissemination of nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-224-001
This folder contains materials regarding the Second Defense Policy Conference to discuss MRBM’s (medium-range ballistic missiles), burden sharing within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) countries, a nuclear weapons program within NATO, and NATO reorganization.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-223-013
This folder contains materials regarding a Defense Policy Conference to discuss a nuclear weapons program within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-016
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include United States contributions to NATO’s defense infrastructure, nuclear weapons, a proposed a multilateral nuclear force (MLF), the Nassau Agreement, and remarks on issues facing Europe and NATO by British Minister of Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec-Douglas Home at a meeting of the NAC (North Atlantic Council).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-221-004
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] Defense Data Program (NDDP), a result of NSAM 147 (National Security Action Memorandum 147) titled, “NATO Nuclear Program,” in which the United States shares nuclear weapons information for the development of a NATO nuclear program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-221-002
This folder contains memoranda, reports, telegrams, and memoranda of conversations regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Topics include United States contributions to NATO’s defense infrastructure, political consultation within NATO, a proposed a multilateral nuclear force (MLF), and the future role of NATO. Also included in this folder are materials regarding meetings between President John F. Kennedy and the Atlantic Policy Advisory Group (APAG) and NATO ministers and permanent representatives; and a copy of an address by Dean Acheson, former Secretary of State and advisor to President Kennedy, titled, “NATO in the Light of the October Crisis.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-007
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, and draft reports on United States policies and objectives towards Europe. Topics include European unity, communism, France and French President Charles de Gaulle, the European Economic Community (EEC), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and shared nuclear responsibility.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-006
This folder contains memoranda for the record of European Policy Review group meetings. Topics include United States military forces in Europe and within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the European Economic Community (EEC) and France, a proposed multilateral nuclear force (MLF) within NATO, relations between France and Germany, and French President Charles de Gaulle.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-003
This folder contains papers by Policy Review (PR) study groups regarding United States policy towards Europe; an appraisal of British, French, and West German strategic views; and the impact of an Executive Committee within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) on the policies of French President Charles de Gaulle. Also included in this folder is a paper by the PR Military Committee titled, “Strategic Problems and Alternatives,” discussing the Cold War, collective defense in Europe, and a European nuclear weapons force.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-075a-001
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Germany. Subjects include trade, Berlin, Chancellor of German Konrad Adenauer and the political climate, and relations with France and the United States. Also included are numerous Memoranda of Conversations between various U.S. and German officials, including President John F. Kennedy and German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss, discussing Berlin, disarmament, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-009
This folder includes memoranda, speeches, and article drafts by Walt Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council in the Department of State. Topics include United States relations with the Soviet Union, nuclear deterrents in Europe, communism, economics, the Cold War, principle foreign affairs issues in the administration of President John F. Kennedy, and relations between the U.S. and other members of the Atlantic Alliance (also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-006
This folder contains background memoranda, summaries, and Record of Actions for National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings. Topics include Soviet Union military forces and equipment in Cuba; United States policy towards Cuba within the OAS (Organization of American States); U.S. policy towards Europe, particularly France; and discussion of a multilateral nuclear force in Europe and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).