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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-195-015
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding Vietnam, including a need for a multilateral economic aid program, and United States policy towards Vietnam under the International Control Commission (ICC). Also included are copies and drafts of correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and Ngo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam), regarding South Vietnam's independence, foreign aid, and the spread of communism throughout the region.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-007
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of January 24, 1963 (News Conference 47). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include Cuba, the economy, disarmament, and Vietnam. Of note are copies of correspondence between the President and Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-017
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 256 (NSAM 256) titled, “Laos Planning,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-009
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 249 (NSAM 249) titled, “Laos Planning,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor from Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from the Department of State regarding the situation in Laos and the threat of communist control by North Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-271-011
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memoranda regarding statements by the United States and Soviet Union concerning the civilian impact of nuclear war; an evaluation of foreign policy efforts and covert operations; and a meeting between former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Director of the CIA, John A. McCone, discussing South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-231-021
This folder contains memoranda regarding border security and the communist threat in South Vietnam and Thailand; current political and military situations in Cambodia, Laos, South Vietnam, and Thailand; and the United States position on the region.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Laos (then officially known as the Kingdom of Laos). Materials in this folder include a telegram, correspondence between President Kennedy and Laotian Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma, and memoranda regarding American economic assistance to Laos and military operations in Laos, Thailand, and South Vietnam. This folder contains some French-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-016
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Laos (then officially known as the Kingdom of Laos). Materials in this folder include a telegram, a summary of American policy toward Laos, a summary of United States operations in Laos and their relation to the 1954 Geneva Accords, and memoranda regarding the role of the International Control Commission and Laotian King Savang Vatthana's visit to the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-015
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning potential foreign military intervention in Laos (then officially known as the Kingdom of Laos) and the possibility of a Pathet Lao Communist rebellion supported by the Soviet Union. Materials in this folder include telegrams, a talking paper, a report prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding the stability of the current Laotian government, a report on alternative military strategies in Laos, and memoranda regarding international relations with Thailand, the implications of military withdrawal from Laos, and the President's meetings with Cabinet members and advisers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States' policies toward Southeast Asia. Materials in this folder include a letter to Special Assistant to the President and National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy from W. Averell Harriman, Governor of New York and Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, regarding Thailand, reports of conversations between American diplomatic officers and communist officials regarding increased military forces in Thailand and South Vietnam, and materials from Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, including memoranda and a draft of a speech on American policy objectives in Southeast Asia.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DDR-02
This interview covers the United States’ military involvement in South Vietnam, the overthrow of President Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime, and the State Department’s relationship with the Defense Department, the Pentagon, and the White House, among other topics.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C100-1-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks from lectern during a press conference; maps of Laos at left identifies "Communist Rebel Areas" as of 22 March 1961. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
Collection
CMRPP
Papers 1945-1983. Journalist. Chief diplomatic correspondent, Washington Post (1949-1971). Research materials, writings, notes, memorandums, subject files.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-69-2-61
President John F. Kennedy stands at lectern during a press conference; maps of Laos at left identifies "Communist Rebel Areas" as of 22 March 1961. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-69-1-61
President John F. Kennedy stands at lectern during a press conference; maps of Laos at left identifies "Communist Rebel Areas" as of 22 March 1961. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-60-4-61
President John F. Kennedy stands at lectern during a press conference; maps of Laos at left identifies "Communist Rebel Areas" as of 22 March 1961. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-60-3-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks from the lectern during a Press Conference. State Department Spokesman, Lincoln White, stands next to a map of Laos (at left); Press Secretary Pierre Salinger sits at right. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-60-2-61
President John F. Kennedy stands at lectern, looking down at his notes; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger stands to the right of President Kennedy; maps of Laos at left. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-60-1-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks from the lectern during a Press Conference. State Department Spokesman, Lincoln White, stands next to a map of Laos (at left); Press Secretary Pierre Salinger sits at right. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6454-D
President John F. Kennedy (from behind) speaks to audience from lectern; maps of Laos at right. Pictured in audience: White House correspondent for The Washington Star, Garnett D. Horner. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6454-C
President John F. Kennedy speaks from lectern; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (L) and Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher (R) sit onstage at right; maps of Laos at left. State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6454-B
President John F. Kennedy stands at lectern; map of Laos at left reads "Communist Rebel Areas, 22 March 1961." State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C.