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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-QMH-01
In this interview Hogg discusses personal interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK] and his impressions of him; becoming involved with the test ban treaty and traveling to Moscow for negotiations; his opinion of American and Soviet governments in regards to the treaty; W. Averell Harriman in Moscow; interactions between JFK and M. Harold Macmillan; and disagreements among the American delegation to Moscow, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LWH-01
In this interview, Lord Harlech discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] early opinions on disarmament; dealings with Nikita S. Khrushchev and the Soviet Union; the Cuban crisis; issues with selling and testing American missiles; how JFK’s relationship with British Prime Minister M. Harold Macmillan developed over time and how they worked together on specific issues; how JFK’s interest in politics and foreign affairs developed; difficulties with France over their nuclear program in 1962; JFK’s skills and character; JFK’s different circles of friends; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ approaches to life in the public eye, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-02
In this interview Komer discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] personal diplomacy with the United Arab Republic [UAR] through letters; normalizing U.S.-Egypt relations; the Yemen conflict and U.S. interests; negotiating Yemen with M. Harold Macmillan and the attempt to have the United Kingdom recognize the Yemen Republic; dealing with Gamal Abdel Nasser; and difficulties with Saudi Arabia and the UAR, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-01
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses beginning John F. Kennedy's [JFK] presidential Administration with no political obligations; carefully picking Cabinet members, specifically Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury; RFK’s decision on what role to play in JFK’s Administration; JFK’s unhappiness with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; JFK’s advisers and other presidential appointments; Cabinet meetings; Department of Justice organization under RFK; the first 100 days of the Kennedy Administration; the role of the Vice President, according to RFK; JFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson and why JFK put Johnson on the ticket in 1960; what JFK was most concerned with as President; domestic programs versus foreign affairs in the Kennedy Administration; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s role during JFK’s presidency; the Bay of Pigs, the aftermath, and its effect on JFK; how JFK approached problems as President; dealing with Georgi Bolshakov; negotiating with the Soviet Union in Vienna, over Laos and Cuba, etc.; JFK’s relationship with foreign heads of state; State Department staff and U.S. Ambassadors; the military coup in Vietnam; the Berlin crisis of the summer of 1961 and the Berlin Wall; RFK’s 1961 trip to the Ivory Coast; and Soviet and American nuclear testing, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-036-005
Sound recording of an interview of President John F. Kennedy by a correspondent from the British Broadcasting Company. In his remarks the President discusses his meeting with Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, and his recent meeting with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria. The recording contains some background noise.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127b-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning preparation for President Kennedy's discussions on nuclear weapons testing treaties with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Nassau, Bahamas. Materials in this folder include a draft of a joint statement concerning the meetings, a background paper on the British economy, and a briefing book containing biographical information on Prime Minister Macmillan and prominent British political leaders present at the discussions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-127b-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning preparation for President Kennedy's discussions on nuclear weapons testing treaties with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Nassau, Bahamas. Materials in this folder include position papers on Kashmir and military aid to India, an aide-memoire on the implementation of the Nassau agreements, a memoranda regarding sales of Polaris missiles, and a briefing book containing biographical information on Prime Minister Macmillan and prominent British political leaders present at the discussions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-013
This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning a joint statement issued by President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of Great Britain following discussions held in Nassau, The Bahamas. The statement provides a summary of the meeting's major topics, including: Berlin, the Congo, the European Market, the Sino-Indian War, and in particular, the status of nuclear test ban treaty negotiations. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the joint statement and a draft for a separate statement on nuclear defense systems.