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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-02
This interview focuses on relations with Cuba under the Kennedy Administration, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban exile community, and the Cold War, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BBH-01
In this interview Hickenlooper discusses various meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on foreign relations; Soviet and American nuclear testing; the nuclear test ban treaty; the Bay of Pigs invasion; Laos and Vietnam; the Punta del Este Conference in 1962; the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; Hickenlooper's 1962 reelection campaign; traveling with JFK to Costa Rica; the 1961 Berlin crisis; JFK's congressional relations; and social occasions at the Kennedy White House, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBB-01
Bowles discusses his role as foreign policy advisor during the presidential campaign; staffing the State Department; relationship with Dean Rusk and John F. Kennedy; foreign policy towards developing nations; and leaving his position as Under Secretary of State, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-52-1
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy dictating a memoir entry in November 1963. He talks about the coup in Saigon, South Vietnam, and the assassinations of Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, about the Soviet Union's stand on autobahn access, about American oil contracts in Latin-American countries, and about a statement by West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer concerning the Berlin Wall. President Kennedy also speaks with his son John F. Kennedy, Jr.The recording ends abruptly.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-059-010
This folder contains a report titled, "Subcommittee on Castro-Communists Subversion," concerning efforts by United States departments and agencies to impede Cuban subversives in Latin America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0913-041
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given in Tampa, Florida during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics include foreign policy in Latin America, communism, and the role of the United States as a model of a free and Democratic society.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0912-057
This file contains press releases from the Democratic National Committee containing Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at a Democratic dinner in Cincinnati, Ohio during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his speech he discusses the growing influence of communism in Latin America, and United States foreign policy measures that contribute to the rise of communism in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-008
This folder contains briefing papers for President John F. Kennedy's press conference of November 14, 1963 (News Conference 64). Topics include foreign aid, disarmament, the Cold War, Vietnam, and Peru. Additional briefing papers concern the Soviet Union including travel restrictions of Soviet citizens in the United States, trade with the Soviet Bloc, the Soviet military in Cuba, and incidents on the Autobahn near Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-003
This folder contains background memoranda; a summary, including a list of attendees; and a Record of Actions for meeting number 509 of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include Cuba and the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, United States objectives in Europe, and U.S. policy towards Latin America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-004
This folder contains minutes and agendas for meetings of the Special Group for Counter-Insurgency (CI). Topics include an international police training program, South Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and a counterinsurgency training program for United States officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-026
This folder contains a report titled, “Situations Involving a Potential for Resort to Sustained Internal Violence,” discussing guerilla activity, and Communist Bloc influence and funding for select countries in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-006
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-003
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-002
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-115-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials concern the Cuban Brigade, travel to Cuba for subversive training, United States policy towards Cuba, and a comparative inventory of Cuban military equipment. Of note is a memorandum to the President from Special Assistant for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy titled, “Further Organization of the Government for Dealing with Cuba.” Also included in this folder is a report titled, “Report of the Interdepartmental Team on Counter Subversive Measures in Central America and Panama.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-004
This folder contains copies and a draft of an insert for a speech on Latin America given by Senator John F. Kennedy. In the excerpt the Senator discusses the Republican administration’s handling of foreign policy issues in Latin America, and a need to provide economic and military aid to Latin American countries to counter the growing threat of communism. Of note is a draft with notations by Senator Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0911-025
This file contains excerpts from Senator John F. Kennedy’s remarks given at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his remarks he discusses relations between the United States and Latin America, including a need for a foreign policy program to address the growing threat of communism.
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Lincoln Gordon Personal Papers
LGPP-090-008
This folder contains a copy of the final Report to the President-Elect of the Task Force on Immediate Latin America Problems, as well as a letter from task force chairman Adolf A. Berle.
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Lincoln Gordon Personal Papers
LGPP-167-016
This folder contains copies of Lincoln Gordon's speech titled, "Toward a Doctrine of Positive Interdependence," given at a Princeton University conference on the topic of Intervention and the Developing States. Other items related to the conference include correspondence, programs, and a press release.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1026-001
This folder contains copies and press releases of speeches given in Kansas and New Hampshire by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include the achievement gap in agriculture, military, education, and space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union; Africa; preservation of natural resources; South America; and the importance of primary elections in Nebraska and New Hampshire. Also included in this folder is Senator Kennedy’s itinerary for New Hampshire in the days leading up to the state’s primary election.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1058-008
This folder contains speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Florida concerning Latin America, Communism, national security and defense, and the need for a strong Democratic leader to progress and strengthen the United States. Also included in this folder is Senator Kennedy’s travel itinerary for Florida with a detailed schedule for Tampa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1030-027
This folder contains addendums to speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy concerning India and China, Africa, Israel, Eastern Europe, Berlin, Latin America, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s tour of South America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1027-005
This folder contains press releases, statements, speeches, and transcripts of press conferences given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Alaska, California, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Washington during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics addressed include voter registration, labor, legislation and congressional relations, the 1960 campaign, natural resources, Communism, Latin America, and the Soviet Union.