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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WAH-01
In this interview Harriman discusses early interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK], from 1945 to 1956; the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions; helping get JFK the votes from New York state for the presidential nomination; traveling to Africa in 1960 and the problems with the Department of State’s work there; meeting with JFK and discussing various presidential appointments between JFK’s election and inauguration; and the religious demographics in New York state and how they impacted JFK’s 1960 victory, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-26-A
ST05, KN08
Photograph folder
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JFKWHP-1961-09-25-D
ST04, KN08
Photograph folder
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JFKWHP-1961-09-25-B
ST04, KN08
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-25-A
ST04
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-04
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses American aid to Argentina; American, British, and French involvement in Africa; the 1962 executive order about segregation in federally-funded housing; appointing African-American judges; changes John F. Kennedy [JFK] was contemplating in the Alliance for Progress; the Dominican crisis; the wheat sale to the Soviet Union; the Bobby Baker case; preparing for JFK’s 1964 campaign; RFK’s return to work after JFK’s assassination and disagreements among the Cabinet members and under President Lyndon B. Johnson; changes in White House staff and the Democratic Party; RFK’s political plans for after 1964; and JFK’s opinions of his staff and appointees, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JEN-05
In this interview Nolan discusses Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] right after John F. Kennedy’s assassination; RFK’s speeches and appearances in early 1964 and his plans to leave the Department of Justice; the trip to Europe in the summer of 1964; planning RFK’s visit to Poland; RFK in Germany and Poland; and RFK’s decision to run for Senate in New York in 1964 and his campaign, among other issues.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18904
President John F. Kennedy and United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson greet delegates to the General Assembly of the UN at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim (in foreground, back to camera) looks on.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A10-1-61
President John F. Kennedy addresses the delegates of the General Assembly of the United Nations at the General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-71-61
President John F. Kennedy and President Arturo Frondizi of Argentina attend a breakfast conference in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Frondizi; State Department interpreter Donald Barnes; President Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Argentina Miguel Angel Cárcano.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-70-61
President John F. Kennedy and President Arturo Frondizi of Argentina attend a breakfast conference in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Frondizi; State Department interpreter Donald Barnes (partially hidden); President Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Argentina Miguel Angel Cárcano.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-31-61
President John F. Kennedy, President Arturo Frondizi of Argentina, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Foreign Minister of Argentina Miguel Angel Cárcano talk to reporters and photographers at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-30-61
President John F. Kennedy, President Arturo Frondizi of Argentina, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Foreign Minister of Argentina Miguel Angel Cárcano talk to reporters and photographers at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-81-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Prince Sihanouk; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-80-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny; Prince Sihanouk; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-79-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny (partially hidden); Prince Sihanouk; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-78-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Prince Sihanouk; Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny; President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; unidentified reporter; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-77-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong (partially out of frame); United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-76-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (back to camera); Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny (back to camera, bottom right); United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-75-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (back to camera); United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble. Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny (partially out of frame) is at bottom right.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-74-61
President John F. Kennedy gestures toward a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong; United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble (partially hidden); John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (back to camera); Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-72-61
Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver urn in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (back to camera); Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong.
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JFKWHP-ST-215-68-61
Guests attend a luncheon with the Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York. [Low light original to negative]
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JFKWHP-ST-215-67-61
President John F. Kennedy, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and others talk with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York.