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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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-23-E
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-14-A
AR36, ST24
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7904-B
President John F. Kennedy (left, in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed United States Ambassador to West Germany, George McGhee. White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas (second from left), stands in the background with three unidentified persons. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7904-A
President John F. Kennedy (left, in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed United States Ambassador to West Germany, George McGhee. Standing in background (left to right): unidentified; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agent, Sam Sulliman; two unidentified persons. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-29201
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks before American Embassy staff in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Applauding on stage, left of President Kennedy (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (in foreground); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Those applauding on stage, right of the President include: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-29200
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks before American Embassy staff at the American Theatre, Plittersdorf, in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Seated on stage, left of President Kennedy (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (in foreground); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Those seated on stage, right of the President include: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-29199
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks before American Embassy staff at the American Theatre, Plittersdorf, in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Seated on stage, left of President Kennedy (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (in foreground); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Those seated on stage, right of the President include: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.