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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-25-B
ST04, KN08
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-12-A
AR10, ST04, KN07
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, 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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6485-D
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen (partially hidden); Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; unidentified man (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (partially hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (mostly hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man; President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Walt W. Rostow. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18746
Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; President John F. Kennedy; Mr. Miller; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Gladys A. Tillett; Philip M. Klutznick. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18745
Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) Francis T.P. Plimpton; Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; President John F. Kennedy; Mr. Miller; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18744
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson during the swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the UN, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Francis T.P. Plimpton (partially out of frame); Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; Ambassador Stevenson; President Kennedy; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller (officiating the ceremony); Secretary of State Dean Rusk (mostly hidden); Gladys A. Tillett.
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White House Photographs
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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-63-61
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson (four from left at back table), Secretary of State Dean Rusk (second from left at front table, looking at a piece of paper), 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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-85-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 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 stands at far left.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-83-61
President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim, President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-82-61
President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim, President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-56-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk greet delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim (in foreground) looks on.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-53-61
President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim, President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and United States Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson greet delegates to the General Assembly of the UN at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. Golda Meir, Foreign Minister of Israel, stands across from Mrs. Kennedy.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-52-61
President John F. Kennedy greets Golda Meir, Foreign Minister of Israel, at a reception for delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and United States Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson look on.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-51-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 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 stands at far left.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-49-61
President John F. Kennedy talks with President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. (L-R) President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Slim; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; unidentified delegates to the UN General Assembly.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-48-61
President John F. Kennedy talks with President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. (L-R) President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Slim; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; unidentified delegates to the UN General Assembly.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-47-61
President John F. Kennedy talks with President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. (L-R) President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Slim; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; unidentified delegates to the UN General Assembly.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-46-61
President John F. Kennedy talks with President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. (L-R) President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Slim; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; United States Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; two unidentified delegates to the UN General Assembly.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-41-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 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 stands at far left.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-38-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 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 stands at far left.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-37-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 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 stands at far left.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-36-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, 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 stands at far left.