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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-19-E
KN03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-05
In this interview Komer discusses working with McGeorge Bundy; the “inner circle” of the Bundy State Department; Komer’s major contacts; the intelligence system; the power and responsibilities of the State Department; how Bundy screened what President John F. Kennedy [JFK] would see; relations with other key officials; Robert F. Kennedy and foreign policy issues; the Bundy State Department and White House staff; the “little State Department” in the White House; the bureaucratic role of the State Department; U.S. foreign policy in Asia; relations with key U.S. Ambassadors; handling Arab-Israeli issues; domestic pressures of American-Jewish community on JFK; Arabists in the Kennedy Administration; working with Myer Feldman on Israeli issues; the United States, Saudi Arabia, and oil; filling the power vacuum left by the British; dealing with Congress on foreign aid matters; counterinsurgency; and looking back at programs during the Kennedy Administration, 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-01
In this interview Komer discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] stance on U.S. foreign policy during his presidency; JFK’s affinity for preventive diplomacy; comparisons between JFK and previous Presidents on foreign policy focus; JFK’s intellectual curiosity and “flair for detail,” and his willingness to make the unpopular decision, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCT-01
In this interview, he discusses Chester Bowles’ political style, the unconventional selections of ambassadorial positions, and the nation’s role in the world, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-24-C
AR35, KN34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-06-C
AR18, KN14
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Iran. Materials pertain to a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to the United States Hossein Ghods-Nakhai, military assistance to Iran, and the political situation in Iran. Also included in this folder are telegrams from United States Ambassador to Iran Julius C. Holmes regarding his conversations with the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Of note is a paper by senior staff member of the National Security Council Robert W. Komer titled, “Our Policy in Iran.”
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Iran. Materials consist of correspondence between President Kennedy and the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a letter of recall for Iranian Ambassador to the United States Ardeshir Zahedi, and a letter of credence for new Iranian Ambassador Hossein Ghods-Nakhai. Of note is an informal report on Iran by C.D. Jackson sent to the President by John L. Steele of Time-Life News Service.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7844-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of Iran, Mahmoud Foroughi (right); Ambassador Foroughi presented his credentials to President Kennedy. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7844-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with newly-appointed Ambassador of Iran, Mahmoud Foroughi (right); Ambassador Foroughi presented his credentials to President Kennedy. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-17831
President John F. Kennedy meets with US Ambassador to Iran, Julius C. Holmes. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-17830
President John F. Kennedy meets with US Ambassador to Iran, Julius C. Holmes. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20909
Newly-appointed Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (left) meets with President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) to present his credentials. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20908
Newly-appointed Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (left) meets with President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) to present his credentials; an unidentified photographer (in back) observes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7154-A
Newly-appointed Ambassador of Iran Hossein Ghods-Nakhai (left) meets with President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) to present his credentials. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.