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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KGH-01
In this interview Heath discusses her family and her childhood; how she reached her chosen career path; obstacles to her advancement because of her gender; studying at American University and at Syracuse University; myths of the “male chauvinists’ world”; taking a women’s studies course; working while in school; running a cost of living survey for the Department of Labor in Rochester, NY, and then in Richmond, VA; the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration; working with the disadvantaged during the Depression; the “great American dream”; the effectiveness of institutionalization and the rise in bureaucracy; the National Association of Deans of Women; stigmas attached to higher education; the Civil Service Commission; working during World War II with various organizations, including the Norden Company in Elmira, NY, at the bombsight plant and the United States Army; the attitude towards women in war work; and writing her dissertation and getting her doctorate, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-16-C
AR07
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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-09-A
AR34, KN33
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-12-C
AR19
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-004
This folder contains papers, memoranda, and draft outlines by Policy Review (PR) study groups regarding Europe and the United States including military policy; economics; and the relation between domestic politics and foreign policy in Germany, France, and Italy. Also included in this folder is a partial transcript of a press conference given by French President Charles de Gaulle discussing the Nassau Agreement and French relations with Germany.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-002
This folder contains memoranda, papers, addresses, and telegrams regarding Europe. Topics include Great Britain and the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community), European unity, United States military policy and aid to Europe, and relations with France. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between President John F. Kennedy and Gaetano Martino, President of the European Parliament.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF32-010
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning European stock markets. The majority of the file is a paper titled "Recent Developments in European Stock Markets," from the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF32-009
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the European Common Market. Types of items include memoranda, correspondence, and a speech by George Ball.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF32-008
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning preliminary plans for a study of European budgeting, planning, and growth.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF31-016
This folder contains news articles and memoranda compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning economic growth in Europe. Specific countries mentioned include Great Britain and France.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-009
This folder includes memoranda, speeches, and article drafts by Walt Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council in the Department of State. Topics include United States relations with the Soviet Union, nuclear deterrents in Europe, communism, economics, the Cold War, principle foreign affairs issues in the administration of President John F. Kennedy, and relations between the U.S. and other members of the Atlantic Alliance (also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-008
This folder contains speeches and memoranda by Walt Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council in the Department of State. Topics include Europe and the balance of payments, communism, the Soviet Union, Berlin, and nuclear weapons. Also included in this folder is a geographical listing of foreign nations and individuals titled, “Kind Words,” to be used as a reference guide for potential commendations by United States officials. Of note is a letter from Director General of the Atlantic Institute Henry Cabot Lodge to Rostow discussing international relations and proposing a new organization for all free nations called, “Confederation of the Free.”
Textual folder
Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-005
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-292-006
This folder contains telegrams, press releases, and memoranda concerning the withdrawal of United States military forces from Europe and a reduction in Department of Defense spending to improve the balance of payments.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-292-005
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda concerning the withdrawal of United States military forces from Europe and a reduction in Department of Defense spending to improve the balance of payments.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C27887G
President John F. Kennedy meets with the Vice President of the European Economic Community Commission, Sicco L. Mansholt. Left to right: Ambassador to the European Economic Community, John Tuthill; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Mansholt; President Kennedy; aide to Mansholt, Alfred Mozer; and Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C27862
President John F. Kennedy meets with the Vice President of the European Economic Community Commission, Sicco L. Mansholt. Left to right: Ambassador to the European Economic Community, John Tuthill; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Mansholt; President Kennedy; aide to Mansholt, Alfred Mozer; and Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-009
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of January 24, 1963 (News Conference 47). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include European unity, Cuba, the economy, and Vietnam.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-002
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council, Department of State. Topics include the balance of payments, trade negotiations with Europe, and unity between Germany and Europe. Of note is a handwritten letter from Rostow to the President concerning Joseph P. Kennedy's recent illness.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-075-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Topics include John Lewis as a candidate for a CEA vacancy, business views on the economy, the European economy, and labor.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-074-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Topics include economic deficits in Canada, the balance of payments in Japan, gold and dollar losses since 1953, and the stock market. Of note is a study by the Federal Reserve on European stock markets.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6589-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with President of the Commission of the European Economic Community, Dr. Walter Hallstein (center), and American Representative to the European Economic Community for the European Atomic Energy Commission, W. Walton Butterworth (left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7811-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with the Vice President of the European Economic Community Commission, Sicco L. Mansholt. Left to right: Ambassador to the European Economic Community, John Tuthill; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Mansholt; President Kennedy; aide to Mansholt, Alfred Mozer; and Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7811-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with the Vice President of the European Economic Community Commission, Sicco L. Mansholt. Left to right: Ambassador to the European Economic Community, John Tuthill; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Mansholt; President Kennedy; aide to Mansholt, Alfred Mozer; and Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.