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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DH-01
In this interview Henderson discusses working at the United States Embassy in Peru under President Dwight D. Eisenhower; his daily routine and responsibilities as economic counselor; the Point Four Program and Peru; Peruvian elections; James I. Loeb as the U.S. Ambassador to Peru and changes and tensions within the Embassy; the military coup in Peru and the events leading up to it; Haya de la Torre’s self-destructive behavior in the Peruvian presidential election; working at the Embassy in Peru after the coup and after Loeb leaves his position; pressure on the United States from Peruvian authorities; the issue of U.S. non recognition of the military leaders; Canadian and British interests in Peru; John Wesley Jones as the U.S. Ambassador to Peru; problems with military governments and transitions; Henderson’s daily routine and responsibilities as the U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia; his first few weeks in Bolivia; John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Bolivian President Victor Paz Estenssoro; Henderson’s impressions of JFK; American hostages in Bolivia in late 1963; the military coup in Bolivia and the events leading up to it; the political breakdown of Bolivia; and political and military maneuvering in other Latin American countries, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-22-B
AR41, ST31, KN40
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8201-D
President John F. Kennedy and President of Bolivia, Víctor Paz Estenssoro, greet dignitaries in the receiving line during an arrival ceremony in honor of President Paz Estenssoro. Standing on the red carpet, in foreground (left to right): Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Barksdale Hamlett; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President Paz Estenssoro; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (shaking hands with President Kennedy). Standing at right: Ambassador of Paraguay, Dr. Juan Plate; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Ambassador of Panama, Augusto Guillermo Arango (in back, mostly hidden); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (holding hat). Standing behind red carpet (left to right): U.S. Department of State interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partially hidden). White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring (in front of hedge), stands in the background; members of the United States Marine Band stand on the stairs of the South Portico in the background at right. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.