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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MJH-01
In this interview Hillenbrand discusses President John F. Kennedy [JFK] entering office amid the Berlin crisis; working as the Director of the Office of German Affairs with JFK; the Berlin Task Force and the Ambassadorial Group; JFK's attitude towards the German problem and German reactions to the Kennedy Administration; the State Department and Germany; the 1961 Vienna talks with Nikita S. Khrushchev; the erection of the Berlin Wall and the crisis it generated; the Kennedy Administration's reaction and response to the Berlin Wall; talks with Russia over Berlin and the Wall; the press "leaks crisis" on the Germany problem; JFK's working style and approach to problems, according to Hillenbrand; the impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on the Berlin talks; JFK's German policy and relationship with German leaders; and what JFK accomplished related to Germany, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-A
AR41, ST34, KN40
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-03
In this interview Komer discusses negotiating disengagement with Gamal Abdel Nasser and Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] involvement in the Yemen crisis and the negotiations with Nasser and Faisal; U.S. New Guinea policy and the Dutch-Indonesian conflict; JFK and counterinsurgency; Komer and police programs as part of U.S. counterinsurgency efforts; JFK’s policy towards and involvement with India and Pakistan; U.S. military assistance to India, 1962; and U.S. missions to Pakistan and India, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, 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 folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-13-A
KN15
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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21066
President John F. Kennedy meets with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Seated at the table (L-R): the Shahanshah, President Kennedy, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21065
President John F. Kennedy meets with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Seated at the table (L-R): the Shahanshah, President Kennedy, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21064
President John F. Kennedy meets with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Seated at the table (L-R): the Shahanshah, President Kennedy, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21063
President John F. Kennedy meets with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Seated at the table (L-R): the Shahanshah, President Kennedy, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17425
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: unidentified man (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (partially hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (partially hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; two unidentified men (one mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17424
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: Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen; unidentified man (partially hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (partially hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; two unidentified men (one mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17423
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 (mostly hidden); Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17422
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: unidentified man (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean (partially hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; unidentified man (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (mostly hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man (looking backward); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy (mostly hidden); 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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-66-2-61
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; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (partially hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man (partially hidden); Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; unidentified man (partially hidden); Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; 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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-66-1-61
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; unidentified man; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man; former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; unidentified man; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee (partially hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; 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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7165-M
President John F. Kennedy meets with Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Seated at the table (L-R): the Shahanshah, President Kennedy, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.