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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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BBH-01
In this interview Hickenlooper discusses various meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on foreign relations; Soviet and American nuclear testing; the nuclear test ban treaty; the Bay of Pigs invasion; Laos and Vietnam; the Punta del Este Conference in 1962; the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; Hickenlooper's 1962 reelection campaign; traveling with JFK to Costa Rica; the 1961 Berlin crisis; JFK's congressional relations; and social occasions at the Kennedy White House, 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-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, 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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-012
This folder contains reference papers as part of the briefing book for President John F. Kennedy's meetings with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna, Austria.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-011
This folder contains background papers as part of the briefing book for President John F. Kennedy's meetings with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna, Austria.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-010
This folder contains position papers as part of the briefing book for President John F. Kennedy's meetings with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna, Austria.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-009
This folder contains position papers as part of the briefing book for President John F. Kennedy's meetings with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna, Austria.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-008
This folder contains a briefing book for President John F. Kennedy's meetings with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna, Austria. Materials include a talking paper; position papers; and the text of several statements for delivery by President Kennedy in Vienna and London, England.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-007
This folder contains a briefing book for President John F. Kennedy's meetings with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna, Austria. Materials includes biographies of leaders in Austria, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, as well as talking papers with handwritten notes by National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-006
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy's trip to Vienna, Austria. The folder includes correspondence and memoranda related to trip planning, as well as briefing materials for meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-005
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy's trip to Vienna, Austria. The folder includes correspondence and memoranda related to trip planning, as well as briefing materials for meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-234-004
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy's trip to Vienna, Austria. The folder includes correspondence and memoranda related to trip planning, as well as briefing materials for meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-005
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Europe, including stops in Vienna, Austria and London, England. The folder includes reports and memoranda of conversations for meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna, as well as meetings between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of the United Kingdom in London.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-004
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Europe, including stops in Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; and London, England. The folder includes schedules, reports, and memoranda of conversations for meetings between President Kennedy and President Charles de Gaulle of France in Paris, as well as meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khruschev of the Soviet Union in Vienna.