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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-WIEK-01
This written statement focuses on William E. Knox’s trips to the Soviet Union and Knox’s meeting with Chairman Krushchev in 1962, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-04
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses American aid to Argentina; American, British, and French involvement in Africa; the 1962 executive order about segregation in federally-funded housing; appointing African-American judges; changes John F. Kennedy [JFK] was contemplating in the Alliance for Progress; the Dominican crisis; the wheat sale to the Soviet Union; the Bobby Baker case; preparing for JFK’s 1964 campaign; RFK’s return to work after JFK’s assassination and disagreements among the Cabinet members and under President Lyndon B. Johnson; changes in White House staff and the Democratic Party; RFK’s political plans for after 1964; and JFK’s opinions of his staff and appointees, 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.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JEN-05
In this interview Nolan discusses Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] right after John F. Kennedy’s assassination; RFK’s speeches and appearances in early 1964 and his plans to leave the Department of Justice; the trip to Europe in the summer of 1964; planning RFK’s visit to Poland; RFK in Germany and Poland; and RFK’s decision to run for Senate in New York in 1964 and his campaign, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-F
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-E
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-D
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-C
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-B
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-A
KN37
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-097-011
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include Berlin contingency planning, TTD (temporary travel document) policy and discussions on civilian traffic between East and West Germany, the shooting of a refugee at the Berlin Wall and the refusal of East German guards to permit entry to a British ambulance; and a plebiscite proposal for West Berlin. Of note is a draft of a memorandum of conversation between West Germany Mayor Willy Brandt and President John F. Kennedy discussing Berlin.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-097-010
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include the possible withdrawal of a U.S. garrison in Berlin; TTD (temporary travel document) policy discussions; incidents in the Berlin air corridor between the Soviet Union and Allied aircraft; an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. by Mayor of West Berlin Willy Brandt; and the right of asylum for East German refugees. Of note is a background paper by the Department of State and U.S. Information Agency (USIA) titled, “Berlin in Brief.”
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-27-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels from the Großer Stern on its route through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Crowds line the streets; the Siegessäule (Victory Column) is visible in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground, back to camera) visits the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Jay W. Gildner, of the United States Information Agency (USIA); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-18-63
President John F. Kennedy (right, standing at microphones) delivers remarks at Free University of Berlin in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Those seated on stage at left include: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Speaker of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; Free University Rector, Ernst Heinitz; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner. [Scratches at bottom of image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-35-63
President John F. Kennedy stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) prior to his motorcade through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (right); Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt (center). Also pictured: Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Special Assistant to President Kennedy for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Floyd Boring, Jerry Blaine, Win Lawson, Roy Kellerman, and Paul A. Burns.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-31-63
President John F. Kennedy (standing in second car) waves to crowds from the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Also pictured: Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and David F. Powers; Director of the United States Secret Service, James J. Rowley; White House Secret Service agents, Jerry Blaine, Sam Sulliman, Floyd Boring, Roy Kellerman, and Paul A. Burns. People line the street to watch to motorcade pass.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-20-63
President John F. Kennedy (in second car) stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Crowds line the street, throwing confetti.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A7-5-63
President John F. Kennedy waves to crowds as the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) turns onto the Großer Stern from Hofjägerallee during a motorcade through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing in car with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Also pictured: Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Floyd Boring, Roy Kellerman, Paul A. Burns, and Jerry Blaine.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-37-63
President John F. Kennedy (far left) observes as Speaker of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach, delivers remarks from the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg, before a crowd gathered at Rudolph Wilde Platz. West Germany (Federal Republic).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-36-63
Crowds gather at Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic), to hear President John F. Kennedy deliver remarks from the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-26-63
President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) listens as Speaker of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach, delivers remarks from the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg, before a crowd gathered at Rudolph Wilde Platz. Interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, and Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton, stand right of the President. West Germany (Federal Republic).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-17-63
President John F. Kennedy (right foreground) views the crowd gathered at Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic), to hear him deliver remarks. President Kennedy delivered his speech from the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg.