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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RH-01
In this interview Hilsman discusses his initial interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; Hilsman’s appointment to the Department of State during the Kennedy Administration; Foreign Service officers and “hot-seat” jobs; issues with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; reorganizing the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; the flow of information between the State Department and the White House; staffing the State Department; the use of satellite intelligence; John A. McCone; working with and around Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; JFK, RFK, and Vietnam; Edward G. Lansdale; Maxwell D. Taylor; the connection between Vietnam and Laos; U.S. action in Laos; the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam; the impact of WWII on Hilsman and JFK’s generation; and the 1963 coup in Vietnam, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-C
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-PBF-01
Fay discusses personal interactions with John F. Kennedy (JFK), JFK’s views of foreign policy, his relationship with staff, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, as well as Fay’s book, The Pleasure of His Company, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WOD-01
Douglas discusses his personal and professional relationship with Robert F. Kennedy, their 1955 trip to Russia, and his impressions of Robert F. Kennedy as Attorney General, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KTY-03
In this interview Young discusses the creation of the Dean Rusk-Thanat Khoman Agreement in March 1962; drafting the Internal Security Program for Thailand and urging Thai officials to create their own; Robert F. Kennedy’s visit to Bangkok in 1962 and his support on Thai issues; Thailand’s road building program; the different approach to Asia by select assistant secretaries of State; and working with the country team for Thailand, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JEN-01
In this interview he discusses the Cuban prisoners release project, including working with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; why the Cubans agreed to the prisoners’ release; trips to Cuba and interactions with Fidel Castro; starting as the administrative assistant to the Attorney General; James B. Donovan; Castro’s view of the United States; problems with the prisoners’ release; and the significance of this project in regards to John F. Kennedy’s Administration as a whole, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-09-E
ST14
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-29-A
ST15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-28-D
AR17
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-M13-1-61
State dinner in honor of President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (Clockwise from top): Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Julia Reed, wife of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James A. Reed; Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric; S.K. Dehlavi, Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (partially hidden); Doloris Thauwald Bridges, wife of New Hampshire Senator Styles Bridges; Louisiana Congressman Otto Passman (back to camera); journalist Sander “Sandy” Vanocur; Mildred Talbot, wife of Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Phillips Talbot. Marquee; Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A26-25-62
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Clockwise from top right side of table: Under Secretary of State George Ball, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (mostly hidden), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone (mostly hidden behind Director Foster). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A26-21-62
Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM). Seated at table (clockwise from bottom left): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A26-20-62
Meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM). Seated at table (clockwise from bottom left): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A26-18-62
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Seated at table (clockwise from bottom left): Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson (partially hidden), Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone (mostly hidden), Under Secretary of State George Ball (partially hidden), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy stands at far left; President Kennedy (looking down, with hands on table) and Secretary of State Dean Rusk stand at far right; Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Bromley Smith (back left) sits against the wall, near the bookcase. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A26-16-62
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Seated at table (clockwise from bottom left): Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson (partially hidden), Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Under Secretary of State George Ball (mostly hidden), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy (mostly hidden behind Secretary Rusk), and White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (on far edge of frame) stand at right; Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Bromley Smith (back left) sits against the wall, near the bookcase. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A26-1-62
President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Clockwise from top right side of table: Under Secretary of State George Ball, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy (mostly hidden), Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (mostly hidden), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone (mostly hidden behind Director Foster). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18329
State dinner in honor of President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (Clockwise from top): Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Julia Reed, wife of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James A. Reed; Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric; Doloris Thauwald Bridges, wife of New Hampshire Senator Styles Bridges; Louisiana Congressman Otto Passman (back to camera); journalist Sander “Sandy” Vanocur; Mildred Talbot, wife of Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Phillips Talbot. Marquee; Mount Vernon, Virginia.
Collection
WJVHPP
Papers 1966-1968. New York political figure. Aide to Robert Kennedy; vice president of the New York State Constitutional Convention (1967); president, International Rescue Committee. Materials relating to New York State politics, State-City relations, the International League of Human Rights, and the New York City Board of Corrections; includes speeches, correspondence, notes, and schedules for Robert Kennedy's trips abroad and 1964 campaign materials.
Collection
AWPP
Papers 1958-1968. Lawyer. Attorney, Department of Justice (1963-64); legislative assistant and speechwriter to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (1964-68). Correspondence, memorandums, speeches, reports, and press releases.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C57-1-62
Members of the National Security Council (NSC) Special Group on Counter-Insurgency (CI) meet in the Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. Seated at table (clockwise from top): Chairman of the Special Group and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell L. Gilpatric; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone; Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID), Fowler Hamilton; Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald M. Wilson; outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, U. Alexis Johnson; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. [Notes: White spotting and scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7074-A
Meeting following Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's trip to Asia and Europe, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21543
President John F. Kennedy (at right, back to camera) and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center) visit with guests of a diplomatic reception in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Ambassador of Cameroon, Jacques Kuoh Moukouri (far left, back to camera); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (behind and left of Mrs. Kennedy); Ambassador of Dahomey, Louis Ignacio-Pinto (partially hidden, speaking with Mrs. Kennedy); Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA), William C. Foster (speaking with President Kennedy at right); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (at right in background). All others are unidentified.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21540
Guests stand in the East Room and Cross Hall during a diplomatic reception at the White House, Washington, D.C. In center, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy visit with guests; Chief Usher of the White House, J. B. West, is at far right. All others are unidentified.
Collection
ACPP
Lawyer. Legal adviser, Department of State (1961-1964); campaign adviser (1968, 1972). Correspondence, memorandums, diary; material relating to the Task Force on Foreign Economic Policy (1964), to Robert F. Kennedy's 1968, and George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaigns.