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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-1963-11-25-C
ST34, KN40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-21-E
AR11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-20-A
AR11
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JIL-02
This interview focuses on the end of Loeb's tenure as Ambassador to Peru and his time working in Guinea, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JIL-01
This interview focuses on working on Hubert Humphrey's campaign during the 1960 Democratic primary and Loeb's time working as the Ambassador to Peru, among other topics.
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.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-049-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to the President of Peru, Dr. Don Manuel Prado, at MATS Terminal in Washington National Airport.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-25-C
AR31, KN29
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-15-B
AR16, KN12
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-015-013
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-015-012
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-008
This folder contains briefing papers for President John F. Kennedy's press conference of November 14, 1963 (News Conference 64). Topics include foreign aid, disarmament, the Cold War, Vietnam, and Peru. Additional briefing papers concern the Soviet Union including travel restrictions of Soviet citizens in the United States, trade with the Soviet Bloc, the Soviet military in Cuba, and incidents on the Autobahn near Berlin.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Costa Rica. Materials concern the Costa Rican sugar import authorization for 1962, the election of Francisco J. Orlich as the new President of Costa Rica, and the political situation in Peru. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by the Inter-American Committee for Free Elections titled, “Memorandum on the Coming Costa Rican Presidential Election: A Frank Discussion of the Political Question and of the Communist Problem in that Nation.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-007
This folder contains a briefing book in preparation for Peruvian President Manuel Prado Ugarteche's visit to the United States. The book includes suggested public statements, a description of administrative arrangements, biographical information on President Prado and members of his party, and briefing papers for President John F. Kennedy's discussions with President Prado on international politics and economic issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Peru (officially known as the Republic of Peru). Materials in this folder include newspaper articles, telegrams from Douglas Henderson, Deputy Chief of Mission and Chargé d'affaires for the United States Embassy in Peru, memoranda from Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Executive Secretary of State Lucius D. Battle, and William H. Brubeck, National Security Advisor on Africa regarding correspondence with Peruvian heads of state and the American response to the military coup during which President Manuel Prado Ugarteche was deposed. This folder also contains correspondence between President Kennedy and Peruvian Presidents Prado, Ricardo Perez Godoy, and Fernando Belaúnde Terry on subjects such as the Alliance for Progress, the spread of communist ideology, and pending sugar taxation legislation. This folder contains some Spanish-language materials.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-005
This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Peru (officially known as the Republic of Peru). Materials in this file include memoranda and correspondence between President Kennedy and Peruvian President Manuel Prado Ugarteche; and materials concerning President Prado's visit to the United States including a program, a position paper, press releases, event guest lists, and a summary of administrative arrangements. [Notes: This file contains Spanish-language materials and 1 photographic print (JFKPOF-PH-400).]
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065a-006
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include an article titled "On the Track of the Facts," by Roberto Garcia-Pena, Latin American reactions to United States policy on the coup in Peru, a new labor code in Peru using the Taft-Hartley Law as a guideline, and the presidency and mid-term elections. Of note are two issues of El Obrero magazine distributed by the United States Embassy in Mexico City to trade unions in Mexico. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062a-013
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Ralph A. Dungan, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include ambassadorial appointments, foreign aid, and elections in Nicaragua and Peru. Of note is a letter from the Crow Indian Tribal Council of Montana presenting a gift of a peace pipe to the President.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062a-011
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Ralph A. Dungan, Special Assistant to the President. Materials include a report on the Alliance for Progress and a survey of attitudes towards the Alianza (Alliance for Progress) in Lima, Peru after one year. Of note is a detailed report by Pat M. Holt on the Peace Corps program in Colombia.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-009-012
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18860
Arrival of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru at Blair House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18859
Arrival at Blair House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President of Peru, Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18858
President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru and President John F. Kennedy stand in the street outside Blair House, Washington, D.C. Standing in front of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top) are Secret Service agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secret Service Agent, Art Godfrey, stands at left in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18857
President John F. Kennedy and President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru talk in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top) as they leave the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. Secret Service agent Bill Greer drives the car; Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton is in the front passenger seat (mostly out of frame). Also pictured: Secret Service Agents, Stu Stout (behind car) and Art Godfrey (far right).