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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LLL-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s policies regarding the United States military and international relations, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TL-01
This interview focuses on the Kennedy administration’s foreign policy, especially concerning Europe, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NEH-02
In this interview Halaby discusses different civil rights issues throughout John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] Administration, including the process of and problems with desegregating airport terminals in accordance with Boynton v. Virginia (1960); the 1961 hijacking of a plane, referred to as the El Paso incident; constructing and dedicating the new John Foster Dulles Airport; federal transportation policy; different White House staff members and procedures; and running the Federal Aviation Administration, including problems with certain political figures, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NEH-01
In this interview Halaby discusses how he got his position as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in aviation; competition and cooperation among various U.S. agencies in regards to aviation, including the debate over who should be in charge of international aviation affairs; meeting with JFK prior to his inauguration; the proposed air agreement with the Soviet Union; and the study and development of supersonic transport in the United States, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SGO-01
Guitierrez discusses role as ambassador, the Alliance for Progress, and other Latin American policy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EDAG-06
In this interview Gullion discusses the State Department’s staff for Africa; the U.S. policy towards the Congo and Katangese secession; the process of and difficulties with arranging a meeting between Moise Kapenda Tshombe and Cyrille Adoula at Kitona Air Base; and UN military operations and other actions in the Congo, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EDAG-04
In this interview Gullion discusses his impressions of President John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] character; JFK’s attitude toward and experience with disarmament; President JFK and the arts; and JFK’s concept of the presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EDAG-03
In this interview Gullion discusses the fighting in the Congo over Katangese secession; the UN forces involved in the Katanga fighting, including prominent generals; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] role in the Congolese crisis and various influences on his view of U.S. and UN policy in the Congo; differing opinions on the U.S. Congo policy; and the importance of Belgian and British views on the Congo to JFK, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EDAG-02
In this interview Gullion discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] views on the roles of U.S. Ambassadors and diplomatic missions; Gullion’s work in the Congo, 1961-1963; JFK’s views of the Congo and of Africa; UN policy in the Congo and the U Thant plan; and Moise Kapenda Tshombe and Cyrille Adoula and Katangese secession, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EDAG-01
In this interview Gullion discusses his first impressions of and early relationship with Congressman John F. Kennedy [JFK]; JFK’s 1951 visit to Indochina and its affect on his stance on foreign policy; the State Department’s issues with JFK throughout his career; and JFK as a Senator, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WGG-01
Grewe discusses diplomatic service in Washington, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HWG-01
Graham discusses meeting John F. Kennedy in 1951 in Germany and impressions of him, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GDM-01
Princess Grace discusses a lunch she had with John F. and Jacqueline B. Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy’s legacy in a world, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LIG-01
Gordon discusses JFK’s interest in Latin American Affairs, functions of the ambassador position, Latin and South American politics, and Brazilian government during the time of the 1964 coup, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BMG-01
Goldwater discusses his time in the Senate with John F. Kennedy and their opposing positions on different issues, the 1960 presidential campaign, and the Bay of Pigs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RLG-02
This interview focuses on counterinsurgency measures in Vietnam and the Cuban Missile Crisis, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RLG-01
This interview focuses on the Kennedy administration’s policies concerning Vietnam and Laos and the Defense Department’s and Central Intelligence Agency’s activities in Vietnam, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ANG-01
Garrigues discusses Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War, the Charles de Gaulle press conference, and negotiating Spanish-American agreements, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWUF-02
Fulbirght discusses the 1961 “Muzzling the Military” memorandum limiting political activity by members of the military, several Foreign Agents Registration Act cases, United States relations with the Soviet Union, and an October 1963 trip to Arkansas that Fulbright took with John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWUF-01
Fulbright discusses advising John F. Kennedy (JFK) during the 1960 campaign; the Bay of Pigs invasion, Laos, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and Berlin; and compares JFK’s ability as a communicator and negotiator to Lyndon B. Johnson’s abilities in those areas, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FUF-01
Freeman discusses being named Ambassador to Colombia, the episode involving the possible cancellation of Kennedy’s visit to Colombia, and working with the foreign ministers and President Lleras, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWF-01
J. Wayne Fredericks discusses JFK’s Africa policy, the U Thant plan to end the Katangan rebellion, and George McGhee’s mission to the Congo, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HF-01
Fraser discusses his relationship with the Kennedys in London, personal relationship with John F. Kennedy, and professional meetings with the President, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EL-01
This interview focuses on the United States’ involvement in foreign countries’ conflicts, in particular the unrest in Vietnam during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.