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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-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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-07-23-A
AR24, ST12, KN20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-30-B
AR30, ST16, KN26
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-11-B
ST17, KN27
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-11-A
AR30, ST17, KN27
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-020
This folder contains a memorandum discussing a review of the counter-guerilla operations course at Fort Bragg and a proposed similar course for Latin American officers at Fort Gulick, located in the Panama Canal Zone.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25580
Luncheon in honor of President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez; members of the United States Marine Band sit in the Entrance Hall of the White House, Washington, D.C. A portrait of former President Benjamin Harrison, painted by Eastman Johnson, hangs on wall in background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C68-5-62
President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Commander of Troops, Colonel John W. Gorn, walks with the Presidents. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25562
President John F. Kennedy walks with President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, during arrival ceremonies in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Commander of Troops, Colonel John W. Gorn, walks at center in background; military color and honor guard troops stand in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25560
President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez (both at right in background, with backs to camera), review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for President Alessandri Rodríguez. Commander of Troops, Colonel John W. Gorn, walks with the Presidents. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C65-5-62
Arrival ceremonies for President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales; members of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets perform on the South Portico balcony. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25352
Arrival ceremonies for President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales. John F. Kennedy, Jr., and nanny to the Kennedy children, Maud Shaw, watch the ceremony from the second-floor balcony (“Truman Porch”); members of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets stand on the South Portico balcony. Also pictured: Chief of White House Police, Major Ralph C. "Smokey" Stover; Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, and Clint Hill. White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22830
President John F. Kennedy walks with President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, during the arrival ceremony in honor of President Arosemena Monroy; members of the United States Army Band play in the background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22829
President John F. Kennedy walks with President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, during the arrival ceremony in honor of President Arosemena Monroy; members of the United States Army Band play in the background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7634-D
Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Attendees watch military honor guards perform a 21-gun salute. The Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial are visible in background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-509-8-62
President John F. Kennedy and President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies for President Villeda Morales; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks with the Presidents. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in lower left portion of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7609-F
Arrival ceremonies for President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, attended by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; attendees watch military honor guards perform a 21-gun salute. Also pictured: White House photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton; Secretary to the Assistant Press Secretary, Barbara Gamarekian; White House Secret Service agent, Win Lawson. The Washington Monument is visible at left in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22838
President John F. Kennedy (center foreground) and President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (hidden), review honor guard troops during the arrival ceremony for President Arosemena Monroy. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22834
Military color and honor guard troops stand at attention during the arrival ceremony for President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C. [Small punctures on lower right side of image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22828
President John F. Kennedy and President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (both at right), review honor guard troops during the arrival ceremony for President Arosemena Monroy. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22827
Military color and honor guard troops stand at attention during the arrival ceremony for President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22826
Military color and honor guard troops stand at attention during the arrival ceremony for President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22822
Military color and honor guard troops stand at attention during the arrival ceremony for President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7371-I
President John F. Kennedy and President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, review honor guard troops during the arrival ceremony for President Arosemena Monroy; an unidentified Commander of Troops walks left of the Presidents. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington D.C.