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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JVC-01
Charyk discusses the Air Force programs that continued from the Eisenhower Administration to the Kennedy Administration, members of the U.S. military command, and the B-70 and RS-70 aircraft programs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKR-01
In this interview Ruina discusses the Nike-Zeus antiballistic-missile-missiles; briefing President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on the Nike-Zeus missiles; JFK’s comprehension of the briefing material and the type of questions he asked; Project Defender; the background and organization of the Advanced Research Projects Agency; the leadership and organization of the Department of Defense; interactions with Robert S. McNamara; competition between the military and the Defense Department on research and development and for resources and congressional funds; the period of new, advanced—but not always useful—technology; and Project AGILE and counterinsurgency efforts in Vietnam, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-024-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate Secretary of Defense Richard B. "Dick" Cheney's decision to fire General Michael J. Dugan, the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, after he revealed information about classified U.S. military operations in the Middle East. The episode aired on Tuesday, October 2, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-47
Dictation Belt 47 contains seven sound recordings. Item 47.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss defense appropriations and the military aspect of the space program. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 47.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert. They discuss the Air Force budget. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request. After a brief delay and a fragment of an exchange, the conversation begins in mid-sentence. Item 47.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the resignation of Robert B. Troutman, Jr., from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the appointment of an African-American. Item 47.4 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified senator. President Kennedy congratulates the senator on passing an unidentified bill. [White House Operator?] speaks to the senator as he holds for President Kennedy. The recording of the conversation ends abruptly and a fragment of indistinct speech follows. Item 47.5 is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator announces a call from “Sam Gallo” of Warner Brothers. Item 47.6 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman called Miss “Gallenburg” from Protocol. They discuss gifts for Prime Minister Eric Eustace Williams of Trinidad and Tobago and others. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 47.7 is part of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Stanley Tretick. Tretick inquires about scheduling time with President John F. Kennedy to do work related to an article for “Look” magazine. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Occasionally there is an echo. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 48.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-44-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss defense appropriations and issues concerning the United States Air Force.The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly.
This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 44, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-44, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 44.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-44
Dictation Belt 44 contains three sound recordings. Item 44.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman. President Kennedy and Secretary Freeman discuss a farm bill. Sorensen and Secretary Freeman discuss a trade bill and its effect on the cotton industry. There is an echo during part of the recording. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 44.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss stoning incidents in Berlin and dealings with the Soviet Union. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 44.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss defense appropriations and issues concerning the United States Air Force. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-120-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon his arrival at Castle Air Force Base in California. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the officers for their military service, and explains how their efforts to ensure national security support the country’s general wellbeing and allow for the successful completion of engineering and resource development projects.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-30-A
ST15, KN25
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-005
This folder contains memoranda regarding the launch of meteorological satellite TIROS III and providing space launcher assistance to other countries. Also included in this folder is a report by the United States Air Force discussing the U.S. space program and the following goals: earliest practicable achievement of manned lunar exploration, early international operational satellite communication capability, early international satellite weather prediction capability, an aggressive program of scientific investigation, and support of an adequate booster program capable of meeting civilian and military needs.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-003
This folder contains memoranda and a report regarding the Soviet Union’s activities in space including a launch of a probe in the direction of the planet Venus. Also included in this folder is a report by the Air Force Space Study Committee concerning a development gap in the space programs of the Soviet Union and United States, a threat to the national security of the U.S., satellites, payload sizes in orbit, the development of launch vehicles, space weapons systems, the manned space program, and ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-007
This folder contains a memorandum from Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, titled "Military Astronautics Programs," discussing the United States Navy's contributions to the space program in comparison to the United States Air Force, and arguing for the Navy's inclusion in the development of an anti-satellite program. The memorandum contains handwritten notes by McGeorge Bundy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-003
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 193 (NSAM 193) regarding the sensitivity of findings of the Foreign Weapons Evaluation Group (also known as the Bethe Panel) to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone from President John F. Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Godfrey T. McHugh, Air Force Aid to the President. Topics include various Air Force related events, a proposal for a Cold War Control Center in the White House, and the promotion of McHugh from colonel to brigadier general. Of note is a working paper by Herbert Goldhamer titled "Political Implications of Posture Choices". Also included in this folder is a study by the Air Force titled "A Concept for National Cold War Operations".
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Air Force (USAF). Topics include visitors to the White House from the Argentina Escuela Superior de Guerra (Argentina National War College), Carroll H. Brubaker as a candidate for Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Materiel, a defect in B-52 aircraft, and the Air Force Minuteman missile program.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Air Force (USAF). Topics include the USAF physical fitness program, the significance of the X-15 flight program, air attaches, and the Air Force space program. Of note is a folder containing condolence letters from the President to the families of deceased Air Force personnel.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Air Force (USAF), and concern a report titled, "Counterinsurgency and Air Power: Report of a RAND Ad Hoc Group."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Air Force (USAF). Topics include Air Force activities in a sub-limited war, a memorandum regarding a 120 inch solid booster as part of the TITAN III program, and missile testing. This folder also includes a report titled, "USAF Space Plan." Of note is a chart of the missiles tested at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Air Force (USAF). Topics include air transportation requirements for the President, USAF Chief of Staff Thomas D. White, and C-130 aircraft production. Also included in this folder are materials concerning Colonel Charles J.V. Murphy of the USAF Reserves, including his active duty assignments; a letter from Murphy to Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert; and a letter to the President from Zuckert regarding mobilization assignments of Air Force reserve officers who are also members of the press. Of note is a copy of Air Force regulations for reserve forces and their tours of active duty.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-110-004
Sound recording of part of a National Security Council meeting meeting held on September 12, 1963. Participants include President John F. Kennedy, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Glenn Seaborg, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness Edward McDermott, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, Military Aide to the President Major General Chester Clifton, and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Bromley Smith. The first portion of this NSC meeting concerns a recent Air Force Association statement on nuclear superiority and what that means in regards to weaponry and strategy. Only about 7 and a half minutes of the meeting are recorded on this tape. The recording ends abruptly and continues on Tape 111. Four segments of the recording totaling 3 minutes and 46 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 110, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding one. See Related Records to access Tape 110 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 111.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24763
President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba. Seated on sofa (left to right): Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (center right), stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24762
United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba visit the White House. Left to right: Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-471-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba. Seated on sofa (left to right): Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at right, in the background; an unidentified motion picture photographer films at left, in the foreground. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.