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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-1962-09-26-D
AR27
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7497-I
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) addresses delegates to the White House Conference of Business Editors and Publishers in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon, sits behind President Kennedy; Under Secretary of State, George Ball, sits at far right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7497-H
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) addresses delegates to the White House Conference of Business Editors and Publishers in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated on stage (L-R): Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Walter W. Heller; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, George Ball. White House Secret Service agent, Dick Johnsen, stands in the wings at left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7497-F
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) listens to a question from an unidentified person during the White House Conference of Business Editors and Publishers in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated on stage (L-R): Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Walter W. Heller; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Under Secretary of State, George Ball.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7497-D
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern, with back to camera) addresses delegates to the White House Conference of Business Editors and Publishers in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (back to camera), sits at left in foreground.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6738-E
President John F. Kennedy addresses reporters at a press conference in the State Department Auditorium, Washington, D.C. Seated onstage (L-R): Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew Hatcher; Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, George Ball.