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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LWH-01
In this interview, Lord Harlech discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] early opinions on disarmament; dealings with Nikita S. Khrushchev and the Soviet Union; the Cuban crisis; issues with selling and testing American missiles; how JFK’s relationship with British Prime Minister M. Harold Macmillan developed over time and how they worked together on specific issues; how JFK’s interest in politics and foreign affairs developed; difficulties with France over their nuclear program in 1962; JFK’s skills and character; JFK’s different circles of friends; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ approaches to life in the public eye, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-318-005
This folder contains memoranda and indexes of materials compiled for President John F. Kennedy’s weekend reading. Topics include various matters regarding Canada, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, a multilateral nuclear weapons force (MLF), Cuba, and Asia. Also included in this folder is a memorandum in preparation for President Kennedy’s meeting with Vice Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of West Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-026
This folder contains a draft of the test ban treaty and summaries of meetings regarding the test ban treaty negotiations between the United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain; potential French reaction to the treaty; and instructions for Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman in his communication with members of the Russian delegation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-025
This folder contains a draft of a letter from President John F. Kennedy to President of France Charles de Gaulle regarding test ban treaty negotiations between the United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain. Also included in this folder is a summary of a meeting discussing the test ban treaty, revisions to the letter to President de Gaulle, and potential French reaction to the treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-024
This folder contains summaries of meetings regarding a trip by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman to the Soviet Union to participate in nuclear test ban treaty negotiations. Of note is a letter from President John F. Kennedy to British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Also included in this folder are drafts of a non-aggression pact and a test ban treaty by the Soviet Union and the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-023
This folder contains a meeting summary, memorandum, and a paper by the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) regarding the United States position on a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union and Great Britain.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-012
This folder contains summaries of meetings with President John F. Kennedy discussing the potential creation of a multilateral nuclear force and European interest, particularly Germany and France. Also included in this folder is a paper by the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) regarding the recommended United States position on a nuclear test ban treaty in preparation for negotiations with the Soviet Union in Geneva.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-274-004
This folder contains memoranda of conversations between Paul Nitze, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and various British and German officials regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and a “forward strategy,” a multilateral nuclear weapons force, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-302-007
This folder contains correspondence between McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to President John F. Kennedy on National Security Affairs, and David Ormsby-Gore (Lord Harlech), British Ambassador to the United States, regarding a joint statement by Great Britain and the United States on discussions for a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union. Of note is correspondence between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-302-001
This folder contains memoranda, telegrams, and press releases concerning the Soviet Union’s resumption of atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, including the detonation of a 50 megaton bomb; and international reaction, primarily from Japan and France, to the tests. Also included in this folder are press releases and drafts of proposed statements by the United States and Great Britain to the Soviet Union regarding a nuclear test ban agreement.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-301-002
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams concerning negotiations between the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union on nuclear weapons testing and a test ban treaty; and atmospheric, underground, and underwater nuclear weapons testing by the U.S., including at the Johnston Island and Christmas Island test areas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-300-007
This folder contains memoranda, press releases, letters, and telegrams concerning atmospheric, underground, and underwater nuclear weapons testing; the effects of high-altitude nuclear tests; efforts by the United States and Great Britain to negotiate a nuclear test ban treaty at the Geneva Disarmament Conference in Geneva, Switzerland; the Johnston Island and Christmas Island test areas; the Soviet Union; and unmanned seismic monitoring stations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-300-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning atomic energy, nuclear testing, Soviet Union developments in nuclear weapons, and an agreement between the United States and Great Britain to test British nuclear devices on American soil.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-017
This folder contains memoranda concerning nuclear testing, atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, and a joint response by the United States and Great Britain to continued nuclear testing by the Soviet Union.
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-037
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-028