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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KGH-02
In this interview Heath discusses how she came to join the Office of Education; the leadership within the Office of Education and different ideas on how it should be run; other agencies within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare [HEW]; changes in the status and administration of HEW; various pieces of education legislation; the 1954 Supreme Court decision on separate but equal and segregation in schools; international education affairs; the reasons for pushing for general school aid over categorical aid; the 1955 White House conference on education; coalescing all the organizations within HEW into one voice for the Department; working with other Departments; the International Labor Organization and the United Nations; getting political support from the different presidential Administrations; the nationalization of the Suez Canal; the shift to considering social matters in a much broader context; the impact of the Sputnik launch on the Office of Education; and the National Defense Education Act, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-12-A
AR10, ST04, KN07
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-01
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses beginning John F. Kennedy's [JFK] presidential Administration with no political obligations; carefully picking Cabinet members, specifically Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury; RFK’s decision on what role to play in JFK’s Administration; JFK’s unhappiness with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; JFK’s advisers and other presidential appointments; Cabinet meetings; Department of Justice organization under RFK; the first 100 days of the Kennedy Administration; the role of the Vice President, according to RFK; JFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson and why JFK put Johnson on the ticket in 1960; what JFK was most concerned with as President; domestic programs versus foreign affairs in the Kennedy Administration; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s role during JFK’s presidency; the Bay of Pigs, the aftermath, and its effect on JFK; how JFK approached problems as President; dealing with Georgi Bolshakov; negotiating with the Soviet Union in Vienna, over Laos and Cuba, etc.; JFK’s relationship with foreign heads of state; State Department staff and U.S. Ambassadors; the military coup in Vietnam; the Berlin crisis of the summer of 1961 and the Berlin Wall; RFK’s 1961 trip to the Ivory Coast; and Soviet and American nuclear testing, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-13-B
AR26
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning the issuance of United Nations (UN) bonds to finance peace-and-security operations, highlights of the 16th meeting of the UN General Assembly, weekly summaries of the UN General Assembly, background materials for a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and acting UN Secretary-General U Thant, and the reappointment of Robert S. Benjamin as the National Chairman of the United States Committee for the UN. Also included in this folder are copies of UN agenda items concerning Portugal and the self-determination of Angola, and a statement by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson on U.S. policy towards Angola and Portugal.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-310-009
This folder contains memoranda regarding the strategy and policies of the United States for the 16th meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. Topics include the UN and outer space, creation of a UN Development Authority, Chinese representation, and a proposed joint declaration by the U.S. on disarmament. Also included in this folder is a press release announcing the representatives and alternates of the U.S. delegation to the 16th UN General Assembly.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials concern persons recommended for recess appointments in the Foreign Service, a statement by the President concerning the Federal budget for 1962-1963, ambassadorial appointments, a speech by Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, and a comment on the report of the United Nations General Assembly's investigation into the death of Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo Patrice Lumumba. Of note is a telegram from Ambassador Arthur H. Dean to the President regarding the President's upcoming address on disarmament before the United Nations. Also included in this folder are meeting minutes from the Fourth and Fifth Regional Operations Conferences.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18747
President John F. Kennedy attends a swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Those pictured include: Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; assistant to the UN Delegation, Barbara A. Ludden (standing immediately left of President Kennedy, wearing white gloves and holding a purse); President Kennedy; Gladys A. Tillett; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller (officiating the ceremony); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18746
Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; President John F. Kennedy; Mr. Miller; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Gladys A. Tillett; Philip M. Klutznick. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18745
Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) Francis T.P. Plimpton; Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; President John F. Kennedy; Mr. Miller; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18744
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson during the swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the UN, Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Francis T.P. Plimpton (partially out of frame); Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; Ambassador Stevenson; President Kennedy; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller (officiating the ceremony); Secretary of State Dean Rusk (mostly hidden); Gladys A. Tillett.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-201-6-61
President John F. Kennedy attends a swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Those pictured include: Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; assistant to the UN Delegation, Barbara A. Ludden (standing immediately left of President Kennedy, wearing white gloves and holding a purse); President Kennedy; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller (officiating the ceremony); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; Gladys A. Tillett. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-201-5-61
President John F. Kennedy attends a swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Those pictured include: Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; assistant to the UN Delegation, Barbara A. Ludden (standing immediately left of President Kennedy, wearing white gloves and holding a purse); President Kennedy; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller (officiating the ceremony); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; Gladys A. Tillett. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-201-4-61
President John F. Kennedy presents an item to Gladys A. Tillett during the swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the US Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Looking on (L-R): Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; guests of representatives. Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean, stands right of Gladys A. Tillett. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-201-3-61
Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council (mostly hidden); US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; President John F. Kennedy; Mr. Miller; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; Gladys A. Tillett; Philip M. Klutznick. Assistant to the UN Delegation, Barbara A. Ludden (partially hidden, wearing small black hat), stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-201-2-61
Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) Francis T.P. Plimpton (mostly hidden); Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council (mostly hidden); US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; President John F. Kennedy; Mr. Miller; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean; Gladys A. Tillett; Philip M. Klutznick. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-201-1-61
Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) Francis T.P. Plimpton; Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; President John F. Kennedy; Mr. Miller; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean (mostly hidden); Gladys A. Tillett (mostly hidden); Philip M. Klutznick. Assistant to the UN Delegation, Barbara A. Ludden, stands in the background at far right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6780-C
President John F. Kennedy attends a swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Those pictured include: Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; assistant to the UN Delegation, Barbara A. Ludden (standing immediately left of President Kennedy, wearing white gloves and holding a purse); President Kennedy; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller (officiating the ceremony); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6780-D
President John F. Kennedy attends a swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), representatives and alternates stand with their guests in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Those pictured include: Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; assistant to the UN Delegation, Barbara A. Ludden (standing immediately left of President Kennedy, wearing white gloves and holding a purse); President Kennedy; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House (officiating the ceremony); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Chairman of US Delegation to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, Arthur Dean.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1060-009
This folder contains a transcript of a press conference given by President-elect John F. Kennedy and Governor Adlai Stevenson at the President-elect’s home in Washington, D.C. President-elect Kennedy begins the press conference by announcing the appointment of Governor Stevenson as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Governor Stevenson states he has not yet accepted the position, and remarks on the importance of the United Nations.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6780-A
President John F. Kennedy presents an item to the United States Ambassador to Norway, Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., during the swearing-in ceremony for representatives and alternates of the US Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (from left): Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council Charles W. Yost; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas (mostly hidden behind Ambassador Wharton); US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6780-B
Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in representatives and alternates of the United States Delegation to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Francis T.P. Plimpton (partially out of frame); Clifton R. Wharton, Sr., United States Ambassador to Norway; Jonathan Brewster Bingham, US representative to the UN Trusteeship Council; Representative Marguerite Stitt Church of Illinois; Charles W. Yost, Deputy Representative to the UN Security Council; Representative Omar Burleson of Texas; US Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson; President John F. Kennedy; Mr. Miller; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Arthur Dean (mostly hidden); Gladys A. Tillett (mostly hidden); Philip M. Klutznick (facing away from camera). Assistant to the UN Delegation, Barbara A. Ludden, stands in the background at far right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7458-E
President John F. Kennedy attends the swearing-in ceremony for the United States delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). (L-R) President Kennedy; unidentified (in background); Charles W. Yost, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN; Carl T. Rowan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; Marietta Tree; Philip M. Klutznick; Arthur Dean; Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee; Adlai Stevenson, US Ambassador to the UN; Francis T.P. Plimpton; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7458-C
President John F. Kennedy watches as Herbert L. Miller, Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House (far left), swears in the United States delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Standing next to President Kennedy are (L-R): Charles W. Yost, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN; Carl T. Rowan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; Marietta Tree; Philip M. Klutznick; Arthur Dean (partially hidden); Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee; Adlai Stevenson, US Ambassador to the UN; Francis T.P. Plimpton; Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado; Jonathan Brewster Bingham; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Family members of the delegates and other guests stand in background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.