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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBB-01
Bowles discusses his role as foreign policy advisor during the presidential campaign; staffing the State Department; relationship with Dean Rusk and John F. Kennedy; foreign policy towards developing nations; and leaving his position as Under Secretary of State, 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.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WAH-01
In this interview Harriman discusses his role in the State Department and how it developed over time; Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] work on the Special Committee for Counter Insurgency in Latin America; various criticisms of RFK’s travels and his work on the counter insurgency committee, especially by the younger generation; how Lyndon B. Johnson supported RFK in his 1964 Senate campaign; RFK’s trip to Africa; and RFK and Vietnam, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-054-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room at the swearing-in ceremony of Teodoro Moscoso as Assistant Administrator of Latin America for the Agency for International Development. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the economic goals of the Alliance for Progress.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-12-C
AR14, KN11
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-007
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include Bolivia, Cuba, ambassadorial appointments, Schlesinger's trip to Latin America, the John Birch Society, and a solicitation by the Pach Brothers to photograph the President. Of note is a copy of an election handbill for Otto T. Bannard for mayor of New York City, dated November 1909.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-E
Swearing-in ceremony of Chester Bowles as President John F. Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. L-R: Bowles; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller; Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, W. Averell Harriman; President Kennedy; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; others unidentified. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-C
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chester Bowles after Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-B
President John F. Kennedy and Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) watch as Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in Chester Bowles as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-A
President John F. Kennedy stands by as Chester Bowles speaks to reporters after being sworn in as the President’s Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19700
President John F. Kennedy speaks with Chester Bowles and his wife, Dorothy Stebbins Bowles, after Mr. Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19699
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chester Bowles after Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C. [White spot on flag at left is original to the negative]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19698
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chester Bowles after Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19697
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chester Bowles after Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19696
President John F. Kennedy and Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) watch as Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in Chester Bowles as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19695
President John F. Kennedy and Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) watch as Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in Chester Bowles as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6896-C
Teodoro Moscoso is sworn-in as the Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress and Regional Administrator for Latin America for the Agency for International Development (AID) by William O. Douglas, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. President John F. Kennedy and Ambassador of Bolivia Victor Andrade look on. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6896-B
Swearing-in ceremony of Teodoro Moscoso as the Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress and Regional Administrator for Latin America for the Agency for International Development (AID). (L-R) Teodoro Moscoso; Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of AID; President John F. Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6896-A
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of Teodoro Moscoso as the Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, and Regional Administrator for Latin America for the Agency for International Development (AID). (L-R) Antonio Fernós-Isern, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back); Teodoro Moscoso; William O. Douglas, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; President Kennedy; Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of AID; Ambassador of Bolivia Victor Andrade; Ambassador of Brazil Roberto Campos. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-D
President John F. Kennedy speaks at the swearing-in ceremony of Chester Bowles (center) as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.