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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TKF-01
In this interview Finletter discusses his appointment as the NATO Representative; John F. Kennedy’s character and his skills as a politician; and the proposal of and subsequent negotiations over the Multilateral Force Project.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-015-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the likely re-unification of East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) following the fall of the Berlin Wall. They mention concerns about stability in the European community, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commitment that allows U.S. military forces to be stationed in Germany. The episode aired on Monday, March 12, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Textual folder
Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-020-012
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Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-020-001
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-223-007
This file contains Department of State telegrams and memoranda regarding a NATO (North Atlantic Trade Organization) embargo on the export of large diameter pipe to the Soviet Union. Topics include pressure by the United States on NATO member countries to enforce the embargo, the response of the Soviet Union, and Great Britain’s rejection of the embargo.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-011
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include NAC (North Atlantic Council) meetings, a reorganization of NATO’s military structure, a multilateral force (MLF), and border control in Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-004
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Topics include NATO strategic and defense planning; a summary of a NAC (North Atlantic Council) meeting discussing nuclear testing, disarmament, and the situation in Berlin; and the position of France and Germany on NATO defense planning.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-006
This folder contains memoranda for the record of European Policy Review group meetings. Topics include United States military forces in Europe and within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the European Economic Community (EEC) and France, a proposed multilateral nuclear force (MLF) within NATO, relations between France and Germany, and French President Charles de Gaulle.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-213-003
This folder contains memoranda regarding the role of the United States in Europe, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defense system, U.S. policy towards Germany, and French President Charles de Gaulle’s foreign policy. Also included in this folder are materials regarding a speech by German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer discussing German domestic and foreign policy; and relations between Germany, the U.S., and NATO.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-075a-001
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Germany. Subjects include trade, Berlin, Chancellor of German Konrad Adenauer and the political climate, and relations with France and the United States. Also included are numerous Memoranda of Conversations between various U.S. and German officials, including President John F. Kennedy and German Defense Minister Franz Josef Strauss, discussing Berlin, disarmament, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-007
This folder contains memoranda primarily from David Klein, National Security Council Assistant for Europe and Canada, to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include Algeria, potential uprisings in East Berlin and East Germany, travel restrictions on residents of East Germany, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and nuclear weapons, and chaff drops by the Soviet Union in the Berlin air corridor.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-004
This folder contains letters and memoranda regarding an article by Henry Kissinger, consultant to the National Security Council (NSC), titled, “NATO’s Nuclear Dilemma,” discussing United States-European nuclear policy and a proposed multilateral force (MLF) within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between Kissinger and various French, German, and British officials discussing foreign relations, nuclear weapons policies, and various other topics.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-025
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding trips to Pakistan and Germany by Henry Kissinger, consultant to the National Security Council (NSC), and meetings between Kissinger, various Indian officials, and German officials including West German Minister of Defense Franz Josef Strauss. Topics of the meetings include disarmament, nuclear weapons, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and negotiations with the Soviet Union on the situation in Berlin and the possible unification of Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-012
This folder contains a memorandum to Secretary of State Dean Rusk in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 11 (NSAM 11) discussing negotiations with Germany and their contributions of foreign aid to underdeveloped countries and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-060-003
This file contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of June 24, 1963 (News Conference 57), held at the Foreign Ministry in Bonn, Germany. During this press conference President Kennedy answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including relations between the United States, Germany, and Western Europe; German reunification; the Berlin crisis; the proposed nuclear test ban treaty; U.S. military forces in Western Europe; international trade policy; and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
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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-229-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding a trip by Under Secretary of State George Ball to Paris, France and Bonn, Germany to discuss the Nassau Agreement and the proposed creation of a NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Nuclear Force. Also included is a copy of a speech given by Under Secretary Ball to the Steering Group on Implementing Nassau Decisions at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) in Paris and reactions to the speech.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-117-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on October 24, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and Special Military Assistant to the President Maxwell Taylor. They discuss American forces in Europe, and topics include long range troop strength in Europe, Germany, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a draft of a speech, Soviet missiles, and the Multilateral Force (MLF). This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 117/A53, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 117/A53 in its entirety.