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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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-07-23-A
AR24, ST12, KN20
Photograph folder
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JFKWHP-1962-11-30-B
AR30, ST16, KN26
Photograph folder
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JFKWHP-1962-12-11-B
ST17, KN27
Photograph folder
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JFKWHP-1962-12-11-A
AR30, ST17, KN27
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JFKWHP-KN-C25743-C
Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): President Alessandri Rodríguez; President John F. Kennedy; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25569
Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing on reviewing platform in foreground (L-R): President Alessandri Rodríguez; President John F. Kennedy; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25568
President John F. Kennedy walks with President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, following President Alessandri Rodríguez's arrival at the White House. Left to right: U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25743-F
President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, stand in front of the Grand Staircase prior to a luncheon in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing behind the Presidents, in front row (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Middle row (L-R): U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor. Back row (L-R): Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; United States Ambassador to Chile, Dr. Charles W. Cole; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg. Military personnel flank the staircase. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25579
President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, stand in front of the Grand Staircase prior to a luncheon in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing behind the Presidents, in front row (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Back row (L-R): Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; United States Ambassador to Chile, Dr. Charles W. Cole; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg. Military personnel flank the staircase. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25578
President John F. Kennedy and President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, stand in front of the Grand Staircase prior to a luncheon in honor of President Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing behind the Presidents (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (in back); Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Military personnel flank the staircase. Entrance Hall, White House, Washington D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-C68-1-62
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, following President Alessandri Rodríguez's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; President Kennedy. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25743-E
President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; President Alessandri Rodríguez (at microphones); unidentified. Standing at right in background (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25565
President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup (in back, mostly hidden); Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; President Alessandri Rodríguez (at microphones); unidentified. Standing at right in background (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25564
Arrival ceremonies for President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President Alessandri Rodríguez; President John F. Kennedy; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, and Robin Chandler Duke stand in group left of platform. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25563
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; President Alessandri Rodríguez; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; President Kennedy (at microphones); Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; unidentified (in back, partially hidden). Standing at right in background (L-R): U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25351
Arrival ceremonies for President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): First Lady of the Republic of Honduras, Alejandrina Bermúdez de Villeda Morales; President Villeda Morales; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Céleo Dávila (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25350
Arrival ceremonies for President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): First Lady of the Republic of Honduras, Alejandrina Bermúdez de Villeda Morales; President Villeda Morales; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Céleo Dávila (in back, partially hidden); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25349
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, following President Villeda Morales's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; First Lady of the Republic of Honduras, Alejandrina Bermúdez de Villeda Morales (holding bouquet of roses); U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg (in back); Mrs. Kennedy; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (in back); President Villeda Morales; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (in back); President Kennedy. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25348
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, following President Villeda Morales's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; First Lady of the Republic of Honduras, Alejandrina Bermúdez de Villeda Morales (holding bouquet of roses); Mrs. Kennedy; President Villeda Morales; President Kennedy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (partially hidden on edge of frame). Standing in back (L-R): U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; unidentified. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25347
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stand with President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, following President Villeda Morales's arrival at the White House. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; First Lady of the Republic of Honduras, Alejandrina Bermúdez de Villeda Morales (holding bouquet of roses); Mrs. Kennedy; President Villeda Morales; President Kennedy. Standing in back (L-R): U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25345
President John F. Kennedy delivers welcoming remarks during arrival ceremonies in honor of President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President Villeda Morales; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy (at microphones); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (in back); Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Céleo Dávila; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Spots on image are original to negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25344
President of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, delivers remarks during arrival ceremonies in his honor. Standing on reviewing platform (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; unidentified (in back); President Villeda Morales (at microphones); U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of the Republic of Honduras, Dr. Céleo Dávila; U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg. The Executive Office Building is visible in background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25743-D
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez. Left to right: U.S. State Department interpreter, Fernando van Reigersberg; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Carlos Martínez Sotomayor (in back, mostly hidden); President Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Ambassador of Chile, Walter Müller; President Kennedy (at microphones). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. [Scratch in center of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25743-B
President John F. Kennedy (holding hat) attends arrival ceremonies in honor of President of Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez; U.S. Under Secretary of State, George Ball (back to camera), stands at far right. Walking behind President Kennedy: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Deputy Chief of Protocol, William J. Tonesk (in back, partially hidden). South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.