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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MJH-01
In this interview Hillenbrand discusses President John F. Kennedy [JFK] entering office amid the Berlin crisis; working as the Director of the Office of German Affairs with JFK; the Berlin Task Force and the Ambassadorial Group; JFK's attitude towards the German problem and German reactions to the Kennedy Administration; the State Department and Germany; the 1961 Vienna talks with Nikita S. Khrushchev; the erection of the Berlin Wall and the crisis it generated; the Kennedy Administration's reaction and response to the Berlin Wall; talks with Russia over Berlin and the Wall; the press "leaks crisis" on the Germany problem; JFK's working style and approach to problems, according to Hillenbrand; the impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on the Berlin talks; JFK's German policy and relationship with German leaders; and what JFK accomplished related to Germany, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-198-008
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s toast to Willy Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, during a luncheon in the Brandenburg Room of the Rathaus Schöneberg in Berlin, Germany.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-065
Sound recording of a memorial broadcast for President John F. Kennedy on November 23, 1963 (a day after President Kennedy's death), produced by Österreichischer Rundfunk (the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation). The program contains statements from Austrian Foreign Minister Dr. Bruno Kreisky, Austrian Minister for Trade and Reconstruction Dr. Fritz Bock, Mayor of West Berlin Willy Brandt, former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Carlos Sosa Rodriguez, UN Secretary General U Thant, and U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Excerpts from the following speeches/remarks by President Kennedy (voiced over in German) are included: Radio and Television Address to the American People on the Soviet Arms Build-up in Cuba, 22 October 1962; Remarks Upon Arrival in Germany, 23 June 1963; Commencement Address at American University, Washington, D.C., June 10, 1963. Accession MR-2000-019-005.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-F
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-E
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-D
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-C
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-B
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-A
KN37
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-02-B-1
Motion picture covering President John F. Kennedy's visit to Berlin, Germany. President Kennedy arrives at Tegel Airport in Berlin and delivers remarks in a welcome ceremony presided over by Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Adenauer and Mayor of West Berlin Willy Brandt. President Kennedy visits the site of the Brandenburg Gate, looks over the Berlin Wall, and then visits Checkpoint Charlie. President Kennedy delivers an address upon signing the Golden Book at the Rathaus Schöneberg on Rudolph Wilde Platz. In his speech President Kennedy discusses his hopes for the reunification of Germany, and emphasizes the philosophical differences between capitalism and communism, noting, "Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free." In his remarks President Kennedy famously proclaims, "Ich bin ein Berliner." Afterward President Kennedy attends a ceremony at Berlin Free University and addresses the crowd, and finally delivers farewell remarks and departs Berlin.Produced by: Sgt Bill Bailey, Special Events Department of AFTV (United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service).
Edited by: Sgt James Connelly.
Narrated by: A1C Al Baker.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-05-B
AR28, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-03-13-A
AR04
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-097-011
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include Berlin contingency planning, TTD (temporary travel document) policy and discussions on civilian traffic between East and West Germany, the shooting of a refugee at the Berlin Wall and the refusal of East German guards to permit entry to a British ambulance; and a plebiscite proposal for West Berlin. Of note is a draft of a memorandum of conversation between West Germany Mayor Willy Brandt and President John F. Kennedy discussing Berlin.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-097-010
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include the possible withdrawal of a U.S. garrison in Berlin; TTD (temporary travel document) policy discussions; incidents in the Berlin air corridor between the Soviet Union and Allied aircraft; an upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. by Mayor of West Berlin Willy Brandt; and the right of asylum for East German refugees. Of note is a background paper by the Department of State and U.S. Information Agency (USIA) titled, “Berlin in Brief.”
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-027
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's toast to Willy Brandt, Mayor of West Berlin, during a luncheon in the Brandenburg Room of the Rathaus Schoneberg in Berlin, Germany. Materials in this folder include a note cards and a press copy of the speech.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-27-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels from the Großer Stern on its route through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Crowds line the streets; the Siegessäule (Victory Column) is visible in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground, back to camera) visits the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Jay W. Gildner, of the United States Information Agency (USIA); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6423-B
President John F. Kennedy and Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-18-63
President John F. Kennedy (right, standing at microphones) delivers remarks at Free University of Berlin in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Those seated on stage at left include: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Speaker of the Berlin House of Representatives, Otto Bach; Free University Rector, Ernst Heinitz; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner. [Scratches at bottom of image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-35-63
President John F. Kennedy stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) prior to his motorcade through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (right); Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt (center). Also pictured: Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Special Assistant to President Kennedy for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Floyd Boring, Jerry Blaine, Win Lawson, Roy Kellerman, and Paul A. Burns.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-31-63
President John F. Kennedy (standing in second car) waves to crowds from the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Also pictured: Special Assistants to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and David F. Powers; Director of the United States Secret Service, James J. Rowley; White House Secret Service agents, Jerry Blaine, Sam Sulliman, Floyd Boring, Roy Kellerman, and Paul A. Burns. People line the street to watch to motorcade pass.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-20-63
President John F. Kennedy (in second car) stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Crowds line the street, throwing confetti.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A7-5-63
President John F. Kennedy waves to crowds as the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) turns onto the Großer Stern from Hofjägerallee during a motorcade through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing in car with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Also pictured: Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Floyd Boring, Roy Kellerman, Paul A. Burns, and Jerry Blaine.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-38-63
President John F. Kennedy views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Commanding General of the Berlin Brigade, Major General Frederick O. Hartel; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Vertical blemish near center of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-23-63
President John F. Kennedy views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Commanding General of the Berlin Brigade, Major General Frederick O. Hartel; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk.