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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GTS-01
This interview focuses on the debate over nuclear weapons testing during John F. Kennedy’s term in office, international conflict during the Cold War, and the relationship between the Kennedy administration and scientists, among other topics.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen (partially hidden); Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; unidentified man (mostly hidden); U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (partially hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (mostly hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man; President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Walt W. Rostow. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Clockwise from top right side of table: Under Secretary of State George Ball, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (mostly hidden), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone (mostly hidden behind Director Foster). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Seated at table (clockwise from bottom left): Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson (partially hidden), Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone (mostly hidden), Under Secretary of State George Ball (partially hidden), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy stands at far left; President Kennedy (looking down, with hands on table) and Secretary of State Dean Rusk stand at far right; Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Bromley Smith (back left) sits against the wall, near the bookcase. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Seated at table (clockwise from bottom left): Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson (partially hidden), Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Under Secretary of State George Ball (mostly hidden), Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor. Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy (mostly hidden behind Secretary Rusk), and White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (on far edge of frame) stand at right; Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Bromley Smith (back left) sits against the wall, near the bookcase. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with members of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council (EXCOMM) regarding the crisis in Cuba. Clockwise from top right side of table: Under Secretary of State George Ball, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, President Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell D. Taylor, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy (mostly hidden), Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (mostly hidden), Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, former U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone (mostly hidden behind Director Foster). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy attends a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson steps up to microphones. Also pictured: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; White House Police officer, Inspector Kenneth M. Burke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern in foreground, back to camera) delivers remarks before a crowd gathered at Rudolph Wilde Platz in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). President Kennedy delivered his speech from a platform erected on the steps of West Berlin’s city hall, Rathaus Schöneberg. Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, and interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, stand right of the President; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt, stands left of the President. Also pictured: the President’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; French Commandant in Berlin, Major General Edouard Toulouse; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan on the President’s yacht “Honey Fitz” in Washington, D.C. (L-R) Unidentified man; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Naval Aide to the President Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden); President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (partially hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; PM Macmillan; two unidentified men.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: unidentified man (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (partially hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (partially hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; two unidentified men (one mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen; unidentified man (partially hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (partially hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; two unidentified men (one mostly hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball (mostly hidden); Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden); unidentified man; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan, and others in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Clockwise around table, beginning at left: Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet, Sir Norman Brook; Prime Minister Macmillan; Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir David Ormsby-Gore; two unidentified men; Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs, William C. Burdett, Jr.; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Under Secretary of State, George Ball; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; unidentified (seated in back, by window); President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Great Britain, David K. E. Bruce; and Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy. Also listed in the President's schedule: Deputy Under Secretary of State in the British Foreign Office, Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh; private secretary to PM Macmillan, Philip de Zulueta; and Officer in Charge of United Kingdom and Ireland Affairs, Joseph D. Sweeney.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man (partially hidden); former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man (partially hidden); Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man (partially hidden); Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; unidentified man (partially hidden); Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man; President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Walt W. Rostow. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister of Great Britain Harold Macmillan and members of British and American cabinets. (L-R) Front row: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Macmillan; British Minister for Foreign Affairs and Earl of Home Alec Douglas-Home; Ambassador of Great Britain Harold Caccia. (L-R) Back row: Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Soviet Affairs Charles Bohlen; unidentified man; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams; Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Sir Norman Brook (mostly hidden); Ambassador at Large W. Averell Harriman; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain David K. E. Bruce; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; unidentified man; former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; unidentified man (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified man; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; unidentified man; Chairman of State Department Policy Planning Council George McGhee (partially hidden); Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler; President's Special Assistant for National Security McGeorge Bundy; Permanent Under Secretary for the Foreign Office Sir Frederick Hoyer-Millar; unidentified man; President's Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Walt W. Rostow. Rose Garden, White House. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy observes as an unidentified woman stands at a lectern at Capodichino Airport in Naples, Italy; President Kennedy delivered remarks at the airport before departing for the United States. Also pictured: President of Italy, Antonio Segni; Prime Minister of Italy, Giovanni Leone; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard; Chief of the Italian Defense Staff, General Aldo Rossi; Italian Chief of Protocol, Angelo Corrias; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Sergio Fenoaltea; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Special Assistant to President Kennedy for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Jean Kennedy Smith; Italian Minister of Defense, Giulio Andreotti; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Attilio Piccioni; U.S. State Department interpreters, Neil Seidenman and José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agents, Toby Chandler and Arthur L. "Art" Godfrey.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Capodichino Airport in Naples, Italy, before departing for the United States. Also pictured: President of Italy, Antonio Segni; Italian Ambassador to the United States, Sergio Fenoaltea; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Prime Minister of Italy, Giovanni Leone; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, Attilio Piccioni; Special Assistant to President Kennedy for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Jean Kennedy Smith; U.S. State Department interpreters, Neil Seidenman and José de Seabra; White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel. Air Force One is visible in the background.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks before American Embassy staff in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Applauding on stage, left of President Kennedy (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (in foreground); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Those applauding on stage, right of the President include: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks before American Embassy staff at the American Theatre, Plittersdorf, in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Seated on stage, left of President Kennedy (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (in foreground); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Those seated on stage, right of the President include: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
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President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks before American Embassy staff at the American Theatre, Plittersdorf, in Bad Godesberg, Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Seated on stage, left of President Kennedy (L-R): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (in foreground); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Those seated on stage, right of the President include: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) sits with Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, during a ceremony at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Cologne, Theo Burauen (left, back to camera), delivers remarks. City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer, stands at left; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, and Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner, stand behind Chancellor Adenauer; Eunice Kennedy Shriver (center left) stands in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Cecilia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
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President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with German officials after signing the Golden Book at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with President Kennedy (L-R): Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Cologne, Theo Burauen (back to camera); City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (mostly obscured); Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner. Eunice Kennedy Shriver (near center left) stands in the background. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Cecilia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson stands at right. Also pictured: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to Vice President Johnson, George E. Reedy; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; White House Police officer, Inspector Kenneth M. Burke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy (standing at desk) signs the Golden Book at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic). Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Cologne, Theo Burauen, stands right of President Kennedy. Standing in group left of the President: City Manager (Oberstadtdirektor) of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (partially obscured); interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner. Eunice Kennedy Shriver (near center left) stands in background. Also pictured: U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Cecilia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
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Arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer; Chancellor Adenauer steps off platform in center, followed by President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; Ambassador of West Germany, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, Walter C. Dowling; Assistant Chief of Language Services at the State Department, interpreter Nora Lejins; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.