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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-25-A
AR07, KN03
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-KN-C17906
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6611-B
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6611-A
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17905
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17904
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17903
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17902
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17901
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17900
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy, as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17899
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17898
Presentation of a "Declaration of Unity" scroll signed by 1,200 mayors, given to President John F. Kennedy as part of the Mayors of America Unity Program. L-R: Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, William B. Hartsfield; Mayor of Tucson, Arizona, Don Hummel; President Kennedy; Mayor of Woburn, Massachusetts, John F. Gilgun, Jr. (in back); Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, Anthony J. Celebrezze. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.