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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-25-D
AR07, ST02
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-01
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses beginning John F. Kennedy's [JFK] presidential Administration with no political obligations; carefully picking Cabinet members, specifically Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury; RFK’s decision on what role to play in JFK’s Administration; JFK’s unhappiness with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; JFK’s advisers and other presidential appointments; Cabinet meetings; Department of Justice organization under RFK; the first 100 days of the Kennedy Administration; the role of the Vice President, according to RFK; JFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson and why JFK put Johnson on the ticket in 1960; what JFK was most concerned with as President; domestic programs versus foreign affairs in the Kennedy Administration; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s role during JFK’s presidency; the Bay of Pigs, the aftermath, and its effect on JFK; how JFK approached problems as President; dealing with Georgi Bolshakov; negotiating with the Soviet Union in Vienna, over Laos and Cuba, etc.; JFK’s relationship with foreign heads of state; State Department staff and U.S. Ambassadors; the military coup in Vietnam; the Berlin crisis of the summer of 1961 and the Berlin Wall; RFK’s 1961 trip to the Ivory Coast; and Soviet and American nuclear testing, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-04-C
AR33
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18701
President John F. Kennedy speaks before an audience at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the first state Workmen's Compensation Law, enacted in Wisconsin in 1911, on the South Lawn driveway at the White House, Washington, D.C. Among those seated behind the President are: Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; Governor of Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Ivan A. Nestingen; and the only living members of the 1911 Wisconsin legislature, former Wisconsin state Senator Theodore W. Brazeau and Judge Edward T. Fairchild. Also pictured: National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Secret Service agent, Bob Lilley. [Discoloration is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-AR6763-E
Postmaster General J. Edward Day speaks at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the first state Workmen's Compensation Law, enacted in Wisconsin in 1911, on the South Lawn driveway at the White House, Washington, D.C. Postmaster General Day stands beside an image of the commemorative stamp created for the occasion. Seated in front of the audience are (L-R): Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Governor of Wisconsin Gaylord Nelson; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Ivan A. Nestingen; and the only living members of the 1911 Wisconsin legislature, former Wisconsin state Senator Theodore W. Brazeau and Judge Edward T. Fairchild.
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JFKWHP-AR6763-C
Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg speaks at a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the first state Workmen's Compensation Law, enacted in Wisconsin in 1911, on the South Lawn driveway at the White House, Washington, D.C. Secretary Goldberg stands beside an image of the commemorative stamp created for the occasion. Seated in front of the audience are (L-R): Governor Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin (on far left edge of frame); Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon (left of Secretary Goldberg); Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Ivan A. Nestingen; and the only living members of the 1911 Wisconsin legislature - former Wisconsin state Senator Theodore W. Brazeau and Judge Edward T. Fairchild.
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JFKWHP-AR6287-E
Swearing in ceremony for Cabinet members, East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Chief Justice Earl Warren swears-in President John F. Kennedy's Cabinet members. (L-R) Front row: Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai E. Stevenson; Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman; Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham A. Ribicoff. Back row: Military Aide General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6287-D
Swearing in ceremony and reception for Cabinet members and their families, East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. President John F. Kennedy speaks during the swearing-in ceremony for his Cabinet. (L-R) Front row: Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Postmaster General J. Edward Day; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Kennedy; Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham A. Ribicoff; Chief Justice Earl Warren. Back row: Military Aide General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide Colonel Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide Commander Tazewell Shepard, Jr.
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JFKWHP-AR6613-B
Cabinet Meeting. Clockwise around table, beginning at left: Deputy Postmaster General, H. W. “Bill” Brawley; United States Representative to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of Commerce, Edward Gudeman; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow (with back to camera). Seated at right along window, L-R: Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner; Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, Walter Heller; Special Assistant to the President, Frederick G. Dutton. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-126-1-61
Cabinet Meeting. Clockwise around table, beginning at left: Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow (with back to camera); Deputy Postmaster General, H. W. “Bill” Brawley; United States Representative to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of Commerce, Edward Gudeman; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (facing away); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall. Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner, stands at right. Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, Walter Heller, and Special Assistant to the President, Frederick G. Dutton, sit at right in front of window. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6862-A
Cabinet meeting. At table (clockwise from bottom left): Frederick C. Belen, Assistant Postmaster General; Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara; Charles S. Murphy, Under Secretary of Agriculture (mostly hidden); Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. Seated at back right of room (L – R): Unidentified man; Najeeb Halaby, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency; Walter Heller, Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-011-004-p0034
President John F. Kennedy at opening day of the baseball season. President Kennedy is sitting in the stands with (left to right): Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson, Louisiana Representative Hale Boggs (standing), Special Assistant Dave Powers, Special Assistant Lawrence F. O'Brien, President Kennedy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. Sitting directly behind President Kennedy are: Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Montana Senator Mike Mansfield, and Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen. A stamp on the verso of the photograph reads: "Star Staff Photo, G.C. Leach."
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JFKWHP-AR7159-M
President John F. Kennedy stands with government officials during the first game of the 1962 baseball season. Those pictured include: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Special Assistant to the President Timothy Reardon; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Senator George Smathers of Florda; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7159-F
President John F. Kennedy watches the opening game of the 1962 baseball season. Front row (L-R) Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; President Kennedy; General Elwood “Pete” Quesada, majority owner of the Washington Senators; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. Those behind the President include: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien; Special Assistant to the President Timothy Reardon; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Secret Service agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; unidentified observers. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7159-E
President John F. Kennedy watches the opening game of the 1962 baseball season. Those pictured include: Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President Timothy Reardon; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Joseph Cronin, President of the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs; James Barton “Mickey” Vernon, Manager of the Washington Senators; General Elwood “Pete” Quesada, majority owner of the Washington Senators; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Bob Scheffing, Manager of the Detroit Tigers; Ed Doherty, General Manager of the Washington Senators; unidentified observers. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7159-C
President John F. Kennedy talks with Senator George Smathers of Florida (right of President Kennedy) during the opening game of the 1962 baseball season. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers sits left of the President, holding up a baseball glove. Others pictured include: Representative Carroll D. Kearns of Pennsylvania; Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien; Special Assistant to the President Timothy Reardon; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; Secret Service agent John “Muggsy” O’Leary; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; unidentified observers. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7159-B
President John F. Kennedy talks with Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers during the opening game of the 1962 baseball season. Those pictured include: Representative Carroll D. Kearns of Pennsylvania; Representative Hale Boggs of Louisiana; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative Charles Halleck of Indiana; Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; Senator George Smathers of Florida; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; unidentified observers. D.C. Stadium, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7746-K
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a dinner celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Labor. Those seated at head table include: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Postmaster General, J. Edward Day; former Secretary of Labor, James P. Mitchell; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Supreme Court Justice and former Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.