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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-05
In this interview Komer discusses working with McGeorge Bundy; the “inner circle” of the Bundy State Department; Komer’s major contacts; the intelligence system; the power and responsibilities of the State Department; how Bundy screened what President John F. Kennedy [JFK] would see; relations with other key officials; Robert F. Kennedy and foreign policy issues; the Bundy State Department and White House staff; the “little State Department” in the White House; the bureaucratic role of the State Department; U.S. foreign policy in Asia; relations with key U.S. Ambassadors; handling Arab-Israeli issues; domestic pressures of American-Jewish community on JFK; Arabists in the Kennedy Administration; working with Myer Feldman on Israeli issues; the United States, Saudi Arabia, and oil; filling the power vacuum left by the British; dealing with Congress on foreign aid matters; counterinsurgency; and looking back at programs during the Kennedy Administration, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-22-D
AR26, ST13, KN21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-11-F
AR19, KN15
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23383
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; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23382
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: Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23381
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-4-62
President John F. Kennedy walks with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to a helicopter on the South Lawn, prior to Vice President Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-3-62
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: Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides. Members of the press observe, including National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-2-62
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; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; 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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-1-62
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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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7424-H
President John F. Kennedy and others watch as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s helicopter prepares to depart the South Lawn for his good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Ambassador of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7424-A
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: Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Ambassador of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.