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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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JFKWHP-1963-06-26-C
ST26, KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-06-25-F
ST26, KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-06-25-A
ST26, KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-06-24-C
ST26, KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-06-24-A
ST26, KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-06-23-E
ST26, KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-06-23-D
KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-06-23-B
ST26, KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-06-23-A
ST26, KN37
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JFKWHP-1963-09-24-E
ST29
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JFKWHP-1963-05-14-A
AR36, ST24
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JFKWHP-KN-C29321
President John F. Kennedy (center) rides in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) with Commanding General of the 3rd Armored Division, Major General John R. Pugh, during his visit to Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Friedrich A. Foertsch; President Kennedy's sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel; the President’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; White House Secret Service agents, Sam Sulliman and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Horizontal streaks at bottom and spot in upper right corner are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29320
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Friedrich A. Foertsch; President Kennedy's sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel; the President’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commanding General of the Seventh U.S. Army, Lieutenant General Hugh P. Harris; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29387
President John F. Kennedy visits with officials on the steps of Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Left to right: President Kennedy; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (partially obscured); President of West Germany, Dr. Heinrich Lübke; Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; two unidentified persons. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler stands in background at left. Two unidentified German girls stand with the officials.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29316
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground) sits with President of West Germany, Dr. Heinrich Lübke, and Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, during a ceremony establishing the German Development Service (Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst), or German Peace Corps, at Villa Hammerschmidt. Standing (L-R): Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler (mostly obscured); U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber; unidentified. Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic).
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JFKWHP-KN-C29314
President John F. Kennedy (seated at left) and Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer, listen to President of West Germany, Dr. Heinrich Lübke, deliver remarks during a ceremony establishing the German Development Service (Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst), or the German Peace Corps, at Villa Hammerschmidt. Standing at left (L-R): Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber. Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, Walter Scheel, stands in group at right. Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). [Blemish along right edge is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29229
Eunice Kennedy Shriver and others gather at Kölner Rathaus (City Hall) in Cologne, West Germany (Federal Republic), to hear President John F. Kennedy deliver remarks. Left to right (in foreground): U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Foreign Minister of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; unidentified; Mrs. Shriver; unidentified; Cecilia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Chancellor Adenauer; City Manager of Cologne, Dr. Max Adenauer; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George McGhee; two unidentified persons; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber.
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JFKWHP-KN-29204
President John F. Kennedy (center) 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 center 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 the Chancellor and the President; Eunice Kennedy Shriver (right) 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; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Cecilia McGhee; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
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JFKWHP-ST-C230-43-63
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center) listens to remarks at Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church) in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel; Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; President of the Bundesrat of West Germany, Kurt Georg Kiesinger; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Frankfurt, Werner Bockelmann. [Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C230-40-63
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; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Cecelia McGhee; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor Adenauer.
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JFKWHP-ST-C230-5-63
Arrival ceremony for President John F. Kennedy at Wahn Airport in Bonn, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing on red carpet (L-R): U.S Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Cecilia McGhee; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Libeth Werhahn, daughter of Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen (near airplane stairs). Flanking the red carpet: U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee (left); Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben. Also pictured: Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger. Air Force One sits in the background. [Scratches on left side of image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29211
President John F. Kennedy (hidden) 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; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Floyd Boring, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Horizontal streak at bottom of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C29210
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; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commanding General of the Berlin Brigade, Major General Frederick O. Hartel; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29206
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. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.