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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ABD-02
Duke discusses informal and state visits to the White House during JFK's presidency, including Apollo Milton Obote, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Marshal Tito, visits by ceremonial monarchs; and JFK’s meetings with Latin American political leaders.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-085-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, and Empress Farah Pahlavi at Washington National Airport. The recording contains some echoes.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-03-01
Silent motion picture of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greeting Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Queen Farah of Iran on their arrival at Washington International Airport, Washington, D.C. Included are scenes of President and Mrs. Kennedy walking to a speakers stand with the Shah and Queen, President Kennedy and the Shah inspecting troops and making short speeches, and the President and Mrs. Kennedy riding in separate cars with their guests. Materials in this series were created, commissioned, or collected by the United States Air Force.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-P
Motion picture covering the official state visit of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Empress Farah, including welcoming ceremonies at Union Station in Washington, D.C., and visits to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, military sites with President John F. Kennedy, the United States Capitol, and the White House and other sites in Washington, D.C., for meetings and gatherings involving President Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Also included is a visit to New York City and United Nations (UN) headquarters.Presented by: United States Information Agency (USIA)
Produced by: Van Praag Productions, Inc.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-14-C
KN15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-13-A
KN15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-12-D
ST09
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-12-A
AR19, KN15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-11-F
AR19, KN15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-11-D
AR19, KN14
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-116a-011
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding Iran. Topics include the political climate, United States aid to Iran, and relations between Iran and various countries. Of note is a letter from President John F. Kennedy to the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi regarding relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union, and disarmament.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-116a-010
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding Iran. Topics include the political climate, United States aid to Iran, and relations between Iran and various countries. Of note is a draft message from President John F. Kennedy to the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi regarding relations between the U.S. and Soviet Union, and disarmament. Also included is a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Special Report titled, "Shah's Reforms to be Given Election Test in Iran."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Iran, and pertains to a visit to the United States by the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-425-002
This folder contains a briefing book compiled in preparation for a state visit by Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The briefing book contains talking papers for President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, an itinerary, background materials on aid to Iran and Iran’s foreign relations, and biographical profiles of Iranian officials.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-424-002
This folder contains memoranda, letters, and telegrams regarding the political and social climate in Iran. Topics include Prime Minister of Iran Ali Amini, the leadership of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, United States assistance to Iran for civic programs and the Military Assistance Program (MAP), Iran’s Third Plan for economic development, a proposed visit to the U.S. by the Shah, and Iran’s internal security organizations. Also included in this folder is an evaluation of the social and economic development program in Iran by Maurice J. Williams, Deputy Director of USOM/Iran (United States Operations Misson).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-424-001
This folder contains letters, memoranda, and telegrams regarding the political and social climate in Iran. Topics include the resignation of Ali Amini as Prime Minister of Iran, the possibility of an insurgency against the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, land reform, and United States military aid to Iran. Of note is correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and the Shah. Also included in this folder are numerous memoranda of conversations between Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council and Nasser Khan of the Qhashgai tribe in Iran, journalist C.D. Jackson and the Shah, and working luncheons of CENTO (Central Eastern Treaty Organization) Foreign Ministers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-012-017
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-012-016
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21152
President John F. Kennedy (center right, wearing sunglasses), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left of President Kennedy, wearing sunglasses), and other distinguished guests watch a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach from Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined the President in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Seated in the reviewing stand, first row (L-R): Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (looking through binoculars); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; the Shahanshah; the President; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia). Those seated in the second row include (L-R): Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram; Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT); and Chief of Staff of the United States Army General George H. Decker. Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (bottom left, wearing sunglasses) sits in front of the reviewing stand.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21145
President John F. Kennedy (center right, wearing sunglasses), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left of President Kennedy, wearing sunglasses), and other distinguished guests watch a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach from Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined the President in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Seated in the reviewing stand, first row (L-R): unidentified; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara (looking through binoculars); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden, looking through binoculars); the Shahanshah; the President; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup (facing away); and Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia). Those seated in the second row include (L-R): Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT); and Chief of Staff of the United States Army General George H. Decker. Seated in front of the reviewing stand are (L-R) an unidentified foreign military officer; Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (wearing sunglasses); Vice Admiral Alfred G. Ward, Commander, Amphibious Force, Atlantic; and Lieutenant General Robert B. Luckey, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (partially hidden on far edge of image).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21143
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses), Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left of President Kennedy, wearing sunglasses), and other distinguished guests watch a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach from Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined the President in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Seated in the reviewing stand, front row (L-R): the Shahanshah; the President; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia). Second row (L-R): Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Aram; Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (facing away); Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT); and Chief of Staff of the United States Army General George H. Decker. Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (partially hidden, right of Foreign Minister Aram) sits in the back row.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21142
President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left), arrive at Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to view a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach. The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined President Kennedy in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Those walking behind the Shahanshah and the President include (L-R): Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (left of the President); White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden, over Vice President Johnson's shoulder); and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (far right); all others are unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21141
President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left), arrive at Riseley Pier, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina to view a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach. The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined President Kennedy in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (left) and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr. walk directly behind the Shahanshah and the President. Those pictured in the background include (L-R): White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey, Ernest “Ernie” Olsson, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; and Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21140
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) visits Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to view a demonstration of United States Navy and Marine Corps amphibious landing operations at Onslow Beach, during his trip to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Standing with President Kennedy in the reviewing stand at Riseley Pier are (L-R): Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (in the United States on a state visit); Chief of Naval Operations Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (partially hidden); Admiral Robert L. Dennison, Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Command (CINCLANT), Commander in Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT); Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Congressman Carl Vinson (Georgia).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C21139
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran (left of President Kennedy), visit Bogue Field at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina to view a demonstration of the Short Airfield for Tactical Support (SATS). The Shahanshah, in the United States on a state visit, joined the President in North Carolina to inspect the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Lieutenant General Robert B. Luckey, Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic (left), walks with the President and the Shahanshah; following behind are (L-R): White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (partially hidden); Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps General David M. Shoup; and Major General Richard C. Mangrum, Commanding General, Second Marine Aircraft Wing.