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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-25-D
AR07, ST02
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PMS-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s early political career, Stern’s advocacy for education on tax policies, and JFK’s political legacy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKR-01
In this interview Ruina discusses the Nike-Zeus antiballistic-missile-missiles; briefing President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on the Nike-Zeus missiles; JFK’s comprehension of the briefing material and the type of questions he asked; Project Defender; the background and organization of the Advanced Research Projects Agency; the leadership and organization of the Department of Defense; interactions with Robert S. McNamara; competition between the military and the Defense Department on research and development and for resources and congressional funds; the period of new, advanced—but not always useful—technology; and Project AGILE and counterinsurgency efforts in Vietnam, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RCS-01
This interview focuses on the space race competition between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, President John F. Kennedy’s interest in furthering the space program, and the various uses for nuclear energy, among other topics.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-XXXA
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy dictating memoranda for the following staff members: Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Tom Walsh, Anne Lincoln, Andrew T. Hatcher, Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer “Mike” Feldman, Special Assistant to the President Ralph A. Dungan, and Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner. President Kennedy also dictates a memorandum for his own files regarding reflections on recent events and issues.Occasionally the recording echoes and is noisy.
Transcript included.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-24-D
KN40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-22-D
AR41
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-24-B
AR21, KN17
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-07-C
AR25, KN20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-18-B
AR28, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-19-C
AR35, ST22, KN33
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-12-C
ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-12-A
ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-11-D
ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-11-C
ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-18-B
AR32, ST20, KN30
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-01-D
ST20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-25-B
AR31, ST19, KN29
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-09-C
AR17, KN13
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C30-1-63
President John F. Kennedy presents the National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore von Kármán in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden behind Mr. Seitz); General Bernard Schriever; President Kennedy; General Curtis E. LeMay; Dr. von Kármán; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge; unidentified; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C26778
Dr. Theodore von Kármán speaks after receiving the National Medal of Science in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chairman of the President’s Committee on the National Medal of Science, Frederick Seitz; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; President John F. Kennedy; Judge Victor L. Anfuso of the New York State Supreme Court (in back); Dr. von Kármán; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; President of the California Institute of Technology, Dr. Lee A. DuBridge; unidentified; Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Dr. Harold Brown (partially hidden); Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23637
President John F. Kennedy views a mock-up of the Gemini space capsule, during a tour of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation plant in St. Louis, Missouri. On platform, in foreground (L-R): McDonnell engineer, Elbert Wiegand (seated in cockpit of the two-man spacecraft); Vice President of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation and General Manager of Projects Mercury and Gemini, Walter F. Burke (speaking into microphone); President Kennedy; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, James S. McDonnell; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. Also pictured: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Vice President and General Counsel of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, Thomas G. Rutledge; Governor of Missouri, John M. Dalton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Toby Chandler, Charlie Kunkel, Win Lawson, Bill Duncan, and Joe Paolella. The President visited the McDonnell plant as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport, St. Louis, Missouri.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23650
President John F. Kennedy (left, at lectern) delivers remarks at Rice University regarding the nation's efforts in space exploration. Seated on speakers' platform: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mayor of Houston, Lewis Cutrer; President of Rice University, Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Representative George P. Miller (California); Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Honorary Chancellor of Rice University, Dr. William V. Houston; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Harris County Judge, Bill Elliott. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Members of the press sit at right in background; spectators observe from the stands. Rice University Stadium, Houston, Texas.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23697
President John F. Kennedy (center right, in foreground) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Director of Range Safety Operations with the Eastern Test Range at Patrick Air Force Base, Colonel Dan F. Thompson; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Representative Victor L. Anfuso (New York); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Rufus Youngblood, Ron Pontius, Bill Duncan, and Toby Chandler. Site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23696
President John F. Kennedy (center right, in foreground) tours the Titan Launch Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, Florida; a Titan II Air Force rocket sits on launch pad in background. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Manager of Florida Operations for the Manned Spacecraft Center, G. Merritt Preston; Representative Victor L. Anfuso (New York); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agents, Bill Greer, Rufus Youngblood, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Ron Pontius, Bill Duncan, and Toby Chandler. Site workers observe in background. President Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations. [Discoloration along top edge of image is original to the negative.]