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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-29-A
ST03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBB-02
Bowles discusses U.S. ambassadors, his attempts to reorganize the State Department, the Kennedy administration’s failure to support liberal reform movements around the world, and Bowles’ conflicts with Secretary of State Dean Rusk, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBB-01
Bowles discusses his role as foreign policy advisor during the presidential campaign; staffing the State Department; relationship with Dean Rusk and John F. Kennedy; foreign policy towards developing nations; and leaving his position as Under Secretary of State, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WSG-01
Gaud discusses the Agency for International Development [AID], its role in legislation, and the John F. Kennedy Administration’s policy towards foreign aid, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCT-02
In this interview, he discusses conflicting policies on China, the Chinese food crisis and the “Food for Peace” campaign, and Sino-Soviet relations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCT-01
In this interview, he discusses Chester Bowles’ political style, the unconventional selections of ambassadorial positions, and the nation’s role in the world, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EOR-01
This interview focuses on the political situation in East Asia, relations between the United States and Japan, and the Kennedy administration’s approach to foreign policy in Japan, among other topics.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-28-D
AR17
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-12-C
AR14, KN11
Collection
UNPC
Photographs, 1953-1965. 8” x 10” black-and-white prints of images created by the United Nations featuring John F. Kennedy at the United Nations in 1961 and 1963, as well as publicity images of international United Nations projects.
Collection
USIA
Records (RG306), 1949-1965 (bulk 1961-1964). Microfilm copies of news clippings, articles, reports, speeches, news releases, photographs, the chronological correspondence file of Director Edward R. Murrow, and records from the Voice of America. Hard copies consist of memoranda, telegrams, news releases, teletype messages, condolence mail, foreign press coverage of President Kennedy's assassination, and Murrow speeches.
Textual folder
James C. Thomson Personal Papers
JCTPP-023-015
Textual folder
James C. Thomson Personal Papers
JCTPP-008-015
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0922-007
This file contains a chronological set of press releases and statements issued by Senator John F. Kennedy's office. Also included is a copy of Senator Kennedy's speech, "The Choice in Asia - Democratic Development in India," and a bill introduced by Senator Kennedy and Senator Leverett Saltonstall to assist the woolen and worsted fabric manufacturing industry.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0917-009
This file contains reading copies of Senator John F. Kennedy's speeches that are undated, but were likely written between 1958 and 1960. Speech titles include "Jefferson, Jackson and Roosevelt," "Heritage of Roosevelt," "The Continuing Issue of Labor Reform," "The Meaning of a Democratic Victory in Hawaii," "New Ideas to Survive," "India and China," "The United States and Hawaii -- And Our Future in Asia," "Can We Afford to Waste Our Water," "Should Nuclear Tests be Resumed," and "Are We Up to the Task."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-019
This folder contains a memorandum concerning reactions in Africa to civil rights in the United States and a United States Information Agency (USIA) Research and Reference Service report entitled, “Recent Worldwide Comment on the U.S. Racial Problem,” containing poll results of people in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Western Europe.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1023a-003
This folder contains quotes by Richard M. Nixon regarding United States policies towards Asian countries, particularly China and India.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-011-017
This folder contains materials concerning a trip to Asia. Items in this folder include plane tickets, hotel invoices, dinner invitations, traveler's checks, medical forms, a summary of Jakarta, Indonesia, and a memorandum summarizing American foreign relations with various Asian nations. This folder contains some French-language material.
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-011-003
This folder contains John F. Kennedy's handwritten journal for various trips to Asia and the Middle East taken in 1951. In the journal, then Congressman Kennedy records his daily activities, conversations with local representatives, ideas regarding American foreign policy, and views on the presence of communist ideology in certain countries.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0991-007
This folder includes briefing papers containing background information and suggestions regarding Asia and Africa from Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-318-005
This folder contains memoranda and indexes of materials compiled for President John F. Kennedy’s weekend reading. Topics include various matters regarding Canada, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, a multilateral nuclear weapons force (MLF), Cuba, and Asia. Also included in this folder is a memorandum in preparation for President Kennedy’s meeting with Vice Chancellor Ludwig Erhard of West Germany.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-002
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various foreign affairs issues. Also included in this folder are articles regarding former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Morgenthau Plan to control Germany after World War II; and a letter to Schlesinger from journalist and author Theodore H. White discussing White’s trip to Asia with comments on Communist China, Vietnam, and the U.S. Department of State.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319a-011
This folder contains materials by Chester Bowles, President John F. Kennedy’s Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, consisting of a memorandum on foreign affairs personnel, the United States position on Portuguese colonies in Africa, and an article titled, “A Fresh Look at Free Asia.”
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include troop withdrawals from Europe, the status of the civil defense program, Burns Waterway Harbor, and the defense of the Offshore Islands in Asia. Of note is a National Intelligence estimate titled, "Consequences of Certain U.S. Courses in Laos." Also included in this folder is a copy of a commencement speech by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara for the University of Michigan.
Textual folder
Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-002