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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.
Collection
PCP
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-04-F
AR37, ST25, KN36
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-Q
Motion picture covering the visit of President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan of India to the United States. Included are his arrival and stops in Washington, D.C., a visit with President John F. Kennedy at the White House, a visit to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, stops in Los Angeles, California, a visit to Colorado to review the management of water resources, and a visit to New York City and the United Nations (UN) headquarters.Presented by: United States Information Service (USIS).
Produced by: Owen Murphy Productions.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-22
Motion picture covering the official state visit of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India to the United States. Prime Minister Nehru and Indira Gandhi arrive at Newport, Rhode Island, and then go to Washington, D.C., with visits to the White House for meetings with President John F. Kennedy, New York City and United Nations (UN) headquarters, and Los Angeles, California.Source: United States Information Agency (USIA), Received from Paul Fisher, White House, 9/18/64.
Presented by: United States Information Service (USIS).
Produced by: Thomas Craven Film Corporation.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-11-09-C
AR13
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0899-016
This folder contains copies and a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at the Fifth National Conference on International Economic and Social Development held at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the Senator discusses economic issues facing India and suggests foreign aid policies to support economic stability in the region. Of note is a draft with notations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0903-003
This file contains copies and a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at the Conference on India and the United States held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. In his speech he addresses relations between India and China, Chinese industrialization, and a need for international aid to India to support economic development. Of note is a draft with notations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0902-008
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “The Economic Gap,” given on the floor of the United States Senate. In his speech Senator Kennedy discusses economic development efforts in India and the necessity of providing military and economic assistance to underdeveloped countries.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7956-1C
President John F. Kennedy and President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, stand in the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a parade in honor of President Radhakrishnan. Pennsylvania Avenue NW from New York Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6356-A
President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Dupont Theater in Washington, D.C. to view the Bengali film "The World of Apu," directed by Satyajit Ray. (L-R) President Kennedy; Former United States Ambassador to India Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky; Senator Cooper's wife Lorraine Cooper; manager of the Dupont Theater Gerald G. Wagner.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6881-T
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru at a dinner given by Prime Minister Nehru in honor of President Kennedy. Indian Embassy, Washington, D.C. [Ink bleed-through on original file print]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6881-S
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy given by Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. (L-R) Indira Gandhi; Shobha Nehru, wife of Indian Ambassador to the United States B.K. Nehru; unidentified woman; President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Prime Minister Nehru; Rose Kennedy; and Ambassador B.K. Nehru. Indian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6881-R
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy given by Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. (L-R) Shobha Nehru, wife of Indian Ambassador to the United States B.K. Nehru; Indira Gandhi; President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Prime Minister Nehru; Rose Kennedy; and Ambassador B.K. Nehru. Indian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7956-Z
President John F. Kennedy and President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, ride in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a parade in honor of President Radhakrishnan. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, sits in the front passenger seat. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7956-1B
President John F. Kennedy and President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, wave to crowds from the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during a parade in honor of President Radhakrishnan. White House Secret Service agent, Charlie Kunkel, stands in car in background; Secret Service driver, Thomas Shipman, is visible through the presidential limousine’s windshield. Pennsylvania Avenue NW from New York Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.