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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-02
This interview focuses on relations with Cuba under the Kennedy Administration, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban exile community, and the Cold War, among other things.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-52-1
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy dictating a memoir entry in November 1963. He talks about the coup in Saigon, South Vietnam, and the assassinations of Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, about the Soviet Union's stand on autobahn access, about American oil contracts in Latin-American countries, and about a statement by West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer concerning the Berlin Wall. President Kennedy also speaks with his son John F. Kennedy, Jr.The recording ends abruptly.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-015
Sound recording of Harry W. Flannery's interview with Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow. The interview covers the USIA’s mission, operations, and needs. Flannery and Director Murrow also cover international focuses, including the USIA's major emphasis on Africa and Latin America and programs relating to the Soviet Union. Flannery announces that the broadcast was from Director Murrow's office in the USIA headquarters in Washington, D.C. Accession MR-1972-096-015.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-008
This folder contains briefing papers for President John F. Kennedy's press conference of November 14, 1963 (News Conference 64). Topics include foreign aid, disarmament, the Cold War, Vietnam, and Peru. Additional briefing papers concern the Soviet Union including travel restrictions of Soviet citizens in the United States, trade with the Soviet Bloc, the Soviet military in Cuba, and incidents on the Autobahn near Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-003
This folder contains materials in preparation for President John F. Kennedy's speech before the Inter-American Press Association in Miami, Florida and include a draft of a speech on the Alliance for Progress by W. Averell Harriman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; a draft of a paper on the Soviet Union presence in Latin America, communism and Cuba, and inter-American policy; and staff memoranda on various topics. Also included in this folder are excerpts from President Kennedy's press conference of November 14, 1963 (News Conference 64).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-026
This folder contains a report titled, “Situations Involving a Potential for Resort to Sustained Internal Violence,” discussing guerilla activity, and Communist Bloc influence and funding for select countries in the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-002
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-001
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-003
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-002
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1026-001
This folder contains copies and press releases of speeches given in Kansas and New Hampshire by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include the achievement gap in agriculture, military, education, and space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union; Africa; preservation of natural resources; South America; and the importance of primary elections in Nebraska and New Hampshire. Also included in this folder is Senator Kennedy’s itinerary for New Hampshire in the days leading up to the state’s primary election.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1052-006
This folder contains an American Broadcasting Company (ABC) transcript of the fourth presidential debate between candidates Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The candidates answered questions on numerous issues, including disarmament, foreign policy, nuclear weapons, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Cuba, Latin America, and the Soviet Union. The debate was moderated by Quincy Howe of ABC.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1052-005
This folder contains an unofficial transcript of the fourth presidential debate between candidates Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. The candidates answered questions on numerous issues, including disarmament, foreign policy, nuclear weapons, Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Cuba, Latin America, and the Soviet Union. The debate was moderated by Quincy Howe of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1027-005
This folder contains press releases, statements, speeches, and transcripts of press conferences given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Alaska, California, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Washington during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics addressed include voter registration, labor, legislation and congressional relations, the 1960 campaign, natural resources, Communism, Latin America, and the Soviet Union.