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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CFB-01
Baldwin discusses U.S. foreign policy in Southeast Asia during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations, relations between Malaya, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and British influence in post-colonial Malaysia, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-C
ST34, KN40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-29-A
ST03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LAHF-01
Fuchs discusses his first meeting with John F. Kennedy (JFK) and his role in the 1960 presidential campaign, his relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt, her opinions of JFK, Adlai Stevenson, and Lyndon Baines Johnson, and the establishment of the Peace Corps in the Philippines, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WELS-02
This interview focuses on the U.S.’s presence in the Philippines, the foreign policies of the Philippines, and Stevenson’s relationship with the Filipino people, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WELS-01
This interview focuses on Stevenson’s role as Ambassador, the organizational structure and problems within the State Department, and tensions between the U.S. and the Philippines, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0004-001-017
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate U.S. aid to the Philippines and comment on the visit of Philippines President Corazon Aquino. The episode aired on Thursday, October 23, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0006-001-019
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate democracy in the Philippines under President Corazon "Cory" Aquino, and relations between the Philippines and the United States. The episode aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System; the air date is undetermined, but likely circa January 1987.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2006-007-005
Martha Allshouse Hull served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines from 1961 to 1963 in an education program. She had graduated from San Francisco State with a degree in social studies education. Hull trained at Penn State for an assignment in the Philippines as an educational aide. After lengthy language and cultural training, she was assigned to an isolated island and worked in a local elementary school. In her second year, Hull transferred to a project in Mindinao, helping to develop a national university that would integrate Muslim and Christian students. Interviewed and recorded by Robert Klein, September 13, 2005. 2 tapes (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-193-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks concerning the Tools for Freedom program in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President commends the representatives of the Boston Chamber of Commerce for their donations as part of the Tools for Freedom program in an attempt to stimulate economic development, economic education, and technical training in the Philippines.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-175-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in tribute to the defenders of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. In his speech the President commends the Americans and Filipinos of Bataan for their bravery and heroic spirit, and their fight to preserve freedom.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-083-r02
Sound recording of a radio program about the late President John F. Kennedy broadcast over Radio DZMT, Manila, Philippines, on November 26, 1963 (days after President Kennedy's death). A presenter speaks about the assassination of President Kennedy, the response of people and leaders around the world, President Kennedy's funeral, and his legacy. The program includes excerpts of Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (Senate Majority Leader) eulogizing President Kennedy (including the refrain “and so she took a ring from her finger and placed it in his hands”), and remarks from former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United Nations General Assembly Carlos Sosa Rodriguez, and Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) U Thant. Also included are excerpts from news coverage of the funeral, a eulogy from Auxiliary Bishop of the Washington Archdiocese Philip M. Hannan, and excerpts from President Kennedy's speeches. Information on tape box label: "Script: Jose Flores. Narrator: Jess Decolongon. Producer: Jun Salazar of the Associated Broadcasting Service News Team." Accession MR-2000-019-007.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-083-r01
Sound recording of memorial services to President John F. Kennedy, held in the Philippines on November 25, 1963 (days after the death of President Kennedy). United States Ambassador the the Philippines William E. Stevenson thanks President of the Philippines Diosdado Macapagal and his party for attending the funeral of President Kennedy, thanks the people of the Philippines for their friendship to the American people during the time of tragedy, and pays tribute to President Kennedy. Vice President of the Philippines Emmanuel Pelaez speaks about the relationship between the United States and the Philippines, President Kennedy's dedication to a world of peace, justice, and freedom, and the grief of the people of the Philippines in response to President Kennedy's assassination. Information on tape box label: "Ft. McKinley, Philippines." Accession MR-2000-019-004.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2015-029
Laura Good served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines from 1982 to 1984, working in the field of local development administration. Prior to the Peace Corps, Laura had gained experience in anthropology, environmental science, and urban planning. In the Philippines, Laura and her husband lived and worked on the very small island of Siquijor. Laura assisted the local county government in a number of projects, including the reforestation of mangrove trees. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file). Interviewed and recorded by Phyllis Noble, May 27, 2015.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-095
David Lipman served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines from June 1970 to January 1974 as an elementary teacher trainer. He served alongside his wife Arlene. The couple trained in Vermont for three months, and learned the Malay language of Cebuano. In the Philippines, they were stationed south of Davao City, on the island of Mindanao. Later the Lipmans transferred to the city of Tagbilaran on the island of Bohol. David provided teacher instruction in the sciences. He also discusses politics in the Philippines. After returning to the U.S., David and Arlene and others in the Denver area formed I.F. (Independent Foundation), which was the precursor to the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado group. They have also been involved with the Filipino American Community of Colorado, and have returned to the Philippines to assist Uplift International with cleft lip and palate surgeries. Interviewed and recorded by Barbara Kaare-Lopez, May 30 and June 13, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-094
Arlene Berg Lipman served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines from July 1970 to January 1974 as an elementary teacher trainer. She served alongside her husband David. The couple trained in Vermont for 3 months, and learned the Malay language of Cebuano. In the Philippines, they were stationed south of Davao City, on the island of Mindanao. Later the Lipmans transferred to the city of Tagbilaran on the island of Bohol. Arlene provided teacher instruction in basic modern math. She discusses her work and the history of the Philippines. Following their service, the couple has been involved with the Filipino American Community of Colorado, and they have returned to the Philippines to assist Uplift International with cleft lip and palate surgeries. Interviewed and recorded by Barbara Kaare-Lopez, May 30, 2019. 3 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-059
Philip Lilienthal served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia from 1965 to 1967 as a legal advisor, then as Peace Corps staff from 1969 to 1974 in several different positions. He served alongside his wife in Ethiopia and worked as a legal advisor for government agencies. He also started a youth summer camp in response to a request by the emperor's granddaughter, who was interested in breaking down ethnic barriers. This experience and his work running a summer camp in the U.S. later led him to create Global Camps Africa, which operates in South Africa. From 1969 to 1972, Lilienthal worked at Peace Corps headquarters in the General Counsel's office as an Attorney-Advisor, where among other issues, he dealt with free speech related to volunteer protests against the Vietnam War, and the proposed consolidation of Peace Corps into the umbrella volunteer ACTION agency. Next Lilienthal served as Peace Corps Regional Director for Mindanao, Philippines, from 1972 to 1973, then Deputy Peace Corps Director for Thailand from 1973 to 1974. In these posts, he gained a perspective of the other side of the conflict between the central office and the field. In 2013, Lilienthal was awarded the National Peace Corps Association's Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service for his contributions to humanitarian causes at home and abroad. Interviewed by Evelyn Ganzglass, January 7, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2018-013
Brenda Brown Schoonover served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Philippines Group One from 1961 to 1963 as a 5th and 6th grade English teacher. She began training at State College Pennsylvania and then continued her language and cultural training in-country at Los Banos in a group of 128 volunteers. In the Philippines, she was stationed in the town of Magarao in the Bicol Region where she worked in the elementary school and established a community library. In her interview, she describes the warm relations she enjoyed with host country nationals. While interacting with students, teachers, and other host-country nationals, she says she learned valuable lifelong lessons in cross-cultural sensitivity -- lessons she believes have served her well throughout her subsequent career as an American diplomat. After completing her teaching assignment, Schoonover continued working as a Peace Corps staffer in Tanzania and at the Peace Corps office in Washington, D.C., and eventually became a foreign service officer. President Bill Clinton appointed her Ambassador to the West African nation of Togo, and she served there from 1997 to 2000. Interviewed by Ivan C. Browning, April 6, 2018. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2020-033
Joyce Mary Moses (then Muellner) served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines from 1962 to 1964 as a teacher. She learned about the Peace Corps while doing a research assignment for school. Her training began at San Jose State College and included instruction in the Tagalog language and rigorous physical activities like survival swimming lessons. Moses then traveled to her service site in Cotabato province, the barangay (village) of Salunayan. There she taught English and science to young students and ran an adult education program that trained local teachers. In the interview, Moses shares stories about using a boat to travel between the islands, the dogs who ate her Thanksgiving turkeys, and how she heard about President Kennedy's assassination. Interviewed and recorded by Charlaine V. Loriston, October 7, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-104
Tamatha Nibert served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines from 1992 to 1995 in a forestry project. She had training in Tablas before being stationed in the town of Viga in Catanduanes province. In addition to her social forestry work, Nibert helped her community start a paper-making business. She dealt with all aspects of the business from securing funds for the building, researching which dyes to use, and assisting with marketing. The business has provided employment and an additional source of income for many women in the community who were previously homemakers. It still exists today, and Nibert continues to remain in contact with friends from her community as well as their children. Her experience helped her define herself, taught her the importance of having fun, and helped her build confidence. Interviewed and recorded by Christeen Pusch, June 18, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-21-A
ST24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-30-B
KN21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-30-A
AR26, ST13, KN21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-15-B
AR25, ST12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-26-B
AR23, KN18