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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
DODCMCBM-PX-66-20-20
Low altitude reconnaissance photograph showing a nuclear warhead bunker under construction, prefabrication materials, and construction personnel at site number 1 in San Cristobal, Cuba.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
DODCMCBM-PX-66-20-16
Low altitude reconnaissance photograph of medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch site number 1 in San Cristobal, Cuba showing missile shelter tents, launch pad, transporters, and other equipment.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
DODCMCBM-PX-66-20-14
Two photographs on one board. In the top image, a Navy F8U jet aircraft is seen in flight. Below, an image of an Air Force RF-101 jet aircraft is seen in flight.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
DODCMCBM-PX-66-20-11
Two photographs on one board. On the top there is an oblique view of the Soviet ship Poltava enroute to Cuba. Below, there is an overhead view of the same ship on the same day.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
DODCMCBM-PX-66-20-10
Photograph of a Soviet medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) on a transporter made during an undated parade in Moscow. Below the photograph there is a graphic noting the length and dimensions of the missile.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
DODCMCBM-PX-66-20-8
High altitude aerial reconnaissance photograph of medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch site number 2 in San Cristobal, Cuba.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
DODCMCBM-PX-66-20-2
Graphic titled "Soviet Offensive Missile Build Up In Cuba", showing southern Florida and the island of Cuba with icons representing missiles placed at approximate locations within Cuba and identified as to type of missile and location.
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers
JBKOPP-SF050-014-p0007
Photograph of the dog Strelka, mother of Pushinka and one of the dogs used by the Soviet Union on an orbital flight. Verso contains a stamp of "Strelka" in English and Russian.
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Personal Papers
JBKOPP-SF050-014-p0005
Photograph of the dog Pushinka, a gift to President John F. Kennedy and his family from Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Verso contains a stamp of "Pushinka" in English and Russian.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1025-008
This folder contains copies and press releases of speeches given in New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include primary elections; issues in Eastern Europe, particularly the Soviet Union and Communism; natural resources and conservation projects; housing reform; the Presidency and foreign policy; and policy differences between the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1025-004
This folder contains excerpts and press releases of speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy. Topics include nuclear weapons testing, urban affairs, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to the United States, federal student loans, the Democratic Party’s farm program, Africa, and the labor movement. Also included is a speech concerning a gap in achievements in agriculture, military, education, and space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Textual folder
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.
Textual folder
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).
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DDR-05
This interview focuses on the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, the nuclear test ban treaty, and the United States’ foreign policy towards China and Indonesia, among other topics.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-219-1-61
President John F. Kennedy is interviewed by Alexei Adzhubei, editor of the newspaper Izvestiya and son-in-law of Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. (L-R) President Kennedy; Alexander Akalovsky, interpreter for the President; Georgi Bolshakov, interpreter for Mr. Adzhubei; and Mr. Adzhubei. President’s residence, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17381
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17380
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17379
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17378
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17377
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17376
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C154-24-62
Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov and American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. visit the White House. Left to right: Interpreter Walter Skuby; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Colonel Glenn; Major Titov; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blurriness in image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A35-5-62
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov during his visit to the White House. Left to right: Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin (on edge of image); interpreter Walter Skuby; American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr.; President Kennedy; Major Titov; interpreter Ivan Shklyar. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A35-4-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov and American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Left to right: Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; interpreter Walter Skuby (in back, mostly hidden); Colonel Glenn; President Kennedy; Major Titov; interpreter Ivan Shklyar. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A35-3-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman S. Titov and American astronaut Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. Left to right: Interpreter Walter Skuby, Colonel Glenn, President Kennedy, Major Titov, interpreter Ivan Shklyar. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.