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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-02-C
AR40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-08-15-B
AR39, KN38
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-204-013
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam), including proposed military plans for a coup d'état to oust President Ngo Dinh Diem, and potential United States involvement.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-204-012
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam), including discussions between Lieutenant Colonel Lucien E. Conein and Major General Tran Van Don concerning United States involvement in a coup d'état to oust President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-204-011
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam). Topics include U.S. economic aid; the political climate in South Vietnam surrounding President Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the President's brother and chief advisor; leaks to the press; and the response of the South Vietnamese government to demonstrations by Buddhists and students.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-008
This file contains appendices to a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) by Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor on his trip to South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam). Materials consist of a series of memoranda to General Taylor from various individuals regarding South Vietnam's political situation and the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem, United States economic aid to South Vietnam, and the conflict between South Vietnam and North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-005
This folder is part of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor. Materials include responses to questions about economics in South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and the conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam), and information on research and development for items and tactics such as defoliants, weapons, and border surveillance.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-004
This folder is part of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor. Materials consist of a series of memoranda to General Taylor from Brigadier General Edward Lansdale regarding the conflict between South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) including the usage of unconventional warfare, covert intelligence, clandestine operations, and the general sentiment towards President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-203-003
This folder contains an outline of a report (also known as the Taylor-Rostow Report) for Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor detailing South Vietnam’s (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) military defense and intelligence operations in the conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam); and United States military, economic, logistic, and intelligence aid to South Vietnam.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-202-003
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) telegrams, memoranda, and reports regarding South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) following a coup d'état ousting President Ngo Dinh Diem. Topics include establishment of a provisional government; dissension among the leaders of the coup; and public reactions to administrative appointments.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-198-009
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) telegrams regarding South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam), including plans for a failed military coup d'état to oust President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-012
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President. Topics include Soviet Union aggression in Berlin and United States response, an increase in military divisions to Europe, and a trip by General Taylor to Saigon to assess the situation in South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam) and its conflict with North Vietnam (officially known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-003
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 217 (NSAM 217) titled, “Official Visits to South Vietnam," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) David Bell from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-005
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 178 (NSAM 178) titled, “Destruction of Mangrove Swamps in South Vietnam,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-195-015
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding Vietnam, including a need for a multilateral economic aid program, and United States policy towards Vietnam under the International Control Commission (ICC). Also included are copies and drafts of correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and Ngo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam), regarding South Vietnam's independence, foreign aid, and the spread of communism throughout the region.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8072-A
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, Henry Cabot Lodge. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-007
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 263 (NSAM 263) titled, “South Vietnam,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-271-011
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memoranda regarding statements by the United States and Soviet Union concerning the civilian impact of nuclear war; an evaluation of foreign policy efforts and covert operations; and a meeting between former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Director of the CIA, John A. McCone, discussing South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29679
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, Henry Cabot Lodge. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8153-A
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (far left). Secretary McNamara and General Taylor reported to President Kennedy on their recent survey trip to South Vietnam. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.