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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MJH-01
In this interview Hillenbrand discusses President John F. Kennedy [JFK] entering office amid the Berlin crisis; working as the Director of the Office of German Affairs with JFK; the Berlin Task Force and the Ambassadorial Group; JFK's attitude towards the German problem and German reactions to the Kennedy Administration; the State Department and Germany; the 1961 Vienna talks with Nikita S. Khrushchev; the erection of the Berlin Wall and the crisis it generated; the Kennedy Administration's reaction and response to the Berlin Wall; talks with Russia over Berlin and the Wall; the press "leaks crisis" on the Germany problem; JFK's working style and approach to problems, according to Hillenbrand; the impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on the Berlin talks; JFK's German policy and relationship with German leaders; and what JFK accomplished related to Germany, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-B
AR41, ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-05-E
AR07, KN03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCPW-01
In this interview they discuss their article in Look magazine; personal recollections of President John F. Kennedy's [JFK] assassination; working on JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK’s campaigning style; JFK’s relationship with the press, White House staff, and his family; and JFK’s trips to Nassau, Europe, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-013-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate restrictions on the freedom of the press in Nicaragua under President Daniel Ortega. The episode aired on Friday, October 30, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-48
Dictation Belt 48 contains four sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 48.1 begins on Dictation Belt 47. Item 48.1 is a part of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Stanley Tretick. Tretick inquires about scheduling time with President John F. Kennedy to do work related to an article for “Look” magazine. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 48.2 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and George Thomas. Lincoln asks about President John F. Kennedy’s schedule. [White House Operator?] places the call at Lincoln’s request and a delay follows. Item 48.3 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman from “Protocol.” They discuss gifts for the President of Rwanda and the King of Burundi. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 48.4 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Herschel Loveless. Loveless asks to speak to President John F. Kennedy to pass along information. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-47
Dictation Belt 47 contains seven sound recordings. Item 47.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss defense appropriations and the military aspect of the space program. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 47.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert. They discuss the Air Force budget. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request. After a brief delay and a fragment of an exchange, the conversation begins in mid-sentence. Item 47.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the resignation of Robert B. Troutman, Jr., from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the appointment of an African-American. Item 47.4 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified senator. President Kennedy congratulates the senator on passing an unidentified bill. [White House Operator?] speaks to the senator as he holds for President Kennedy. The recording of the conversation ends abruptly and a fragment of indistinct speech follows. Item 47.5 is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator announces a call from “Sam Gallo” of Warner Brothers. Item 47.6 is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a woman called Miss “Gallenburg” from Protocol. They discuss gifts for Prime Minister Eric Eustace Williams of Trinidad and Tobago and others. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 47.7 is part of a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Stanley Tretick. Tretick inquires about scheduling time with President John F. Kennedy to do work related to an article for “Look” magazine. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Occasionally there is an echo. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 48.Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-017-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s introduction of President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana to press correspondents in the White House Fish Room. The recording also includes President Nkrumah’s response.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Pierre Salinger
JFKWHSFPS-051-006
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-30-F
ST11, KN19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-04-E
AR18, KN14
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-011
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's introduction of President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana to the press in the White House Fish Room. The press copy also includes President Nkrumah's reply to President Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-112-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Brazil. Materials include a thank you letter to President Kennedy from Agmar C. Lobo, wife of OAS (Organization of American States) Ambassador Fernando Lobo; numerous newspaper clippings from Brazilian newspapers regarding the illness of Ambassador Lobo and his return to Brazil; and a congratulatory telegram from President Kennedy to the new President of Brazil João Goulart. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056-011
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of June 7, 1962 (News Conference 35). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, nuclear disarmament, and visits to the United States by foreign officials and heads of state.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-012
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of March 7, 1962 (News Conference 26). Materials consist of briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics of the briefing papers include Berlin negotiations, Vietnam, visits to the United States by foreign officials and heads of state, and the Alliance for Progress.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17888
Arrival of guests for luncheon in honor of Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace of Monaco (actress Grace Kelly). Presidential Assistant Dave Powers (R) stands with Princess Grace and Prince Ranier. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands in back (left of Prince Ranier). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17887
Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace of Monaco (actress Grace Kelly) speak to reporters after attending a luncheon in their honor. Reporters observe, including White House correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), George Herman (left, wearing glasses). Outside of West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17886
Prince Ranier III and Princess Grace of Monaco (actress Grace Kelly) speak to reporters following a luncheon in their honor. Reporters observe, including White House correspondent for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), George Herman (second from right). Outside of West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20580
President John F. Kennedy visits with President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio (left), upon President Olympio’s arrival at the White House for a luncheon in his honor. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at far left; photographers, including newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr., and motion picture photographer for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Tom J. Craven, Jr., stand at right in background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20579
President John F. Kennedy visits with President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio (left), upon President Olympio’s arrival at the White House for a luncheon in his honor. Photographers, including including newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr., and motion picture photographer for Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Tom J. Craven, Jr., stand in background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19983
Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville), Cyrille Adoula, stands with Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (right), after Adoula’s arrival at the White House for a luncheon in his honor. An unidentified Congolese officer stands in back; Washington Correspondent for the Guy Gannett Publishing Company of Maine, May Craig (far right), and other members of the press stand at right. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19980
President John F. Kennedy stands aside as Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville), Cyrille Adoula, enters the White House; PM Adoula visited the White House to attend a luncheon in his honor. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at far right. Members of the press stand in the background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19978
President John F. Kennedy greets Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville), Cyrille Adoula, after his arrival at the White House for a luncheon in his honor. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stands at far right; an unidentified Congolese officer stands behind PM Adoula. Members of the press stand in the background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.