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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BBH-01
In this interview Hickenlooper discusses various meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on foreign relations; Soviet and American nuclear testing; the nuclear test ban treaty; the Bay of Pigs invasion; Laos and Vietnam; the Punta del Este Conference in 1962; the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; Hickenlooper's 1962 reelection campaign; traveling with JFK to Costa Rica; the 1961 Berlin crisis; JFK's congressional relations; and social occasions at the Kennedy White House, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AUG-01
In this interview Heckscher discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as an “inspiration to cultural life”; Heckscher’s involvement in government affairs prior to becoming a Special Consultant to the President; the invitation of 168 artists to JFK’s 1961 inauguration and its impact; how Heckscher came to work for the White House; discussing Heckscher’s position with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.; the reasoning behind the creation of the new position of Special Consultant on the Arts and the favorable public reaction to it; enlarging the definition of “The Arts,” especially regarding architecture; Arthur Goldberg; the establishment of the Freedom Medal; creating the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts through executive order; personal impressions of JFK; setting up Heckscher’s office and staff; how Heckscher was meant to advise JFK and what his position entailed; the Cultural Center [Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]; conversations with JFK; Mrs. Kennedy’s expansive work for the arts; the arts as part of national policy; working with other White House staff members and other Departments; designing special postage stamps; what the President’s role in the arts should be; and the Fine Arts Commission, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-06-08-B
ST03, KN04
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MVB-02
Boylan discusses the requests for assistance from individuals and groups that would come to John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) Senate office in Boston, hiring African Americans for JFK’s Senate staff, and the members of JFK’s Boston staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MVB-01
Boylan discusses transcribing dictated correspondence and speeches for John F. Kennedy (JFK), interactions with JFK’s constituents, and JFK’s final campaign trip though New England in 1960, among other issues.
Moving image
White House Films
JFKWHF-WHS29
Silent motion picture of a jazz concert performed in the White House, Washington, D.C., and a luncheon that follows. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Luci Baines Johnson attend. Photographed by: Cecil W. Stoughton.
Collection
PCP
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
Collection
LMPC
Photographs, 1957-1963. 8” x 10” black-and-white prints. Images made by LOOK Magazine, Cowles Communications, Inc., featuring John F. Kennedy at various events during his tenure as Senator through his presidency. Members of the Kennedy family, Kennedy administration and foreign dignitaries also appear.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-10-F
AR20, ST10, KN16
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-27-D
AR19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-01-20-C
AR15, ST08
Collection
USASCPC
Photographs, 1955-1964. Color and black-and-white prints with corresponding negatives made by United States Army Signal Corps photographers, featuring John F. Kennedy at various events in 1955 and from 1960 to 1963. Images include President Kennedy with administration officials, legislative leaders, and international dignitaries; in West Germany during his tour of Europe in June 1963; his funeral ceremonies; and photographs of fourteen state gifts received during his presidency.
Collection
JFKWHF
Films 1945 – 1963 (bulk 1962 – 1963) Color and black-and-white motion picture films produced by the Office of the Naval Aide to the President and the Office of the Military Aide to the President depict President John F. Kennedy and others at official White House ceremonies, performances, and dignitary visits. Additional events include John F. Kennedy’s trips in the United States and Europe and the funeral services for John F. Kennedy. Also contains film of the commissioning of the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850) in 1945.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-218-1-62
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive for the First Inaugural Salute to the President dinner at National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Lubert "Bert" de Freese and Win Lawson.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6687-X
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy given by President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (L – R): President Mohammad Ayub Khan; President Kennedy; President Dwight D. Eisenhower; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower; Begum Nasir Akhtar Aurangzeb, daughter of President Ayub Khan. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6687-W
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy given by President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (L – R): President Mohammad Ayub Khan; President Dwight D. Eisenhower; President Kennedy. Unidentified man in background. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6687-T
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy given by President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (L – R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; President Mohammad Ayub Khan; President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Begum Nasir Akhtar Aurangzeb, daughter of President Ayub Khan. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6820-1H
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. (L – R): Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); President Kennedy; Mildred Morse, wife of Senator Morse; President Abboud. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6820-1G
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. (L – R): President Kennedy; President Abboud; Dr. Osman Hadari, Ambassador of Sudan; unidentified man. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6820-1F-1
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Front row (L – R): President Kennedy; President Abboud. Second row: Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; Dr. Osman Hadari, Ambassador of Sudan. Third row: Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; unidentified man. Unidentified guests and photographers in background. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6992-F
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy greets former President Harry S. Truman during the First Inaugural Salute to the President dinner commemorating the anniversary of the President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. An unidentified guest looks on. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6992-D
The guests of honor stand together before the start of the First Inaugural Salute to the President Dinner. (L-R) President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Office of the Managing Director of the Armory (Arthur Bergman), National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6992-E
The guests of honor stand together before the start of the First Inaugural Salute to the President Dinner. (L-R) President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Lady Bird Johnson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Office of the Managing Director of the Armory (Arthur Bergman), National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6992-C
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive for the First Inaugural Salute to the President dinner at National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C. Jane Shields Freeman (co-chairman of the dinner and wife of the Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman) stands behind the First Lady.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6992-A
President John F. Kennedy speaks at First Inaugural Salute to the President dinner commemorating the anniversary of the President’s inauguration. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.