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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-07-25-B
AR09, ST03
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-015-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the likely re-unification of East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) following the fall of the Berlin Wall. They mention concerns about stability in the European community, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commitment that allows U.S. military forces to be stationed in Germany. The episode aired on Monday, March 12, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-011-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate democratic reforms in Eastern Europe and prospects for the unification of East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany). The episode aired on Wednesday, December 13, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-C
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-26-B
ST26, KN37
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-085-001
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include the potential integration of West Berlin into the Federal Republic of Germany (also known as the Eleventh Land concept); the probable character of an air corridor contest between the Soviet Union and Germany (Democratic Republic), and the U.S., France, and Great Britain; an intelligence assessment of Soviet Union intentions for Berlin; and the closure of the Soviet Commandant’s office in East Berlin. Also included in this folder is a paper expressing the views of the Departments of State and Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff titled, “The Preferred Sequence of Military Actions in a Berlin Conflict.”
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116b-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials include congratulatory telegrams for President Kennedy on his inauguration from Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer and Chairman of the German Democratic Republic Walter Ulbricht, and background information for a meeting between President Kennedy and German Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano. Also included in this folder is a problem paper for President Kennedy from the Committee for Return of Confiscated German and Japanese Property. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground, back to camera) visits the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Jay W. Gildner, of the United States Information Agency (USIA); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A45-1-61
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation on the Berlin Crisis. The President spoke from the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-38-63
President John F. Kennedy views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Commanding General of the Berlin Brigade, Major General Frederick O. Hartel; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Vertical blemish near center of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-23-63
President John F. Kennedy views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Commanding General of the Berlin Brigade, Major General Frederick O. Hartel; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-30-63
President John F. Kennedy (mostly hidden) views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?”
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-29-63
President John F. Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, and Jerry Blaine.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29211
President John F. Kennedy (hidden) views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for President Kennedy, Robert Lochner; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman, Floyd Boring, and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Horizontal streak at bottom of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29210
President John F. Kennedy views East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at Checkpoint Charlie along the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commanding General of the Berlin Brigade, Major General Frederick O. Hartel; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Director of Radio in the American Sector (RIAS) in Berlin and translator for the President, Robert Lochner; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29206
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground, back to camera) visits the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29209
President John F. Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Minister for All-German Affairs, Dr. Rainer Barzel; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; U.S. Commandant in Berlin, Major General James H. Polk; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President John F. Kennedy’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?”
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29208
President John F. Kennedy views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; British Commandant in Berlin, Major General David Peel Yates; President John F. Kennedy’s sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?” [Blue streaking on image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29207
President John F. Kennedy (mostly hidden) views the Brandenburg Gate (hung with red banners) in East Berlin, East Germany (Democratic Republic), from an elevated platform at the Berlin Wall in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer (mostly hidden); Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Jerry Blaine. Reporters and photographers observe from below platform at right. Yellow sign in background reads, “In the agreements of Yalta and Potsdam U.S. Presidents Roosevelt and Truman undertook: to uproot German militarism and Nazism; to arrest war criminals and bring them to judgment; to prevent rebirth of German militarism; to ban all militarist and Nazi propaganda; to ensure that Germany never again menaces her neighbours or world peace. These pledges have been fulfilled in the Democratic Republic. When will these pledges be fulfilled in West Germany and West Berlin, President Kennedy?” [Discoloration in image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6712-D
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation concerning the impending possibility of war between the United States and the Soviet Union over the crisis in Berlin, Germany. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6712-C
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation concerning the impending possibility of war between the United States and the Soviet Union over the crisis in Berlin, Germany. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.