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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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LWH-01
In this interview, Lord Harlech discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] early opinions on disarmament; dealings with Nikita S. Khrushchev and the Soviet Union; the Cuban crisis; issues with selling and testing American missiles; how JFK’s relationship with British Prime Minister M. Harold Macmillan developed over time and how they worked together on specific issues; how JFK’s interest in politics and foreign affairs developed; difficulties with France over their nuclear program in 1962; JFK’s skills and character; JFK’s different circles of friends; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ approaches to life in the public eye, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-06-03-A
ST03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CLC-01
Cooper discusses the effects of downsizing the National Security Council, the 1961-1962 Geneva Conference on Laos, and John F. Kennedy’s and Nikita S. Khrushchev’s 1961 Vienna meeting, 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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-01
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses beginning John F. Kennedy's [JFK] presidential Administration with no political obligations; carefully picking Cabinet members, specifically Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury; RFK’s decision on what role to play in JFK’s Administration; JFK’s unhappiness with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; JFK’s advisers and other presidential appointments; Cabinet meetings; Department of Justice organization under RFK; the first 100 days of the Kennedy Administration; the role of the Vice President, according to RFK; JFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson and why JFK put Johnson on the ticket in 1960; what JFK was most concerned with as President; domestic programs versus foreign affairs in the Kennedy Administration; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s role during JFK’s presidency; the Bay of Pigs, the aftermath, and its effect on JFK; how JFK approached problems as President; dealing with Georgi Bolshakov; negotiating with the Soviet Union in Vienna, over Laos and Cuba, etc.; JFK’s relationship with foreign heads of state; State Department staff and U.S. Ambassadors; the military coup in Vietnam; the Berlin crisis of the summer of 1961 and the Berlin Wall; RFK’s 1961 trip to the Ivory Coast; and Soviet and American nuclear testing, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ABD-03
Duke discusses John F. and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy’s state visits to Paris, London, Venezuela and Colombia, and John F. Kennedy’s 1961 meeting with Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev in Vienna, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MDT-03
In this interview Taylor discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vienna Summit, Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Multilateral force and military trends during the Kennedy Administration among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PRP-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] relationship with the press prior to and during his presidency, among other topics.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-036-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Schwechat Airport in Vienna, Austria before his departure to London, England. In his speech the President discusses his meeting with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and thanks the people of Vienna for their hospitality during his visit.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-036-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon arrival at the Schwechat Airport in Vienna, Austria.
Collection
MSC
Photographs and diary entries, May-June 1961. United States Information Service Press Attache at the United States Embassy in Vienna, Austria, at the time of the June 1961 summit conference between U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-I
Motion picture covering highlights of President John F. Kennedy's 1961 trip to Europe. It uses footage from President Kennedy's Report to the Nation (Presidential Papers, 1961, #231) to introduce each event covered. Included are scenes of President Kennedy in Paris, France; being welcomed, with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, by French President Charles de Gaulle at the Hotel de Ville; attending receptions; and speaking before the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters. Also included are scenes of President Kennedy meeting over two days with the Soviet Union's Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev in Vienna, Austria, and meeting British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, in London, England. Shots of local scenery are interspersed throughout.Presented by: United States Information Service (USIS).
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-01-09-C
AR15, ST08
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-001-029
Contains 24 photographic prints: (KFC1471N, KFC1472N, KFC1473N, KFC1477N, KFC1479N, KFC1480N, KFC1531N, KFC1532N, KFC1534N, KFC1535N, KFC1536N, KFC1537N, KFC1538N, KFC1539N, KFC1540N, KFC1541N, KFC1542N, KFC1543N, KFC1544N, KFC1545N, KFC1546N, KFC1548N, KFC1549N, KFC1550N)
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Godfrey T. McHugh
JFKWHSFGTM-023-008
This folder contained two photograph prints showing the chairs used at the Vienna Kennedy-Khrushchev Summit Meeting in June of 1961. The prints have been transferred to White House Staff Files of Godfrey T. McHugh Box PH01.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Godfrey T. McHugh
JFKWHSFGTM-002-004
This folder contains records related to air travel arrangements for President John F. Kennedy's trip to Paris, Vienna, and London in 1961. Types of material include flight itineraries, schedules, and passenger lists of the press pool and Air Force personnel.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Godfrey T. McHugh
JFKWHSFGTM-002-003
This folder contains records related to air travel arrangements for President John F. Kennedy's trip to Paris, Vienna, and London in 1961. Types of material include flight itineraries, schedules, passenger and crew lists, official telegrams, and weather forecasts.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Godfrey T. McHugh
JFKWHSFGTM-002-002
This folder contains records related to air travel arrangements for President John F. Kennedy's trip to Paris, Vienna, and London in 1961. Types of material include flight itineraries, schedules, passenger and crew lists, determinations of per diem allowances, and official telegrams.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Godfrey T. McHugh
JFKWHSFGTM-002-001
This folder contains records related to air travel arrangements for President John F. Kennedy's trip to Paris, Vienna, and London in 1961. Types of material include flight itineraries, schedules, passenger and crew lists, determinations of per diem allowances, and communications information.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-042-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents her travels as a young woman, specifically a 1911 Boston Chamber of Commerce trip to Europe, as well as later social activities and family vacations during the first several years of her marriage to Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Photographs of the Boston Chamber of Commerce trip, on which Rose and her sister, Agnes, accompanied their father, then-Mayor of Boston, John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, capture the trans-Atlantic voyage aboard the R.M.S. Franconia, as well as numerous travel destinations, including Ireland, England, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Cities that are pictured include London, England; Paris, France; Hamburg, Dresden, Nuremberg, and Berlin, Germany; and Vienna, Austria. Other locations and landmarks pictured include the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Loreley Rock in Germany, the Rhine River, and the Alps. Later photographs, dated between 1916 and 1923, document Fitzgerald and Kennedy family vacations in Palm Beach, Florida, and Poland Spring, Maine, as well as other events and activities. Of note are photographs of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., as a baby at the Kennedy family home on Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts; of Rose's brother, Thomas A. Fitzgerald, posing in military dress; and of a Cecilian Guild picnic in June 1921. Others who appear in the album include Rose's mother, Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her brothers, John F. Fitzgerald, Jr., and Frederick H. Fitzgerald; and family friends and associates, including Sir Thomas Lipton; John Hays Hammond, Sr.; Francis Abott Goodhue, Jr.; Lillian M. "Lilla" Morrison; and Hugh Nawn. Original handwritten captions are written in white ink on the leaves beneath many photographs, or in black ink and pencil on the rectos of some photographs. Some photographs, including five full panoramic views, were printed on postcard stock. This photograph album contains 171 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-026-014
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. Materials are mainly invitations for the President and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to attend social events or visit cultural exhibitions during their trip to Vienna in June 1961. This folder contains materials in English and German. Most foreign language materials include a brief summary in English.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-026-012
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. Materials are mainly expressions of support or criticism, and advice relating to President Kennedy's meeting with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union, which took place in Vienna in June of 1961. This folder contains materials in French and German.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-026-011
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from United States citizens. Materials are mainly pleas for peace, expressions of support or criticism, and advice relating to President Kennedy's meeting with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union, which took place in Vienna in June of 1961.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-026-010
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. Materials are mainly requests for aid, pleas for peace, expressions of support or criticism, and advice relating to President Kennedy's meeting with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union, which took place in Vienna in June of 1961. Of note is a letter from J.D. Bernal, Chairman of the World Council of Peace. This folder contains some foreign language material. Most foreign language materials include a brief summary in English.