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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WAH-02
In this interview Harriman discusses his position in the State Department as a roving ambassador, including his flexibility in making decisions in the field, and traveling around the world; John F. Kennedy's [JFK] conception of the Soviet Union; interactions with Souvanna Phouma and changes in general opinion of him; evaluating options for American action or intervention in Laos; the international meeting in Geneva over Laos, including dealing with the Soviet negotiator George M. Pushking and with the Chinese; comparing JFK and Franklin D. Roosevelt in their respective administration of the State Department; and the Joint Chiefs’ attitude towards Laos and the concept of limited commitment, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-007
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 32 (NSAM 32) titled, “US-USSR Commercial Air Transport Agreement,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Also included in this folder is a draft of the air transport agreement between the United States and Soviet Union, as well as letters and memoranda from various departments and agencies discussing the draft and offering comments and revisions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials consist of a script for Ambassador Arthur H. Dean for an educational television program, a meeting between U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency consultant Henry Kissinger and French and Italian officials concerning the Nassau Agreement and Jupiter missiles, and a memorandum to the President from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding the agricultural trade between Eastern and Western Europe and the United States. Of note is a draft of a memorandum from Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy titled,"A Framework for Executive Operations in the State Department."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Topics include the foreign student program, Berlin, the foreign trade program, and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Of note are materials relating to a proposed study by Representative Porter Hardy of the Department of State's personnel policies, practices, and procedures. Also included in this folder is a memorandum from the President to Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding upcoming negotiations on Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Topics include legislation to establish the United States Disarmament Agency for World Peace and Security, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, aid to Guinea, issues with the German Democratic Republic and the Soviet Union, and details of the ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Venezuela’s independence. Of note is a letter from the President to Vice President Johnson regarding the disarmament agency legislation.