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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PTH-01
In this interview Hart discusses his tenure as the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia including King Saud’s visits to the United States for medical treatment beginning in 1961; the issue of the Dhahran Airfield and the American military’s use of it; the creation of the Saudi cabinet and political leadership and the transition to Faisal [Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia] in power; the revolution in Yemen and the problems and tensions it caused within Saudi Arabia and between Saudi leaders and other governments; the debate over U.S. recognition of the new Yemen Republic; various meetings of Near East State Department staff from 1961 through 1963; communication between President John F. Kennedy and Faisal; oil matters in the Near East and different oil companies and related groups; Soviet interest in Middle East oil and in Saudi Arabia; and the work of American advisers in Saudi Arabia, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-01-27-A
ST08
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-39-1-62
President John F. Kennedy visits Saud bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia at the residence of Jean Flagler Gonzalez, where King Saud stayed following a surgery in the United States. Palm Beach, Florida.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-AC-39-6-62
President John F. Kennedy visits Saud bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (seated with the President on couch) at the residence of Jean Flagler Gonzalez, where King Saud stayed following a surgery in the United States. Palm Beach, Florida.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-AC-39-5-62
President John F. Kennedy visits Saud bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (seated with the President on couch) at the residence of Jean Flagler Gonzalez, where King Saud stayed following a surgery in the United States. Palm Beach, Florida.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-AC-39-4-62
President John F. Kennedy visits Saud bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (seated with the President on couch) at the residence of Jean Flagler Gonzalez, where King Saud stayed following a surgery in the United States. Palm Beach, Florida.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-AC-39-3-62
President John F. Kennedy visits Saud bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (seated with the President on couch) at the residence of Jean Flagler Gonzalez, where King Saud stayed following a surgery in the United States. Palm Beach, Florida. [Discoloration is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-39-2-62
President John F. Kennedy visits Saud bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia at the residence of Jean Flagler Gonzalez, where King Saud stayed following a surgery in the United States. King Saud’s daughter, Princess Dalal, stands at center. Palm Beach, Florida.