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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-DH-01
In this interview Henderson discusses working at the United States Embassy in Peru under President Dwight D. Eisenhower; his daily routine and responsibilities as economic counselor; the Point Four Program and Peru; Peruvian elections; James I. Loeb as the U.S. Ambassador to Peru and changes and tensions within the Embassy; the military coup in Peru and the events leading up to it; Haya de la Torre’s self-destructive behavior in the Peruvian presidential election; working at the Embassy in Peru after the coup and after Loeb leaves his position; pressure on the United States from Peruvian authorities; the issue of U.S. non recognition of the military leaders; Canadian and British interests in Peru; John Wesley Jones as the U.S. Ambassador to Peru; problems with military governments and transitions; Henderson’s daily routine and responsibilities as the U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia; his first few weeks in Bolivia; John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Bolivian President Victor Paz Estenssoro; Henderson’s impressions of JFK; American hostages in Bolivia in late 1963; the military coup in Bolivia and the events leading up to it; the political breakdown of Bolivia; and political and military maneuvering in other Latin American countries, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LCH-02
In this interview Heinz discusses his primary contacts in other government agencies; the Vietnam task force; the different political trips and survey missions to Vietnam; the Maxwell D. Taylor-Walt W. Rostow mission to Vietnam and subsequent report; the Ngo Dinh Diem regime; the rise in interest in the concept of counterinsurgency; problems with working in Vietnam; changing the terrain in Vietnam with the use of defoliants; the Strategic Hamlet program; how to measure success in warfare; the International Control Commission; General Paul D. Harkins; the various agency reports coming out of Vietnam and interagency meetings; the Buddhist crisis in the summer of 1963; the appointment of Henry Cabot Lodge as Ambassador; and the military coup in Saigon and the rumors leading up to it, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-25-D
ST04, KN08
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WIEK-01
This written statement focuses on William E. Knox’s trips to the Soviet Union and Knox’s meeting with Chairman Krushchev in 1962, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, 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-JEN-01
In this interview he discusses the Cuban prisoners release project, including working with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; why the Cubans agreed to the prisoners’ release; trips to Cuba and interactions with Fidel Castro; starting as the administrative assistant to the Attorney General; James B. Donovan; Castro’s view of the United States; problems with the prisoners’ release; and the significance of this project in regards to John F. Kennedy’s Administration as a whole, among other issues.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-81-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Prince Sihanouk; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-80-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny; Prince Sihanouk; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-79-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny (partially hidden); Prince Sihanouk; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; President Kennedy; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy); United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-78-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Prince Sihanouk; Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny; President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; unidentified reporter; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-77-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong (partially out of frame); United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-76-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (back to camera); Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny (back to camera, bottom right); United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-75-61
President John F. Kennedy holds a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (back to camera); United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble. Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny (partially out of frame) is at bottom right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-74-61
President John F. Kennedy gestures toward a small statue presented by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy; Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong; United States Ambassador to Cambodia William Trimble (partially hidden); John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (back to camera); Ambassador of Cambodia Nong Kimny.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-72-61
Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia presents President John F. Kennedy with a silver urn in the President’s Suite at the Carlyle Hotel, New York City, New York. (L-R) United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; Prince Sihanouk; President Kennedy; John Steeves, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (back to camera); Foreign Affairs Minister for Cambodia Nhiek Tioulong.
Photograph
R. Sargent Shriver Personal Papers
RSSPP-028-010-p0007
Photograph of Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps, in Manila, Philippines as part of an eight nation tour. Caption on verso of photo reads: "US Information Service, ICA Photo neg #61-107 in ICA/Phil files; Manila, Philippines, May 23, 1961; R. Sargent Shriver (center) calls on President Carlos P. Garcia [left] on board the RPS Lapu-Lapu. Introducing him to the President is U.S. Ambassador John D. Hickerson [right]."