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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-02
In this interview Komer discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] personal diplomacy with the United Arab Republic [UAR] through letters; normalizing U.S.-Egypt relations; the Yemen conflict and U.S. interests; negotiating Yemen with M. Harold Macmillan and the attempt to have the United Kingdom recognize the Yemen Republic; dealing with Gamal Abdel Nasser; and difficulties with Saudi Arabia and the UAR, 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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-030-003
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A12-19-61
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. President Youlou, an unidentified man, and President John F. Kennedy pass by the United States Color Guard. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18028
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. President Youlou and President John F. Kennedy ride in the backseat of a Lincoln automobile (convertible). Honor guards for the United States Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines are in the background. White House Secret Service Agents James Rowley and Roy Kellerman stand at left and center (respectively) behind the car. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A12-4-61
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. President Youlou and President John F. Kennedy ride in the backseat of a Lincoln automobile (convertible). US State Department interpreter Edmund S. Glenn sits in the jump seat of the car (with back to camera). White House Secret Service Agent Roy Kellerman and United Press International (UPI) photographer James K. W. Atherton stand at right behind the car. Honor guards for the United States Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force are in the background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18027
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. President Youlou and President John F. Kennedy ride in the backseat of a Lincoln automobile (convertible). White House Secret Service Agent Roy Kellerman stands at left behind the car. Honor guards for the United States Navy and Air Force are in the background. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18022
Arrival ceremonies for the President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. President John F. Kennedy and President Youlou pass by the United States Marine Corps Honor Guard. White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman stands at right in foreground. Also included in the photograph is the United States Army Honor Guard. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.