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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-02-C
AR40
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-202-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding a coup d’etat in South Vietnam and the deaths of President Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the President's brother and chief advisor; establishment of a provisional government; reactions to the coup; and potential United States involvement. Also included are telegrams regarding the South Vietnamese economy and U.S. aid, and military efforts against the Viet Cong.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-200-011
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam. Topics include United States policy towards South Vietnam and the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem, Ngo Dinh Nhu, and his wife Madame Nhu (Tran Le Xuan); U.S. aid; demonstrations by Buddhists and students; the conflict against the Viet Cong; and reports of a proposed attack on the U.S. embassy in Saigon.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319-004
This folder contains minutes and agendas for meetings of the Special Group for Counter-Insurgency (CI). Topics include an international police training program, South Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and a counterinsurgency training program for United States officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-006
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include diplomatic activities and appointments, Forrestal’s trip to the Far East, discussion for the formation of a counter-insurgency (CI) group, a proposal for a joint aid program for Indonesia from the United States and Netherlands, South Vietnam, and Laos.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-005
This folder contains memoranda to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC), regarding the food shortage in Communist China; military action plans against Communist China; and issues in Asian countries including South Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Also included in this folder are memoranda discussing the situation in Cuban between the U.S. and Soviet Union (later known as the Cuban Missile Crisis).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-004
This folder contains memoranda to and from Michael V. Forrestal, senior staff member of the National Security Council (NSC). Topics include the appointment of Forrestal to the NSC, casualty information for United States and foreign troops in Laos and South Vietnam, the estimated number of North Vietnamese troops in Laos, and potential military sanctions in order to preserve neutrality for Laos. Also included in this folder is a memorandum for the Joint Chiefs of Staff regarding military activity and operations in Laos and South Vietnam, including Operation Sunshine.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Materials include comments on a Readers Digest article titled, "We're Running the Wrong Race with Russia," a progress report for the Department of Defense cost reduction program, Space Project 461, and a report by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maxwell D. Taylor of their mission to South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-005
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 178 (NSAM 178) titled, “Destruction of Mangrove Swamps in South Vietnam,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-007
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 263 (NSAM 263) titled, “South Vietnam,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Topics include relations between Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer and President of France Charles de Gaulle, Cuban involvement with communist subversion in Venezuela, and the CIA’s role in South Vietnam. Of note is a letter from Representative Frank C. Osmers to Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee concerning the effectiveness of intelligence and the CIA regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also included in this folder is a report titled, “A Short Study of the Supersonic Transport Development, Schedule and Cost” by Clarence L. Johnson.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-005-p0008
Photograph [bottom of page] of an untreated mangrove swamp in South Vietnam. Caption at top of page reads, "Near Baria," and above the photograph reads, "Photo No. 2. Untreated." Caption to the left of the photo reads, "Red circle in photo at right [JFKNSF-PH-006] shows map held up by farthest man, who is not visible in Photo No. 2 [JFKNSF-PH-005]." The photograph accompanies a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara titled, "Herbicide Operations in South Vietnam."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-005-p0007
Photograph [top of page] of an untreated mangrove swamp in South Vietnam. The yellow circles on the photo indicate individuals standing in a swamp not treated with herbicide. Caption at top of page reads, "Near Baria," and below the photograph reads, "Photo No. 2. Untreated." Caption at bottom of page reads, "Red circle in photo at right [JFKNSF-PH-006] shows map held up by farthest man, who is not visible in Photo No. 2 [JFKNSF-PH-005]." The photograph accompanies a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara titled, "Herbicide Operations in South Vietnam."
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-005-p0006
Photograph of a treated mangrove swamp in South Vietnam. The yellow circles on the photo indicate individuals standing in a swamp treated with herbicide. Caption below the photograph reads, "Photo No. 1. Treated." The photograph accompanies a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara titled, "Herbicide Operations in South Vietnam."
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8153-A
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor (far left). Secretary McNamara and General Taylor reported to President Kennedy on their recent survey trip to South Vietnam. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.