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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-083-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden to members of the Inter-American Defense Board concerning the committee’s 20th anniversary. In his speech President Kennedy describes the ways in which military defense operations have developed in the last 20 years, and discusses his administration’s efforts to improve relations between countries in the western hemisphere through the Alliance for Progress.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-29-C
AR18, KN14
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-325-021
This folder contains memoranda regarding proposed courses and educational institutions for foreign and United States military officers. Topics include the establishment of a Pacific Defense College, courses at the National War College, and counter-guerilla training as part of the military assistance program (MAP). Also included in this folder is a proposal for the establishment of an Inter-American Defense College, operated by the Inter-American Defense Board, including an organizational chart and suggested curriculum.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20830
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified man (in back); Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy (partially hidden behind the president’s shoulder); President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns (at microphones); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army; unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; unidentified; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy; Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. “Lou” Coutts; two unidentified men; Major Cecilio Castro, Honduran Army (on edge of frame). [Discoloration at bottom of image is original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-I
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified man (back to camera); President Kennedy; Colonel Luis Arrien, Bolivian Army; Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-H
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns (at microphones); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army; unidentified man (in back); unidentified interpreter; two unidentified men (in back); unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy; Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. “Lou” Coutts (behind Admiral Haywood); two unidentified men; Major Cecilio Castro, Honduran Army; three unidentified men.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-G
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Two unidentified men; President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy (at microphones); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (in back, partially hidden); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; two unidentified men (in back); unidentified interpreter; unidentified; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy; two unidentified men; Major Cecilio Castro, Honduran Army; unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-F
President John F. Kennedy (far left) visits with several unidentified delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-E
Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns, presents President John F. Kennedy with a display of flags, during the President’s visit with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary). Left to right: President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Colonel Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadoran Army (in back); Lt. Gen. Burns; unidentified man (in back); unidentified interpreter. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-D
President John F. Kennedy addresses delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (over the President’s shoulder); President Kennedy (at microphones); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; two unidentified men; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy (partially hidden); Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. “Lou” Coutts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-C
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns (at microphones); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (behind Lt. Gen. Burns); unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy (behind interpreter); unidentified; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army (in back); unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-B
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Two unidentified men (in back); President Kennedy; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy (at microphones); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (in back, partially hidden); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; unidentified man (in back); unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy (behind interpreter); unidentified; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7129-A
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified interpreter (on edge of frame); unidentified man (in back); President Kennedy; Colonel Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Salvadoran Army; two unidentified men; Major Cecilio Castro, Honduran Army (shaking hands with the President); unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20837
Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns, presents President John F. Kennedy with a display of flags, during the President’s visit with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary). Left to right: Unidentified; President Kennedy; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Lt. Gen. Burns; unidentified interpreter; two unidentified men (in back); Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; three unidentified men. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20836
President John F. Kennedy addresses delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; two unidentified men; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy (face partially hidden); Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. “Lou” Coutts (behind Admiral Haywood); two unidentified men.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20835
Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns, presents President John F. Kennedy with a display of flags, during the President’s visit with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary). Left to right: Unidentified; President Kennedy; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy (behind the President); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Lt. Gen. Burns (holding flags); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (behind Lt. Gen. Burns); unidentified interpreter; unidentified (in back); unidentified (in front); Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy (mostly hidden); unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20834
Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns, presents President John F. Kennedy with a display of flags, during the President’s visit with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary). Left to right: Unidentified; President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Lt. Gen. Burns (holding flags); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (in back); unidentified (in back); unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy (in back); two unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20833
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy (at microphones); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (in back); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; unidentified (in back); unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy (behind interpreter); unidentified; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy; Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. “Lou” Coutts (in back).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20832
President John F. Kennedy visits with delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy (at microphones); Brigadier General Orlando Gomes Ramagem, Brazilian Army (in back); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; unidentified man (in back); unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy (behind interpreter); unidentified; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy; Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. “Lou” Coutts (on edge of frame).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20831
President John F. Kennedy addresses delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; unidentified; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags); Rear Admiral Guillermo Haywood, Paraguayan Navy (face partially hidden); Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. “Lou” Coutts; two unidentified men.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20829
President John F. Kennedy addresses delegates from the Inter-American Defense Board (on the occasion of the board’s 20th anniversary) in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Unidentified; Admiral Alberto Pablo Vago, Argentine Navy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell Shepard (in back); President Kennedy (at microphones); Chairman of the Inter-American Defense Board, Lieutenant General Robert W. Burns; unidentified interpreter; Rear Admiral Alfredo Martin, Chilean Navy; unidentified; Colonel Gonzalo Coba Cabezas, Ecuadorian Army; unidentified man (holding flags); Staff Director of the Inter-American Defense Board, Brigadier General James W. “Lou” Coutts; unidentified.