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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LCH-01
In this interview Heinz discusses how he came to work in the Office of International Security Affairs [ISA] in the Department of Defense [DOD]; the changeover in the DOD between the Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy Administrations; Heinz’s view of the Bay of Pigs; the regular operations and organization within ISA, including the different regional desks’ responsibilities; relationships between the ISA and other agencies; ISA as “the little State Department”; differences of opinion between DOD and the State Department, the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the debate over whether to put troops in Laos; Robert S. McNamara and Roswell L. Gilpatric; the status of Okinawa; the question of U.S. defense perimeters; and W. Averell Harriman’s trip to Geneva and the neutralization solution for Laos, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-024-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate Secretary of Defense Richard B. "Dick" Cheney's decision to fire General Michael J. Dugan, the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, after he revealed information about classified U.S. military operations in the Middle East. The episode aired on Tuesday, October 2, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-01-B
AR28, ST14, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-15-A
ST19, KN28
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-313-025
This folder contains an appendix to the National Security Council (NSC) Record of Action of January 13, 1962 regarding the position of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the military aid program and communism.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-276-010
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams concerning activities and recommendations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Topics include nuclear weapons testing, policies and procedures of the JCS, military operations and exercises, and communist aggression and the Military Aid Program (MAP). Also included in this folder are lists of meetings attended by numerous JCS members.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A8-1-63
President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the West Wing Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; President Kennedy; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C26002
President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the West Wing Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; President Kennedy; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25999
President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the West Wing Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; President Kennedy; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Maxwell D. Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C51-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade (left to right): outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford (very back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (in back); General Nathan F. Twining (in back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Scratches in upper right portion of image are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22697
President John F. Kennedy stands with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the West Wing Colonnade of the White House, Washington, D.C. Left to right: Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; President Kennedy; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David M. Shoup.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-9-62
Newly-appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Maxwell D. Taylor, stands with former Chairmen of the JCS during his swearing-in ceremony. Left to right (in foreground): General Omar Bradley; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; General Nathan F. Twining; General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Taylor. Also pictured, in the background: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (back to camera); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Notes: Light scratching throughout image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-8-62
Newly-appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Maxwell D. Taylor, stands with former Chairmen of the JCS during his swearing-in ceremony. Left to right (in foreground): General Omar Bradley; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; General Nathan F. Twining; General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Taylor. Also pictured, in the background: Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (back to camera); Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-7-62
President John F. Kennedy (left) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Looking on, beginning at the very back (left to right): Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (mostly hidden); General Nathan F. Twining; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (partially hidden); General Taylor; Pearle Davenport Taylor (in back, partially hidden); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor (partially hidden on edge of frame). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-6-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-5-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade (left to right): General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (in back); General Nathan F. Twining (in back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-4-62
Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (center right, at microphones), delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). President John F. Kennedy observes from left; General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand at right. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (in back); outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (very back); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (mostly hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); General Taylor and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand right of President Kennedy. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at far left (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; unidentified person; Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John A. McCone; two unidentified persons; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker. Photographers observe at right, in the foreground. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-2-62
Newly-appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Maxwell D. Taylor (center right), shakes hands with outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, following his swearing-in ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (left to right): General Omar Bradley; President John F. Kennedy; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (in back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; unidentified person (standing in doorway at far right). [Notes: Blemishes on image are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-415-1-62
General Maxwell D. Taylor (center right, at microphones) delivers remarks during his swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); President John F. Kennedy (left) and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand on either side of General Taylor. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden); General Omar Bradley; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, Lt. General John C. Munn (in back, partially hidden); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (partially hidden); Pearle Davenport Taylor; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7517-F
Newly-appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Maxwell D. Taylor, stands with former Chairmen of the JCS during his swearing-in ceremony. Left to right (in foreground): General Omar Bradley; Admiral Arthur W. Radford; General Nathan F. Twining; General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; General Taylor. President John F. Kennedy (back left, with arms folded) and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton, stand in the West Wing Colonnade. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. (facing away); Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; former Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General George H. Decker (mostly in shadow). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7517-E
General Maxwell D. Taylor (center, at microphones) delivers remarks during his swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); President John F. Kennedy (left) and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand on either side of General Taylor. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (partially hidden); Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7517-D
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with General Maxwell D. Taylor (center) during General Taylor's swearing-in ceremony as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stands at right. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden); General Omar Bradley; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (face obscured); Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7517-C
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; General Omar Bradley; unidentified motion picture photographer; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay (partially hidden); Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth (face obscured); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); General Nathan F. Twining (in back, partially hidden); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7517-B
President John F. Kennedy (center left) and others observe as General Maxwell D. Taylor (with right hand raised and left hand on Bible) is sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (center right, holding Bible), administers the oath of office. Looking on from the steps of the West Wing Colonnade, beginning at the very back (left to right): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; General Omar Bradley; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; unidentified motion picture photographer; outgoing Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay; Lydia Taylor; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral George W. Anderson, Jr. (mostly hidden, in very back); Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert (face obscured); Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Pearle Davenport Taylor; Mary Happer, sister-in-law of General Taylor; Katherine Lemnitzer. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.