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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-05
In this interview Komer discusses working with McGeorge Bundy; the “inner circle” of the Bundy State Department; Komer’s major contacts; the intelligence system; the power and responsibilities of the State Department; how Bundy screened what President John F. Kennedy [JFK] would see; relations with other key officials; Robert F. Kennedy and foreign policy issues; the Bundy State Department and White House staff; the “little State Department” in the White House; the bureaucratic role of the State Department; U.S. foreign policy in Asia; relations with key U.S. Ambassadors; handling Arab-Israeli issues; domestic pressures of American-Jewish community on JFK; Arabists in the Kennedy Administration; working with Myer Feldman on Israeli issues; the United States, Saudi Arabia, and oil; filling the power vacuum left by the British; dealing with Congress on foreign aid matters; counterinsurgency; and looking back at programs during the Kennedy Administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FSW-01
Wilkins discusses the relationship between the United States and Cyprus, his role as the Ambassador to Cyprus, John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in foreign affairs, and Lyndon B. Johnson’s involvement with Cyprus, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-22-D
AR26, ST13, KN21
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23387
President John F. Kennedy and others bid farewell to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson as his helicopter departs the South Lawn for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. Unidentified photographers stand at right; the Executive Office Building is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23390
President John F. Kennedy and others bid farewell to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson as his helicopter departs the South Lawn for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea. Unidentified photographers stand at right; the Executive Office Building is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C. [Top of negative contains overlap from JFKWHP-KN-C23387.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23389
President John F. Kennedy walks with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to a helicopter on the South Lawn, prior to Vice President Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (center), and others follow. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23388
President John F. Kennedy walks with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to a helicopter on the South Lawn, prior to Vice President Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (right), and others follow. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23386
A United States Marines helicopter sits on the South Lawn of the White House, prior to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23385
A United States Marines helicopter sits on the South Lawn of the White House, prior to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. The Washington Monument is visible in the background. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23384
President John F. Kennedy walks with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to a helicopter on the South Lawn, prior to Vice President Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; White House Secret Service agents, John Campion and Win Lawson. The Executive Office Building is visible in the background. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23383
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson stands at right. Also pictured: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23382
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson stands at right. Also pictured: Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23381
President John F. Kennedy attends a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson steps up to microphones. Also pictured: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; White House Police officer, Inspector Kenneth M. Burke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7424-F
President John F. Kennedy stands with Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, on the South Lawn as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s helicopter prepares to depart for his good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-9-62
President John F. Kennedy watches as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s helicopter departs the South Lawn for his good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab). White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-8-62
President John F. Kennedy watches as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s helicopter departs the South Lawn for his good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab). White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-7-62
President John F. Kennedy and others bid farewell to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson as his helicopter departs the South Lawn for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea, and Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa, stand on either side of President Kennedy. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-6-62
President John F. Kennedy watches as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s helicopter prepares to depart the South Lawn for his good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-5-62
President John F. Kennedy (center) and others bid farewell to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson as his helicopter departs the South Lawn for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Secret Service agents, Win Lawson and Ernie Olsson. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-4A-62
President John F. Kennedy and others stand on the South Lawn prior to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure via helicopter on a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-4-62
President John F. Kennedy walks with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to a helicopter on the South Lawn, prior to Vice President Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-3-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson stands at right. Also pictured: Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides. Members of the press observe, including National Park Service (NPS) photographer, Abbie Rowe. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-2-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson stands at right. Also pictured: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; White House Police officer, Inspector Kenneth M. Burke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-351-1-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a ceremony marking Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s departure for a good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy; Vice President Johnson stands at right. Also pictured: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Ambassador of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Special Assistant to Vice President Johnson, George E. Reedy; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; White House Police officer, Inspector Kenneth M. Burke. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7424-H
President John F. Kennedy and others watch as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s helicopter prepares to depart the South Lawn for his good-will trip to Lebanon, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy. Also pictured: Ambassador of Lebanon, Ibrahim Hussein el-Ahdab (al-Ahdab); Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Carl T. Rowan; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Ambassador of Cyprus, Zenon Rossides; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. White House, Washington, D.C.