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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.
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-038-014
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-004
This folder contains papers, memoranda, and draft outlines by Policy Review (PR) study groups regarding Europe and the United States including military policy; economics; and the relation between domestic politics and foreign policy in Germany, France, and Italy. Also included in this folder is a partial transcript of a press conference given by French President Charles de Gaulle discussing the Nassau Agreement and French relations with Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-213-005
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding tariff negotiations; the TEA (Trade Expansion Act) and GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade); agricultural trade negotiations; a friendship treaty between France and Germany (also known as the Élysée Treaty); and discussions between Belgium, the Netherlands, and others on Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-075-002
This file contains memoranda and Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and Germany including the sale of military equipment to Germany and the U.S. balance of payments. Also included are numerous Memoranda of Conversations between various U.S. and German officials, including President John F. Kennedy, German Ambassador to the United States Wilhelm G. Grewe, Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) Erich Mende, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, discussing Berlin, disarmament, and the purchase of UN (United Nations) bonds and vested assets.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF14-003
This folder contains miscellaneous correspondence and enclosures sent to the Council of Economic Advisers by individuals whose last names begin with the letter W. The material is filed roughly in reverse chronological order according to the date of the carbon copy reply. Items include a paper by Charles A. Oler on automation; two political and economic reports on the United Kingdom and Germany, both published by Estabrook and Company; and a paper by Emmett H. Welch titled "Jobs for Our Human Resources."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-002
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council, Department of State. Topics include the balance of payments, trade negotiations with Europe, and unity between Germany and Europe. Of note is a handwritten letter from Rostow to the President concerning Joseph P. Kennedy's recent illness.
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-059
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-028
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WWHPP
Papers 1922-1923, 1941-1973. Economist, educator, government official. Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers (1961-1964). Correspondence, speeches, memorandums, appointment records, and other papers relating to national economic policy; includes U.S. Office of the Military Government of Germany (OMGUS) and post-OMGUS files.
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JPWPP
Papers 1912-1969 (fragments 1912-1918). Author, banker, financial adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Papers, writings, general files relating to his banking career, the New Deal, World War II, and foreign policy topics.
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-003-007
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-003-006
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-003-005
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-003-004
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-003-003
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-003-002
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-003-001
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-002-017
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-002-016
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-002-015
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-002-014
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-002-013