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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-ROWK-04
In this interview Komer discusses President John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in Indonesia and Iran; U.S.-Indonesian relations; the Indian Ocean and Iran task forces; JFK’s contact with the Iranian Shah; Pakistani-Afghani disputes; U.S. aid to Afghanistan; Komer’s attempt to revamp the military aid program; McGeorge Bundy and Walt W. Rostow as President JFK’s advisers; and JFK’s direct contact with a select few National Security staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-08
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] Cabinet and appointing the various secretaries; problems in and JFK’s wariness of the Department of State; the ideal State Department organization; problems with Dean Rusk; Maxwell D. Taylor’s Cuba investigation; the Bay of Pigs and its effect on U.S. action in Laos; John McCone’s prediction of missiles in Cuba; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and foreign policy; JFK’s vice-presidential choice at the 1960 Democratic National Convention; Johnson’s hesitant acceptance of the vice-presidential slot; RFK’s appointment as Attorney General; RFK’s involvement in staffing the White House for JFK and other presidential appointments; Lord Harlech (William David Ormsby-Gore); and State Department staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-04
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses American aid to Argentina; American, British, and French involvement in Africa; the 1962 executive order about segregation in federally-funded housing; appointing African-American judges; changes John F. Kennedy [JFK] was contemplating in the Alliance for Progress; the Dominican crisis; the wheat sale to the Soviet Union; the Bobby Baker case; preparing for JFK’s 1964 campaign; RFK’s return to work after JFK’s assassination and disagreements among the Cabinet members and under President Lyndon B. Johnson; changes in White House staff and the Democratic Party; RFK’s political plans for after 1964; and JFK’s opinions of his staff and appointees, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-01
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses beginning John F. Kennedy's [JFK] presidential Administration with no political obligations; carefully picking Cabinet members, specifically Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury; RFK’s decision on what role to play in JFK’s Administration; JFK’s unhappiness with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; JFK’s advisers and other presidential appointments; Cabinet meetings; Department of Justice organization under RFK; the first 100 days of the Kennedy Administration; the role of the Vice President, according to RFK; JFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson and why JFK put Johnson on the ticket in 1960; what JFK was most concerned with as President; domestic programs versus foreign affairs in the Kennedy Administration; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s role during JFK’s presidency; the Bay of Pigs, the aftermath, and its effect on JFK; how JFK approached problems as President; dealing with Georgi Bolshakov; negotiating with the Soviet Union in Vienna, over Laos and Cuba, etc.; JFK’s relationship with foreign heads of state; State Department staff and U.S. Ambassadors; the military coup in Vietnam; the Berlin crisis of the summer of 1961 and the Berlin Wall; RFK’s 1961 trip to the Ivory Coast; and Soviet and American nuclear testing, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CK-03
This interview focuses on Kaysen’s role in the Kennedy administration, his evaluation of John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s presidency, and Kaysen’s assessment of several of the foreign policy affairs that JFK encountered, among other issues.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-03-T-1
Silent motion picture covering President John F. Kennedy and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru arriving at Andrews Air Force Base and being greeted by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Mrs. Rusk, General Lyman Lemnitzer, and embassy staff members. United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith also attends. President Kennedy and Prime Minister Nehru make addresses on a speaker's stand, inspect troops, go through a reception line, and board a U.S. Army helicopter. Materials in this series were created, commissioned, or collected by the United States Air Force.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-03-O
Silent motion picture of President John F. Kennedy greeting Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba on his arrival at Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy arrives with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Aide Brig. General Chester V. Clifton. President and Mrs. Habib Bourguiba arrive and are greeted by President and Mrs. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, General George H. Decker, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and other dignitaries. President Kennedy and President Bourguiba make remarks before departing. Additional scenes from the arrival are included. Materials in this series were created, commissioned, or collected by the United States Air Force.
Moving image
White House Films
JFKWHF-WHN14
Motion picture of the arrival at Union Station, Washington, D.C., of His Majesty Hassan II, King of Morocco, followed by remarks delivered by President John F. Kennedy and King Hassan. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk attend the greeting. Also included is a parade of welcome down Pennsylvania Avenue.Produced by: Naval Photographic Center, 1211-19.
Photographed by: Thomas M. Atkins, Robert L. Knudsen.
Moving image
White House Films
JFKWHF-WHN23
Motion picture of the arrival of Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere, President of the Republic of Tanganyika, at the White House, Washington, D.C., including President John F. Kennedy's formal remarks of welcome and President Nyerere's response. Secretary of State Dean Rusk is also present.Produced by: Naval Photographic Center, 1211-41.
Photographed by: Thomas M. Atkins, Robert L. Knudsen.
Moving image
White House Films
JFKWHF-WHS24
Silent motion picture of the arrival of Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Konrad Adenauer at the White House, Washington, D.C., and his greeting by President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Following is a brief review of the Honor Guard assembled on the South Lawn before the the Chancellor is led into the executive mansion. Photographed by: Cecil Stoughton.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WELS-02
This interview focuses on the U.S.’s presence in the Philippines, the foreign policies of the Philippines, and Stevenson’s relationship with the Filipino people, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WELS-01
This interview focuses on Stevenson’s role as Ambassador, the organizational structure and problems within the State Department, and tensions between the U.S. and the Philippines, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PMS-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s early political career, Stern’s advocacy for education on tax policies, and JFK’s political legacy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BSS-01
This interview focuses on the instability caused by the Bolivian National Revolution, Stephansky’s role in negotiating between the U.S. and Bolivia, and John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s interest in the development of Bolivia, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JMS-01
This interview focuses on Steeves’ many roles within the Foreign Service, comparisons between the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations in regards to Southeast Asia, and Steeves’ concerns with American foreign policy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PDS-01
This interview focuses on Sprouse’s previous experience in the Foreign Service, relations between the United States and Cambodia under the leadership of Norodom Sihanouk, and tensions between the nations of the Indochinese peninsula, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BS-02
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s handling of Cold War crises, the debate on recordkeeping during the Kennedy administration, and the access of information in the White House, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BS-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s handling of the international crises, the difficulties of establishing an efficient information system for JFK, and tensions between the White House and the State Department, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CS-01
This interview focuses on Skinner’s experience as governor of Guam, his views on the political and economic development in the South Pacific, and the legacy of John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JJS-01
This interview focuses on Sisco’s experience at the UN, the role and responsibilities of the U.S. ambassador to the UN, and Adlai Stevenson’s relationship with President John F. Kennedy (JFK), among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCT-03
In this interview, he discusses Roger Hilsman’s 1963 speech on firm policies towards China, the changing approaches to foreign policy in Southeast Asia between the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and the conflicting ideologies on U.S. involvement in Vietnam, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCT-01
In this interview, he discusses Chester Bowles’ political style, the unconventional selections of ambassadorial positions, and the nation’s role in the world, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KTY-02
In this interview Young discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the high level visit; the need for scholarly diplomacy in U.S. relations with Asian countries; the role of an ambassador; the relationships between the Embassies in Thailand and Laos; William Averell Harriman’s meetings with Thai and Laotian leaders; different strategy proposals for and conflicting opinions on Laos; U.S. programs in Thailand; and the Dean Rusk-Thanat Khoman Agreement, among other issues.