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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0893a-008
This folder contains drafts and copies of speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy at various events. Topics include bipartisan politics, the economic programs of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, social security legislation, foreign policy in Asia, and the 1954 political campaign. Of note is a copy of a speech with notations by the Senator.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0904-002
This file contains copies and drafts of speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy during a tour of Hawaii. In his speeches he discusses Hawaii's statehood and a need for economic aid to developing nations, including those in Asia. Of note are drafts with notations by Senator Kennedy.
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-001
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-002
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-011-003
This folder contains John F. Kennedy's handwritten journal for various trips to Asia and the Middle East taken in 1951. In the journal, then Congressman Kennedy records his daily activities, conversations with local representatives, ideas regarding American foreign policy, and views on the presence of communist ideology in certain countries.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-011-017
This folder contains materials concerning a trip to Asia. Items in this folder include plane tickets, hotel invoices, dinner invitations, traveler's checks, medical forms, a summary of Jakarta, Indonesia, and a memorandum summarizing American foreign relations with various Asian nations. This folder contains some French-language material.
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-048
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William Henry Byrd Personal Papers
WHBPP-001-006
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-JCT-02
In this interview, he discusses conflicting policies on China, the Chinese food crisis and the “Food for Peace” campaign, and Sino-Soviet relations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBB-01
Bowles discusses his role as foreign policy advisor during the presidential campaign; staffing the State Department; relationship with Dean Rusk and John F. Kennedy; foreign policy towards developing nations; and leaving his position as Under Secretary of State, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBB-02
Bowles discusses U.S. ambassadors, his attempts to reorganize the State Department, the Kennedy administration’s failure to support liberal reform movements around the world, and Bowles’ conflicts with Secretary of State Dean Rusk, among other issues.
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UNPC
Photographs, 1953-1965. 8” x 10” black-and-white prints of images created by the United Nations featuring John F. Kennedy at the United Nations in 1961 and 1963, as well as publicity images of international United Nations projects.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19700
President John F. Kennedy speaks with Chester Bowles and his wife, Dorothy Stebbins Bowles, after Mr. Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19699
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chester Bowles after Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C. [White spot on flag at left is original to the negative]

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19698
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chester Bowles after Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19697
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chester Bowles after Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19696
President John F. Kennedy and Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) watch as Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in Chester Bowles as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19695
President John F. Kennedy and Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) watch as Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in Chester Bowles as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-E
Swearing-in ceremony of Chester Bowles as President John F. Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. L-R: Bowles; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller; Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, W. Averell Harriman; President Kennedy; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen “Soapy” Williams; others unidentified. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-D
President John F. Kennedy speaks at the swearing-in ceremony of Chester Bowles (center) as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-C
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Chester Bowles after Bowles was sworn in as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) stands at right. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-B
President John F. Kennedy and Dorothy Stebbins Bowles (wife of Chester Bowles) watch as Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, swears in Chester Bowles as the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6940-A
President John F. Kennedy stands by as Chester Bowles speaks to reporters after being sworn in as the President’s Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs. Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.

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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-191-2-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with a group of newspaper executives from several Asian countries in the Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C. The group includes: Sian Aw and Choi-Sang Shum (Hong Kong); Upendra Acharya, Bapalal K. Doshi, Vadekara M. Nair, G.N. Sahi, and Shantilal A. Shah (India); Yuichiro Isobe and Eiji Noguchi (Japan); Ten Soon Khoo (Malaya); M.G.A. Khatib, Habib Rahman, and Muhammad Safdar (Pakistan); and Osmundo Abad-Santos, Oscar Lopez, and Joaquin P. Roces (Philippines).
