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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-088-005
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 20, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Indian Minister for Economic and Defense Coordination T.T. Krishnamachari, Under Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Philips Talbot, member of the National Security Council Robert W. Komer, Indian Foreign Secretary M.J. Desai, and Indian Ambassador to the United States B.K. Nehru. President Kennedy and Defense Minister Krishnamachari discuss in detail the steps that might be taken to aid India, including a defense commitment by the United States. The India-Pakistan situation is discussed in great detail, providing the Indian point of view in depth regarding relations and the Kashmir dispute. Air defense of India and U.S. aid are also discussed. Two segments of the recording totaling 1 minutes and 38 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 88, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 88 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-087-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Philips Talbot, Deputy Administrator for the Agency for International Development (AID) Frank Coffin, Special Representative and Advisor on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles, Assistant Secretary of Defense William Bundy, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and member of the National Security Council Robert W. Komer. President Kennedy again discusses what steps the United States can take to aid India against Chinese aggression without inflaming Pakistan and the rest of the region. The relations between the United States and the United Kingdom on this subject are also discussed as well as what should be said to Indian Minister of Economic and Defense Coordination T.T. Krishnamachari during his upcoming meeting with President Kennedy. The recording ends abruptly and the rest of the tape is blank. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 87, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 87 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-086-001
Sound recording of a National Security Council Meeting on India held on May 9, 1963. Identified participants in this meeting include: President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State Phillips Talbot, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Ambassador to India Chester Bowles, Acting Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) Frank Coffin, Assistant Secretary of Defense William Bundy, and Member of the National Security Council Robert Komer. President Kennedy discusses with his staff the sale of mobile air defense units to India and potential diplomatic consequences. There is also extensive conversation on the possibility of providing a defense commitment to India in the case of a Chinese attack on the sub-continent and the use of nuclear weapons in the defense of countries in Asia instead of the introduction of large numbers of US soldiers. General Maxwell Taylor is first to bring up the issue of nuclear weapons versus ground troops. President Kennedy speaks briefly, and then General Taylor’s point is affirmed strongly by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Eight segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 43 seconds have been removed for reasons of national security. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 86, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 86 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-085-003
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. Secretary Rusk reports to the President on his trip to India and Pakistan. Four segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 17 seconds have been removed for reasons of national security. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 85, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 85 in its entirety.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19390
(L-R) State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (standing in doorway), First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and President John F. Kennedy attend a dinner in honor of Prime Minister Nehru. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19389
At a dinner in honor of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, President John F. Kennedy and guests pose in the North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Prime Minister Nehru; the Prime Minister’s daughter Indira Gandhi; President Kennedy.
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JFKWHP-ST-C117-22-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad (right) stand in the doorway of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President’s official residence. Mrs. Kennedy’s sister, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland, stands at right. New Delhi, India.
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JFKWHP-ST-C117-9-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center right) walks with United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith across a courtyard pool at the Chancery of the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India. Mrs. Kennedy’s sister, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland, stands at left (wearing orange suit).
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JFKWHP-ST-C117-14-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center) observes a minute of silence after laying a sheaf of roses on the Samadhi of Mohandas Gandhi, “Raj Ghat,” in Delhi, India. Chief Commissioner of Delhi, Bhagwan Sahay (left), and Indian Chief of Protocol, S. K. Banerji (right), stand on either side of Mrs. Kennedy. Also pictured: United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith (sixth from left in front); Kitty Galbraith, wife of the Ambassador (third from left); the First Lady’s sister, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland (second from left).
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JFKWHP-ST-C117-40-62
Following her arrival in New Delhi, India, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands at Vijay Chowk watching President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s motorcade along Rajpath. Standing with Mrs. Kennedy are her sister, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland (hidden), and United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith.
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JFKWHP-ST-C117-26-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives at Palam Airport in New Delhi, India. Standing in front of red carpet, L-R: Indian Ambassador to the United States, B. K. Nehru; Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland (wearing cream-colored suit), sister of Mrs. Kennedy; two unidentified people in front; Kitty Galbraith, wife of the US Ambassador to India; Indira Gandhi, daughter of the Prime Minister of India; Mrs. Kennedy; Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru; United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith. The First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige (wearing blue suit), stands at back of crowd at left.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17877
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson and President John F. Kennedy stand in front. Others, L-R: unidentified; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan (in back); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn of Texas (in front); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); unidentified; Senator Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; President Kennedy’s brother-in-law, Stephen Smith (in back); Vice President Johnson; several unidentified; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17876
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson, Vice President Johnson, and President John F. Kennedy stand in front. Others, L-R: unidentified; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); unidentified; Senator Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois; President Kennedy’s brother-in-law, Stephen Smith (in back); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind the President and Vice President); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17875
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson, President John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Johnson stand in front. Others, L-R: unidentified; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Senator Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind the President and Vice President); President Kennedy’s brother-in-law, Stephen Smith (in back); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17874
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. President John F. Kennedy speaks into microphones; photographers, reporters, and Secret Service agents stand by. Also pictured: Vice President Johnson; Mrs. Johnson; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17873
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. President John F. Kennedy speaks into microphones; photographers, reporters, and Secret Service agents stand by. Also pictured: Vice President Johnson; Mrs. Johnson; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17872
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Vice President Johnson speaks into microphones; Secret Service agents stand by. Also pictured: President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Johnson; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17871
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Vice President Johnson speaks into microphones; Secret Service agents stand by. Also pictured: President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Johnson; Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17870
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson speaks into microphones; photographers, reporters, and Secret Service agents stand by. Also pictured: President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Johnson; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa; Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17869
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson, President John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Johnson stand in front. Others, L-R: unidentified; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); unidentified; Senator Everett M. Dirksen of Illinois (partially hidden); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind the President and Vice President); President Kennedy’s brother-in-law, Stephen Smith (in back); several unidentified; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh (far right). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17868
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson, President John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Johnson stand in front. Others, L-R: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn of Texas (partially hidden); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (far right, walking along colonnade); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17867
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson, Vice President Johnson, and President John F. Kennedy stand in front. Others, L-R: unidentified; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn of Texas (partially hidden behind Mrs. Johnson); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); unidentified; Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind the Vice President and President); others unidentified. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17866
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson, President John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Johnson stand in front. Others, L-R: unidentified; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (behind the President and Vice President); several unidentified; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh (at right with head bowed, smoking cigarette). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C17865-A
Welcoming ceremony upon the return of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson from their trip to Southeast Asia, during which they visited Vietnam, Laos, India, Formosa (Taiwan), and the Philippines. Mrs. Johnson and President John F. Kennedy stand in front. Others, L-R: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Carl T. Rowan (in back); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); unidentified; Senator Everett M. Dirksen (Illinois); Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa (partially hidden behind Johnson); Vice President Johnson; unidentified man right of column; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council, Edward C. Welsh (at right, clapping); Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits and Public Events, Samuel L. King; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Payne. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6356-A
President John F. Kennedy arrives at the Dupont Theater in Washington, D.C. to view the Bengali film "The World of Apu," directed by Satyajit Ray. (L-R) President Kennedy; Former United States Ambassador to India Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky; Senator Cooper's wife Lorraine Cooper; manager of the Dupont Theater Gerald G. Wagner.