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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.
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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-012
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 133 (NSAM 133) titled, "Ryukyus Action Program," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-020
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government,” to Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; and David Bell, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-024
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 236 (NSAM 236) titled, “Sales of Military Spare Parts to Yugoslavia,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) David Bell, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-018
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 230 (NSAM 230) titled, “Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project PAL (Permissive Links for Nuclear Weapons in NATO),” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, and Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-012
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 226 (NSAM 226) titled, “Directive Relating to the Transmittal of Information to the Watch Committee of the USIB [United States Intelligence Board],” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) J. Edgar Hoover from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-024
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 210 (NSAM 210) titled, "Underground Nuclear Tests," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, and Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 210 and the proposed program for underground nuclear tests.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-021
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 207 (NSAM 207) titled, "Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project CENTAUR," to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, and Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Of note is a letter to President John F. Kennedy from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson regarding Project CENTAUR.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-004
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 194 (NSAM 194) titled, “Policy Toward Non-Bloc Ships in Cuban Trade,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, Administrator of the Maritime Commission Donald W. Alexander, Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) Fowler Hamilton, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and President of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charles S. Murphy from Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-001
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 191 (NSAM 191) titled, "Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project DEFENDER," to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, and Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott from Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-011
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 171 (NSAM 171) titled, “Department of Defense Actions to Reduce its Overseas Expenditures,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy. Also included are memoranda regarding NSAM 171 and a list of projects and actions to reduce Department of Defense expenditures overseas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-005
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 166 (NSAM 166) titled, "Report on Emergency Plans and Continuity of the Government," to Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward A. McDermott, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-016
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 160 (NSAM 160) titled, "Permissive Links for Nuclear Weapons in NATO," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-012
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 62 (NSAM 62) titled, “Berlin,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, Director of Central Intelligence Allen Dulles, and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-024
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 49 (NSAM 49) titled, “Possible Presidential Contingency Freedom Fund,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Allen Dulles, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-005
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 261 (NSAM 261) titled, “Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project FOUR LEAVES,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (as Chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council), Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, and Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-002
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 258 (NSAM 258) titled, “Assignment of Highest National Priority to Program 437,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, and Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-012
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 252 (NSAM 252) titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E. William Henry, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA) Bernard Boutin, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, and the Director of Telecommunications Management [to be established] from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 252.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-008
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 152 (NSAM 152) titled, "Panama Canal Policy and Relations with Panama," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy. Also included are memoranda on a proposed nuclear excavation program and the Panama Canal policy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-002
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 146 (NSAM 146) titled, "Improvement of Police Training and Equipment in Newly Emerging Countries," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are reports of the Committee on Police Assistance Programs and the Interagency Committee on Police Assistance Programs in Newly Emerging Countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-024
This file contains memoranda regarding National Security Action Memoranda number 144 (NSAM 144) titled, "Assignment of Highest National Priority to the APOLLO Manned Lunar Landing Program," to Vice President Lyndon Johnson, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, and Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward McDermott from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964; civilian employment in the executive branch; salary for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; and Department of Defense budget figures.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-070-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include a budget outlook for 1962-1966; expenditure estimates and cutback proposals for 1962; civilian employment in the executive branch; background information for a meeting between the President and Eugene Black, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and issues with the Department of Defense budget for fiscal year 1963. Of note is a booklet titled, "Monthly Report of Federal Employment, August 1961," by the United States Civil Service Commission.