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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DFB-01
Barnes discusses meetings between John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Latin American heads of state, JFK’s relationship with Latin American leaders including Rómulo Betancourt of Venezuela and Arturo Frondizi of Argentina, and JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-064-005
Sound recording of President Kennedy’s remarks at Maiquetia Airport in Caracas, Venezuela upon leaving for Colombia. In his speech President Kennedy thanks Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt for his hospitality, and discusses the goals of the Alliance for Progress in strengthening Pan-American relations.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-16-D
ST07
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-042
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's toast to President Romulo Betancourt of Venezuela in the White House Private Dining Room. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the material inadequacy but philosophical soundness of the Alliance for Progress, noting that the United States has recently ignored Latin America while paying undo attention to the state of affairs in European nations. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the speech and a memorandum with talking points. The press copy also includes remarks from President Betancourt on transforming the social and economic structures of many Latin American nations.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-025
This folder contains memoranda concerning the second anniversary of the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America. Also included in this folder is a report issued by the United States Information Agency’s Research and Reference Service titled, “The Economic and Political Climate of Opinion in Latin America and Attitudes Toward the Alliance for Progress.” The report includes the results of a public opinion survey in seven countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHPST-285-53-61
President John F. Kennedy and President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt arrive at a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela, aboard a United States Marines helicopter.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-7-61
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy delivers remarks in Spanish at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela, during a ceremony granting land titles to farmers under the Agrarian Reform Program. President John F. Kennedy stands to the right of Mrs. Kennedy; President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt sits on the far right. Sitting in group at right: United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; Chester B. Bowles, President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs (mostly hidden). U.S. State Department interpreter Donald Barnes stands at far left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-66-61
President John F. Kennedy shakes the hand of a farmer receiving a land grant at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. L-R: US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes (on edge of frame); unidentified; Chester B. Bowles, President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs; President Kennedy; First Lady of Venezuela Carmen Valverde de Betancourt; President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt; unidentified farmer; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (partially hidden); others unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-65-61
A soldier watches as President John F. Kennedy speaks at the La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. President Kennedy stands beneath a large banner illustrated with likenesses of President Kennedy and of President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt; President Betancourt is seated (hidden by microphones) right of President Kennedy. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy is right of Betancourt; others unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-64-61
President John F. Kennedy visits with attendees of a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes stands to right of President Kennedy; President Rómulo Betancourt of Venezuela stands to right of Barnes (partially hidden).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-60-61
President John F. Kennedy walks with President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt at a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. Walking behind President Kennedy: White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-51-61
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and First Lady of Venezuela Carmen Valverde de Betancourt (both at left) and others arrive at a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. Naval Aide to President John F. Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard walks to right of Mrs. Betancourt.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-41-61
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) accepts a gift of flowers at a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. First Lady of Venezuela Carmen Valverde de Betancourt stands at left with her back to the camera.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-34-61
Reporters and photographers watch a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) officer, Oscar N. Smith, works in center (wearing headphones).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-33-61
Reporters and photographers watch a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) officer, Oscar N. Smith, works in center (wearing headphones).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-32-61
President John F. Kennedy attends a land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. US State Department interpreter Donald Barnes stands to right of President Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-27-61
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. First Lady of Venezuela Carmen Valverde de Betancourt stands to right of President Kennedy; Chester B. Bowles, President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs, stands at far left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-26-61
Land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. A large banner illustrated with likenesses of President John F. Kennedy and President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt hangs above the speakers’ stand.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-22-61
Sign in Spanish at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela; President John F. Kennedy attended a land grant ceremony at La Morita agrarian reform site. The sign reads: “I. A. N. DELEGACION AGRARIA DEL EDO. ARAGUA ASENTAMIENTO CAMPESINO LA MORITA”
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-19-61
Land grant ceremony at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela. Chester B. Bowles, President John F. Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs, stands at right center.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-11-61
President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt speaks at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela; President John F. Kennedy sits behind President Betancourt on the speakers’ stand, beneath a large banner illustrated with likenesses of President Kennedy and President Betancourt. Standing at left: White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Special Assistant to President Kennedy Kenneth P. O’Donnell.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C290-2-61
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy addresses the audience in Spanish at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela, at a ceremony granting farmers titles to land under the Agrarian Reform Program. President John F. Kennedy stands to the right of Mrs. Kennedy; President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt sits to the right of President Kennedy in the front row. US State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes, stands to the left of Mrs. Kennedy. Also seated in the group at right: United States Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Chester B. Bowles, President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs; US Ambassador to Venezuela, Teodoro Moscoso; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert F. Woodward; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard.
Collection
TMPP
Papers 1956-1966. Diplomat, government official. Ambassador to Venezuela (1961); United States Coordinator, Alliance for Progress, Agency for International Development (1961-1964). Correspondence, speech files, reports, studies, publications, clippings relating to Alliance for Progress programs and Latin American economic development.