Close
Not finding the information you're looking for? Please contact the Archives research staff.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-A
Motion picture covering President John F. Kennedy's trip to Venezuela and Colombia in December 1961, and it also attempts to show the early success of President Kennedy's "Alliance for Progress" in these South American nations. Included is footage of President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's tour of Venezuela and visit with Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt. President Kennedy makes remarks concerning a land program and the First Lady makes remarks in Spanish. Also included is footage of President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's tour of Colombia and appearances with President Alberto Lleras Camargo. President Kennedy makes remarks at a state dinner.Presented by: United States Information Service (USIS).
Produced by: Movietone.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-17-E
ST07
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-2-61
President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): First Lady of Colombia Berta Puga Martínez; United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman; unidentified; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Lleras.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-13-61
President John F. Kennedy and President of Colombia, Alberto Lleras Camargo, unveil a plaque at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) program. L-R: President Kennedy; First Lady of Colombia Berta Puga Martínez (in back); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Lleras; several unidentified persons. Standing in background: United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman (left of President Kennedy); White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (right of President Kennedy).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-1-61
Cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). L-R: President John F. Kennedy; President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-125-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman (partially hidden); unidentified; President Kennedy; President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey and Roy Kellerman (faces obscured), stand to right of platform. Colombian military police, reporters, and photographers stand on either side of platform. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-124-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman; unidentified; President Kennedy; President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo (partially hidden); First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman (face obscured), stands to right of platform. Colombian military police, reporters, and photographers stand on either side of platform. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-123-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): First Lady of Colombia Berta Puga Martínez; United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman; unidentified; President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo; President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Special Assistant to President Kennedy Kenneth P. O’Donnell, stands in back at far left of image; White House Secret Service agent Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (right of platform, wearing sunglasses) speaks with Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman. Colombian military police, reporters, and photographers stand around platform. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-122-61
President John F. Kennedy speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): First Lady of Colombia Berta Puga Martínez (partially hidden); United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman; President Kennedy; President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman stands to right of platform. Colombian military police, reporters, and photographers stand on either side of platform. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-111-61
Colombian military police walk through crowd at cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy stands in back (wearing hat). Also pictured: United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman (right of Mrs. Kennedy); White House Secret Service agents Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (far left, wearing sunglasses) and Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey (far right, face partially hidden). [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-110-61
Cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (on platform in background) attended the ceremony to mark the construction of homes and schools built in Techo (a suburb of Bogotá) through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). Colombian military police stand at left. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-107-61
Cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (on platform in background) attended the ceremony to mark the construction of homes and schools built in Techo (a suburb of Bogotá) through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). Colombian military police stand at left. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-106-61
President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman; unidentified; President John F. Kennedy; President Lleras; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman stands in middle of group at right; Colombian military police stand at left. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-104-61
President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): First Lady of Colombia Berta Puga Martínez; United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman; unidentified; President John F. Kennedy; President Lleras; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (behind President Lleras). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn (far left of image, wearing sunglasses) and Roy Kellerman (right of platform, facing right); Special Assistant to President Kennedy Kenneth P. O’Donnell (behind Freeman). Reporters, photographers, and Colombian military police stand around platform. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-282-103-61
President of Colombia Alberto Lleras Camargo speaks at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). On platform (L-R): First Lady of Colombia Berta Puga Martínez; United States Ambassador to Colombia Fulton Freeman; unidentified; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (partially hidden); President Lleras. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman (right of platform, facing right); Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (in background, behind Freeman), speaking with Special Assistant to President Kennedy Kenneth P. O’Donnell. Reporters, photographers, and Colombian military police stand around platform. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C290-1-61
President John F. Kennedy and President Alberto Lleras Camargo of Colombia unveil a plaque at a cornerstone-laying ceremony at the Techo Housing Project in Bogotá, Colombia, marking the construction of homes and schools built through the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). L-R: President Kennedy; President Lleras; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; several unidentified persons. White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, stands in background (left of President Kennedy).