Close
Not finding the information you're looking for? Please contact the Archives research staff.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LCH-01
In this interview Heinz discusses how he came to work in the Office of International Security Affairs [ISA] in the Department of Defense [DOD]; the changeover in the DOD between the Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy Administrations; Heinz’s view of the Bay of Pigs; the regular operations and organization within ISA, including the different regional desks’ responsibilities; relationships between the ISA and other agencies; ISA as “the little State Department”; differences of opinion between DOD and the State Department, the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the debate over whether to put troops in Laos; Robert S. McNamara and Roswell L. Gilpatric; the status of Okinawa; the question of U.S. defense perimeters; and W. Averell Harriman’s trip to Geneva and the neutralization solution for Laos, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-135-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, both during and prior to his Presidency, concerning newspaper articles related to the activities of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Materials in this folder include newspaper articles on Cold War diplomacy, the economy of Western Europe, and the activities of individual member countries. This folder also contains articles on President Dwight D. Eisenhower's military defense policies and budget allocations.
Collection
RENPP
Papers 1949-1991. Educator, political scientist, government consultant, author. Professor of government, Columbia University (1954-1964) and John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1965-1975); author, Presidential Power (1960); consultant to the President (1961-1966); consultant to the Bureau of the Budget (1961-1970); consultant to the Atomic Energy Commission (1962-1968); chairman of the Democratic Platform Committee (1972). Correspondence, memorandums, minutes, reports, writings, speeches, interview notes, news clippings, and background research materials.