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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-07-25-B
AR09, ST03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CEB-01
Bohlen discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) views of the Soviet Union; foreign relations crises during the Kennedy administration, including the Bay of Pigs, war in Laos, and Cuban Missile Crisis; and Bohlen’s assessment of JFK as a president and a man.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWUF-02
Fulbirght discusses the 1961 “Muzzling the Military” memorandum limiting political activity by members of the military, several Foreign Agents Registration Act cases, United States relations with the Soviet Union, and an October 1963 trip to Arkansas that Fulbright took with John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26A
Dictation Belt 26A contains six sound recordings. Item 26A.1 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. In preparation for Secretary Rusk’s press conference, they discuss the prospect of answering a question about France and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The recording begins in mid-conversation, and machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.1A is a telephone conversation between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator brings Lincoln up to date on President John F. Kennedy’s recent telephone calls. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 26A.2 is a telephone conversation held on August 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. They discuss the possibility of appointing United States Ambassador to Costa Rica Raymond L. Telles to a new position. They also discuss the prospects of political problems in California, where Latin American groups could resent a perceived favoritism in appointments given to Texans. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 26A.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of State George W. Ball. They discuss foreign aid given to countries that engage in merchant shipping to Cuba. They also discuss foreign aid for India and negotiations with the Soviet Union on nuclear test inspections. They also discuss American troops in Europe and German officials’ views on the matter. Item 26A.4 is a brief telephone exchange between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Kennedy asks to visit President Kennedy to review an unidentified matter. Item 26A.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The recording is noisy and ends abruptly. The full conversation (including this fragment) is recorded on Dictation Belt 26B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-044
Sound recording of a Russian-language Radio Liberty (RFE/RL, Inc.) broadcast on October 12, 1961, called “War or Peace.” The radio broadcast includes excerpts from President John F. Kennedy's address in New York City before the General Assembly of the United Nations (U.N.) on September 25, 1961; excerpts cover nuclear testing and disarmament, a proposal for a treaty to stop nuclear testing, free elections, security, the crisis in Berlin, Germany, and the role and organization of the U.N. Also included are excerpts from remarks by the Premier of the Soviet Union Nikita S. Khrushchev and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko. Accession MR-1965-143B
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-17-E
AR40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-03-A
AR20, ST10, KN16
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-07
Motion picture covering President John F. Kennedy's address at the commencement ceremony for American University held at the John M. Reeves Athletic Center in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 1963. See "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, John F. Kennedy, 1963: Item 232." This is an edited production, and portions of President Kennedy’s address are omitted. Footage of President Kennedy delivering his remarks is edited together with B-roll footage. In his speech President Kennedy asks the graduates to re-examine their attitudes towards peace, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War. The President also announces that he, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan have agreed to hold discussions concerning a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. Finally, he explains that the United States will not conduct atmospheric nuclear tests on the condition that other countries uphold this same promise. Source: United States Information Agency (USIA); Onscreen credit reads: "Presented by United States Information Service" (USIS). Produced by: Vision Associates. Onscreen credit reads: “Selected Photographs from The Family of Man by courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, New York.”
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-22-B
ST15, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-18-D
AR28, ST15, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-06-A
AR26, ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-09-C
ST20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-29-B
AR29, ST16
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-02-B
KN25
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-09-C
AR31, ST19, KN28
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-30-D
AR18, KN14
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-06-B
AR18, KN14
Textual folder
Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-004
Textual folder
Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-002
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6369-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with the United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Ambassador Thompson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-004
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Europe, including stops in Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; and London, England. The folder includes schedules, reports, and memoranda of conversations for meetings between President Kennedy and President Charles de Gaulle of France in Paris, as well as meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khruschev of the Soviet Union in Vienna.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-M22-1-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19032
President John F. Kennedy meets with Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. (Clockwise from top): President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair); Andrei Gromyko; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (back to camera); Mikhail Menshikov, Soviet Ambassador to the United States (back to camera). Unidentified photographer stands in background. Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19031
President John F. Kennedy meets with Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. (Clockwise from top): President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair); Andrei Gromyko; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (back to camera); Mikhail Menshikov, Soviet Ambassador to the United States (back to camera). Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C29-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]