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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-08-D
AR07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-04-25-A
AR06, KN02
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-24-A
AR26, KN21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-11-B
AR28, ST14, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-14-A
AR27, ST14
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-31-A
AR26
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6707-A
President John F. Kennedys signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; unidentified (partially hidden); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-158-1-61
President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland, mostly hidden behind Senator Jones); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma, mostly hidden behind Senator Jones and Congressman Fallon); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); unidentified man; Congressman John F. Baldwin (California); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6705-B
President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Congressman Jim Wright (Texas); unidentified man; Congressman John D. Dingell (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); unidentified man (partially hidden behind Senator Randolph); Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland, mostly hidden behind Senator Chávez); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman Francis Case (South Dakota); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6705-A
President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L-R): Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland, mostly hidden behind Senator Chávez); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6572-B
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 4884 Public Law 87-31, Aid to Dependent Children of Unemployed Parents. Looking on, L-R: Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Congressman Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6572-A
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 4884 Public Law 87-31, Aid to Dependent Children of Unemployed Parents. Looking on, L-R: Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Congressman Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6535-B
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6535-A
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17639
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17638
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17637
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17636
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6169 in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The bill amends the Aeronautics and Space Act and places the Vice President at the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council. (L-R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator James E. Webb; Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Overton Brooks of Louisiana; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23406
President John F. Kennedy signs the Arbuckle Reclamation Project bill (Oklahoma). Looking on: Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (Colorado); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); June Pilley Edmondson; Jim Edmondson; Drew Edmondson; Tad Edmondson; June Ellen Edmondson; Brian Edmondson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd E. Dominy; Senator A. S. Mike Monroney (Oklahoma); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23405
President John F. Kennedy signs the Arbuckle Reclamation Project bill (Oklahoma). Looking on: Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (Colorado); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); June Pilley Edmondson; Jim Edmondson; Drew Edmondson; Tad Edmondson; June Ellen Edmondson; Brian Edmondson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd E. Dominy; Senator A. S. Mike Monroney (Oklahoma); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23403
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator A. S. Mike Monroney (Oklahoma) after signing the Arbuckle Reclamation Project bill (Oklahoma). Looking on: Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (Colorado); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); June Pilley Edmondson; Jim Edmondson; Drew Edmondson; Tad Edmondson; June Ellen Edmondson; Brian Edmondson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd E. Dominy; Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-293-1-61
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. Standing (L-R): Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (partially out of frame); Congressman Joseph E. Karth of Minnesota (partially out of frame); Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (face out of frame); Congressman Overton Brooks of Louisiana (face out of frame). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-158-7-61
President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma, partially hidden behind Senator Chávez); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden behind Congressman Davis); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-158-6-61
President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland, partially hidden behind Senator Chávez); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); unidentified man (mostly out of frame). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]