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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MJH-01
In this interview Hillenbrand discusses President John F. Kennedy [JFK] entering office amid the Berlin crisis; working as the Director of the Office of German Affairs with JFK; the Berlin Task Force and the Ambassadorial Group; JFK's attitude towards the German problem and German reactions to the Kennedy Administration; the State Department and Germany; the 1961 Vienna talks with Nikita S. Khrushchev; the erection of the Berlin Wall and the crisis it generated; the Kennedy Administration's reaction and response to the Berlin Wall; talks with Russia over Berlin and the Wall; the press "leaks crisis" on the Germany problem; JFK's working style and approach to problems, according to Hillenbrand; the impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on the Berlin talks; JFK's German policy and relationship with German leaders; and what JFK accomplished related to Germany, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-015-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the likely re-unification of East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) following the fall of the Berlin Wall. They mention concerns about stability in the European community, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commitment that allows U.S. military forces to be stationed in Germany. The episode aired on Monday, March 12, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0003-001-034
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the U.S. Army's experiment using honking geese as a perimeter alert system at bases in West Germany. The episode aired on Friday, September 26, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JEN-05
In this interview Nolan discusses Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] right after John F. Kennedy’s assassination; RFK’s speeches and appearances in early 1964 and his plans to leave the Department of Justice; the trip to Europe in the summer of 1964; planning RFK’s visit to Poland; RFK in Germany and Poland; and RFK’s decision to run for Senate in New York in 1964 and his campaign, among other issues.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-002
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence pertaining to arrangements for the Federal Supply Service to obtain space at Sembach Air Force Base for a customer service center to help military units in Europe with government procurement activities.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-25-C
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-25-B
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-25-A
ST26, KN37
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-14-A
AR29, ST15, KN25
Photograph folder
Ernest Hemingway Collection. Photographs
EHPH-008-001
Collection
USASCPC
Photographs, 1955-1964. Color and black-and-white prints with corresponding negatives made by United States Army Signal Corps photographers, featuring John F. Kennedy at various events in 1955 and from 1960 to 1963. Images include President Kennedy with administration officials, legislative leaders, and international dignitaries; in West Germany during his tour of Europe in June 1963; his funeral ceremonies; and photographs of fourteen state gifts received during his presidency.
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-042-001
This photograph album, compiled by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, documents her travels as a young woman, specifically a 1911 Boston Chamber of Commerce trip to Europe, as well as later social activities and family vacations during the first several years of her marriage to Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Photographs of the Boston Chamber of Commerce trip, on which Rose and her sister, Agnes, accompanied their father, then-Mayor of Boston, John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, capture the trans-Atlantic voyage aboard the R.M.S. Franconia, as well as numerous travel destinations, including Ireland, England, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Cities that are pictured include London, England; Paris, France; Hamburg, Dresden, Nuremberg, and Berlin, Germany; and Vienna, Austria. Other locations and landmarks pictured include the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the Loreley Rock in Germany, the Rhine River, and the Alps. Later photographs, dated between 1916 and 1923, document Fitzgerald and Kennedy family vacations in Palm Beach, Florida, and Poland Spring, Maine, as well as other events and activities. Of note are photographs of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., as a baby at the Kennedy family home on Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts; of Rose's brother, Thomas A. Fitzgerald, posing in military dress; and of a Cecilian Guild picnic in June 1921. Others who appear in the album include Rose's mother, Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald; her brothers, John F. Fitzgerald, Jr., and Frederick H. Fitzgerald; and family friends and associates, including Sir Thomas Lipton; John Hays Hammond, Sr.; Francis Abott Goodhue, Jr.; Lillian M. "Lilla" Morrison; and Hugh Nawn. Original handwritten captions are written in white ink on the leaves beneath many photographs, or in black ink and pencil on the rectos of some photographs. Some photographs, including five full panoramic views, were printed on postcard stock. This photograph album contains 171 photographic prints.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29300
President John F. Kennedy (center) visits with U.S. Army Sergeant Major Richard C. Whitfield during a lunch with military officers in the mess hall at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Ross McEuen sits at far right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29299
President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) visits with U.S. Army Sergeant Major Richard C. Whitfield during a lunch with military officers in the mess hall at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Commander of U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Dave Powers; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Associated Press photographer, Henry Burroughs.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29414
President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade passes by troops and military equipment during an inspection at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). [Blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29321
President John F. Kennedy (center) rides in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) with Commanding General of the 3rd Armored Division, Major General John R. Pugh, during his visit to Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Friedrich A. Foertsch; President Kennedy's sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel; the President’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; White House Secret Service agents, Sam Sulliman and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Horizontal streaks at bottom and spot in upper right corner are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29320
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Friedrich A. Foertsch; President Kennedy's sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; Federal Minister of Defense of West Germany, Kai-Uwe von Hassel; the President’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, William R. Tyler; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Gerhard Schröder; Special Assistant to the President for National Security, McGeorge Bundy; U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, George C. McGhee; Chief of Protocol of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ehrenfried von Holleben; Vice Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Ludwig Erhard; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Minister-President of Hesse, Georg August Zinn; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commanding General of the Seventh U.S. Army, Lieutenant General Hugh P. Harris; West German Ambassador to the United States, Karl Heinrich Knappstein; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29319
President John F. Kennedy (center, back to camera) stands on a reviewing platform during his arrival ceremony at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Military personnel stand at attention.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29256
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) shakes hands with an unidentified military officer during an inspection of troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Roy Kellerman and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29255
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) inspects military equipment during his visit to Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing right of President Kennedy (L-R): Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis (in foreground); U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; two unidentified persons; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29254
President John F. Kennedy (mostly obscured, in first car) rides in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during an inspection of military troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic); military personnel stand at attention.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24863
President John F. Kennedy and Chancellor of West Germany, Dr. Konrad Adenauer (both walking at left in background, with backs to camera), review honor guard troops during arrival ceremonies in honor of Chancellor Adenauer. Commander of Troops, Colonel John W. Gorn, walks with President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer; interpreter for the German Foreign Ministry, Heinz Weber, walks behind. South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-9-63
President John F. Kennedy (right, wearing sunglasses) inspects military troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar; Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton; Commanding General of V Corps, Lieutenant General John H. Michaelis; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-8-63
President John F. Kennedy (center, wearing sunglasses) stands with military personnel during an inspection of military troops and equipment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Lyman L. Lemnitzer; U.S. Army in Europe Project Officer, Colonel Frank Meszar; Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, General Truman H. Landon; Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army in Europe, General Paul L. Freeman, Jr.; Dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. [Scratches and blemishes throughout image are original to the negative.]