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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-013
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of February 7, 1963 (News Conference 48). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on foreign affairs and national security. Topics include Cuba, disarmament, military aircraft, and the POLARIS missile. Also included is a statement by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara before the House Armed Services Committee concerning the introduction of offensive weapons into Cuba by the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-011
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of February 7, 1963 (News Conference 48). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include Cuba, the economy, taxes, disarmament, and exports. Also included is a copy of a telegram sent by TASS (Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union) regarding U.S. Congressional concern over the size of the Soviet military build-up in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-007
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of January 24, 1963 (News Conference 47). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include Cuba, the economy, disarmament, and Vietnam. Of note are copies of correspondence between the President and Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-009
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of August 22, 1962 (News Conference 41). Materials primarily consist of draft press conference announcements and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, disarmament, the military space program, Latin America and the Alliance for Progress, the Soviet Union and Berlin, and foreign aid. Of note are materials relating to recent activity surrounding Cuba, including an increase in supplies and technicians from the Soviet Union and the possibility of lawyer James B. Donovan traveling to Cuba to negotiate for the release of prisoners.
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-072
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George W. Ball Personal Papers
GBPP-003-007
This folder contains transcripts of telephone conversations between Under Secretary of State George Ball and various members of the White House staff concerning the activities of Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, trade relations between Cuba and the United States, and Congressional hearings on the United States’ military involvement in Cuba.
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George W. Ball Personal Papers
GBPP-003-006
This folder contains memoranda and transcripts of telephone conversations between Under Secretary of State George Ball, President John F. Kennedy, and various members of the White House staff concerning airplane hijacking incidents, Cuban emigration to the United States, trade relations between Cuba and the United States, Cuba’s relationship with the Soviet Union (USSR), and the activities of the National Security Council’s Cuban Task Force.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24763
President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba. Seated on sofa (left to right): Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (center right), stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24762
United States Air Force (USAF) officers who took part in aerial photo-reconnaissance missions over Cuba visit the White House. Left to right: Colonel Ralph D. "Doug" Steakley, photo evaluator with the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Major Richard S. "Steve" Heyser, U-2 pilot; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. O'Grady, U-2 pilot; Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Curtis E. LeMay. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24736
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center left, leaning over far corner of desk); National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe (standing by right corner of desk, face partially hidden behind camera); United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton (at right, bending over). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24735
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: New York Times photographer, George Tames (far left, face hidden behind camera); White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center, crouching by far corner of desk, face partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24734
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: New York Times photographer, George Tames (far left); White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center, crouching by far corner of desk, face partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24733
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. New York Times photographer, George Tames, stands at center in front of window; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24731
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24663
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: US State Department interpreter, Alexander Akalovsky (standing second from right, in shadow); United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare (standing second from left in background); White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (standing in back, hands folded). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24662
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare, stands at far left in background; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24661
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: US State Department interpreter, Alexander Akalovsky (standing third from right, in shadow); United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare (at far left in background); White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (behind photographers). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24660
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare, stands at far left in background; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A44-9-62
Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Those standing in the background include (L-R): Senator George Smathers (Florida), and White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A44-6-62
Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Those standing in the background include (L-R): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Senator George Smathers (Florida); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; and White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A44-4-62
Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. Those standing in the background include (L-R): Senator George Smathers (Florida), and White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A44-10-62
Cameramen film President John F. Kennedy (far right, seated at desk) as he delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Soviet Union’s military presence in Cuba. White House Secret Service agents Dennis Halterman and Gerald “Jerry” Blaine (arms folded) stand in the background, left of doorway. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis Briefing Materials
DODCMCBM-PX-66-20-13
Map of North and South America showing potential ranges of Soviet medium-range (MRBM) and intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from Cuba.
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Chalmers M. Roberts Personal Papers
CMRPP-035-006
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-9-62
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.