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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKR-01
In this interview Ruina discusses the Nike-Zeus antiballistic-missile-missiles; briefing President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on the Nike-Zeus missiles; JFK’s comprehension of the briefing material and the type of questions he asked; Project Defender; the background and organization of the Advanced Research Projects Agency; the leadership and organization of the Department of Defense; interactions with Robert S. McNamara; competition between the military and the Defense Department on research and development and for resources and congressional funds; the period of new, advanced—but not always useful—technology; and Project AGILE and counterinsurgency efforts in Vietnam, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-31-C
AR28, ST15, KN25
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include a letter relaying a conversation between Schlesinger and the Counselor of the Soviet Embassy Mr. Kornienko, Berlin, the John Birch Society, Vietnam, and a proposal to organize the democratic parties of the world. Of note are letters and newspaper clippings concerning Army indoctrination abuses and a related seminar in San Antonio, Texas.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A37-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (at right in rocking chair, with back to camera) meets with Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler. Seated on sofa (left to right): Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Theodore W. Parker; Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Hamilton H. Howze; General Wheeler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7567-A
President John F. Kennedy (at right, in rocking chair) meets with Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler. Seated on sofa (left to right): Deputy Chief of Staff for Military Operations of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Theodore W. Parker; Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps of the United States Army, Lieutenant General Hamilton H. Howze; General Wheeler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.