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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-13-D
KN07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-13-C
KN07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-12-B
AR10, ST04, KN07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-04-24-A
AR06
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-04
In this interview Komer discusses President John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in Indonesia and Iran; U.S.-Indonesian relations; the Indian Ocean and Iran task forces; JFK’s contact with the Iranian Shah; Pakistani-Afghani disputes; U.S. aid to Afghanistan; Komer’s attempt to revamp the military aid program; McGeorge Bundy and Walt W. Rostow as President JFK’s advisers; and JFK’s direct contact with a select few National Security staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-03
In this interview Komer discusses negotiating disengagement with Gamal Abdel Nasser and Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] involvement in the Yemen crisis and the negotiations with Nasser and Faisal; U.S. New Guinea policy and the Dutch-Indonesian conflict; JFK and counterinsurgency; Komer and police programs as part of U.S. counterinsurgency efforts; JFK’s policy towards and involvement with India and Pakistan; U.S. military assistance to India, 1962; and U.S. missions to Pakistan and India, 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
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-024-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcoming remarks upon the arrival of President Sukarno of Indonesia at Andrews Air Force Base.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-049-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to President Sukarno of Indonesia and President Modibo Keita of Mali upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Indonesia, and pertain to a visit to the United States by President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno and President of Mali Modibo Keita. Also included in this folder are materials regarding the Non-Aligned Nations conference in Belgrade.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Indonesia, and pertain to administrative arrangements for the visit of President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno to the United States.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-029-015
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-423-003
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding relations between Indonesia and the Netherlands and the transfer of West Irian (also known as West Irian Jaya and West Papua), United States military and economic aid to Indonesia, and Indonesian President Ahmed Sukarno’s visit to the U.S. Of note are letters and telegrams between President John F. Kennedy and President Sukarno.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-008-002
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-009-009
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18802
President John F. Kennedy and President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno walk across the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Those following include: US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Zairin Zain; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Dr. Subandrio.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18801
President John F. Kennedy and President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno (third from left) walk toward a United States Marine Corps helicopter on the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Those following include: Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Zairin Zain; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Dr. Subandrio; US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-121-003
Sound recording of a meeting on Indonesia held on November 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, United States Ambassador to Indonesia Howard Jones, Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs Roger Hilsman, and National Security Council (NSC) Member Michael Forrestal. They discuss President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno and other matters concerning Indonesia, specifically a proposed visit to Indonesia by President Kennedy in 1964 or 1965; the upcoming visit to Washington, D.C., by General Nasution of Indonesia; PL480 rice shipments; and the Lockheed contract to service Hercules Aircraft. Five segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 57 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 121/A57, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 121/A57 in its entirety.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18798
President John F. Kennedy bids farewell to President of Indonesia, Ahmed Sukarno, in front of a United States Marine Corps helicopter on the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Zairin Zain; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Dr. Subandrio; US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18797
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno in the Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles stands at right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18796
President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno (wearing sunglasses) arrives the North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. Press and photographers observe.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18795
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno in the Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio; President Sukarno; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18794
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno in the Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles stands at right.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6536-J
(L-R) President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard a United States Army helicopter on the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6536-I
President John F. Kennedy and Staff Sergeant Fowler watch President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno board the United States Army helicopter that will transport President Sukarno to Andrews Air Force Base from the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. White House Secret Service agent, H. Stuart "Stu" Knight, sits inside helicopter.