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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-25-C
ST04
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-25-B
ST04, KN08
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-25-A
ST04
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-01
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses beginning John F. Kennedy's [JFK] presidential Administration with no political obligations; carefully picking Cabinet members, specifically Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury; RFK’s decision on what role to play in JFK’s Administration; JFK’s unhappiness with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; JFK’s advisers and other presidential appointments; Cabinet meetings; Department of Justice organization under RFK; the first 100 days of the Kennedy Administration; the role of the Vice President, according to RFK; JFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson and why JFK put Johnson on the ticket in 1960; what JFK was most concerned with as President; domestic programs versus foreign affairs in the Kennedy Administration; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s role during JFK’s presidency; the Bay of Pigs, the aftermath, and its effect on JFK; how JFK approached problems as President; dealing with Georgi Bolshakov; negotiating with the Soviet Union in Vienna, over Laos and Cuba, etc.; JFK’s relationship with foreign heads of state; State Department staff and U.S. Ambassadors; the military coup in Vietnam; the Berlin crisis of the summer of 1961 and the Berlin Wall; RFK’s 1961 trip to the Ivory Coast; and Soviet and American nuclear testing, among other issues.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18904
President John F. Kennedy and United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson greet delegates to the General Assembly of the UN at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim (in foreground, back to camera) looks on.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A10-1-61
President John F. Kennedy addresses the delegates of the General Assembly of the United Nations at the General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-68-61
Guests attend a luncheon with the Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York. [Low light original to negative]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-66-61
President John F. Kennedy and others talk with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-65-61
President John F. Kennedy talks with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-64-61
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson (back table, immediately right of door handle) and others talk with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-63-61
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson (four from left at back table), Secretary of State Dean Rusk (second from left at front table, looking at a piece of paper), and others talk with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-62-61
President John F. Kennedy, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson, and others talk with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-61-61
President John F. Kennedy talks with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-60-61
President John F. Kennedy talks with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York. United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson sits at far right of table in background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-59-61
President John F. Kennedy talks with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York. United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson sits at far right of table in background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-58-61
Secretary of State Dean Rusk (center, hands clasped) talks with members of Latin American delegations to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) during a luncheon at the Towers of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-86-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk greet delegates to the General Assembly of the UN at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim stands at far left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-85-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson greet delegates to the General Assembly of the UN at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim stands at far left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-84-61
President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk greet delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim (in foreground, back to camera) looks on.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-83-61
President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim, President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson greet delegates to the General Assembly of the UN at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-82-61
President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Mongi Slim, President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson greet delegates to the General Assembly of the UN at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-57-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk greet delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim (in foreground) looks on.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-56-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Adlai Stevenson, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk greet delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim (in foreground) looks on.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-215-55-61
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk greet delegates to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) at United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York. President of the UN General Assembly Mongi Slim (in foreground) looks on.