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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MFH-01
Hamilton discusses the development of the Agency for International Development, the Alliance for Progress, and problems related to funding foreign aid programs, 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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JSF-01
Farland discusses time as ambassador in Panama, working with the Department of State, and Latin American policy, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-17A-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on April 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Eugene R. Black. They discuss Lucius Clay’s prospective testimony on funding levels for the foreign aid program and the Alliance for Progress program for Latin America.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 17A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-17A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 17A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-17A
Dictation Belt 17A contains four sound recordings from April 2, 1963. Item 17A.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of Treasury for Monetary Affairs Robert V. Roosa. They discuss a strategy for the United States and other countries to increase international monetary liquidity. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 17A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and (William) David Ormsby-Gore, the British ambassador to the United States. In preparation for President Kennedy’s prospective meeting with Harold Wilson, they discuss international military arrangements, a nuclear test ban, and trade. Before the conversation, there is a delay, and Ambassador Ormsby-Gore briefly speaks to an unidentified woman. Item 17A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Eugene R. Black. They discuss Lucius Clay’s prospective testimony on funding levels for the foreign aid program and the Alliance for Progress program for Latin America. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 17A.4 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps. They discuss the suspicion that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is trying to place people in the Peace Corps. The recording of the conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 17B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-033-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the signing of H.R. 6518 (referred to as the Latin American Aid Bill), a bill implementing the Act of Bogotá by appropriating funding for a Pan-American social and economic program within the Alliance for Progress. The bill also allocated funds to support reconstruction efforts in Chile following a series of damaging earthquakes.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-054-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room at the swearing-in ceremony of Teodoro Moscoso as Assistant Administrator of Latin America for the Agency for International Development. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the economic goals of the Alliance for Progress.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-08-20-A
AR39, ST28
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-005-016
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-005-015
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-007
This folder contains memoranda and reports concerning developments relating to the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-006
This folder contains memoranda and reports concerning developments relating to the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-005
This folder contains memoranda and reports concerning developments relating to the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-004
This folder contains memoranda and reports concerning developments relating to the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-003
This folder contains memoranda and reports concerning developments relating to the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-002
This folder contains memoranda and reports concerning developments relating to the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-001
This folder contains memoranda and weekly reports concerning developments relating to the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-025
This folder contains memoranda concerning the second anniversary of the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America. Also included in this folder is a report issued by the United States Information Agency’s Research and Reference Service titled, “The Economic and Political Climate of Opinion in Latin America and Attitudes Toward the Alliance for Progress.” The report includes the results of a public opinion survey in seven countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-024
This folder contains a letter and a memorandum concerning public support, particularly in Argentina, for the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America. Also included in this folder is a report published by the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Economic and Social Council concerning the first year of the Alliance for Progress. This folder contains some Spanish-language materials.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-022
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports concerning the impact of the Revenue Act of 1962 on the coordination and financing of the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-021
This folder contains memoranda and a report concerning the goals, maintenance, and financial assistance for the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-290-019
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, an address, and a press release concerning the creation and management of the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic, social, and political prosperity and stability in Latin America. Of note is a letter from President Arturo Frondizi of Argentina to President John F. Kennedy expressing support for the Alliance for Progress.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include major country and program developments for the Alliance for Progress, tied aid and the balance of payments, and foreign aid programs for several countries. Of note is a memorandum from Father Daniel McClellan regarding Peru and disbursement of funds from the Alliance for Progress.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Items include a report on a study of cooperatives, credit unions, and savings institutions in Latin America; a study on lessening the impact of the foreign aid program on the balance of payments; the Alliance for Progress (Alianzo para el Progreso); and loan authorizations and annual disbursements from 1958-1962 in Latin America. Of note are press releases by the Agency for International Development.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-388-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (center, at microphone) meets with Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso) representatives from Latin America in the Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.; President Kennedy delivered remarks for the occasion. Standing behind the President, from left to right: U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso; Argenil Plazas García of Colombia; Francisco Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; unidentified; Alicia Navarro of Chile; four unidentified; Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Gonzalo J. Facio Segreda; and Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora. The eight representatives who met with the President are: Fadrique Muñoz of Bolivia; Mr. Calazans Fernandes of Brazil; Ralfo Rezende Decourt of Brazil; Ms. Navarro of Chile; Mr. Plazas García of Colombia; Fernando Fernández Tapia of the Dominican Republic; Dr. Menandro Alcibíades Canelo of El Salvador; and Filiberto Antonio Trujillo of El Salvador.