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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LBH-01
In this interview Hays discusses early interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; obstacles to becoming an Assistant Secretary of State and his work in that position; Hays’ trip abroad to visit the Pope; moving over to the White House and his work as a Special Assistant to the President; Federal-State intergovernmental relations; visiting Africa and various Peace Corps installations; the relationship between JFK’s Administration and different African countries; JFK and humor; making speeches and acting as a spokesman for the Kennedy Administration; and Hays’ last interaction with JFK before the assassination, among other issues.
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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-26-A
ST05, KN08
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-02-A
AR09, KN06
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-19-A
KN07
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCPW-01
In this interview they discuss their article in Look magazine; personal recollections of President John F. Kennedy's [JFK] assassination; working on JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK’s campaigning style; JFK’s relationship with the press, White House staff, and his family; and JFK’s trips to Nassau, Europe, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CWC-01
Cole discusses Teodoro Moscoso and Richard N. Goodwin’s 1962 mission to Chile, the 1964 Chilean Presidential election, socialist and communist influences in Chile, the Agency for International Development (AID), and U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FMC-01
Coffin discusses the Alliance for Progess and the Agency for International Development, the 1961 reorganization of US aid programs and policies, and specific examples of US foreign development aid, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WDC-01
Coerr discusses the Bay of Pigs and its effect on White House-State Department relations, U.S. relations with the Dominican Republic and Uruguay, and the formation of the Alliance of Progress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EWC-02
Clague discusses the revision of the Consumer Price Index, John F. Kennedy’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s publication the Negro Family, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RDOC-01
Campos discusses U.S.-Brazilian relations under the Brazilian presidential administrations of Jânio da Silva Quadros and João Goulart; the Alliance for Progress; Goulart’s state visit to the United States; and the Brazilian reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AAB-01
Berle discusses U.S. relations with various Latin American countries and leaders during the Kennedy administration, as well as the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Alliance for Progress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DEB-02
Bell discusses U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) during the Kennedy administration including the process of and difficulties with getting Congressional appropriations for foreign aid; and Vietnam and Laos, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SEB-02
Belk discusses the division of labor within the National Security Council, its relationship with the Department of State and Department of Defense, Latin American and African affairs, and McGeorge Bundy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ERB-02
Bayley discusses U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), the Peace Corps, including the staffing, controversies and scandals, the difficulties of getting Congress to allocate money for foreign aid, the Alliance for Progress, and R. Sargent Shriver, Jr., and mental retardation.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DFB-01
Barnes discusses meetings between John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Latin American heads of state, JFK’s relationship with Latin American leaders including Rómulo Betancourt of Venezuela and Arturo Frondizi of Argentina, and JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JMC-01
Cabot discusses Brazil’s involvement in the Alliance for Progress, U.S. foreign policy towards Poland and Eastern Europe during the John F. Kennedy Administration, and U.S.-China relations during the Kennedy Administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CRB-01
Burrows discusses his relations with Honduran President Ramon Villeda Morales and with General Oswaldo Lopez Arellano, the man who overthrew Villeda Morales; Villeda Morales’ 1962 visit to the U.S.; the Bay of Pigs invasion and Honduras’ relations with Cuba; and General Lopez’ 1963 coup d’état; among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBB-01
Bowles discusses his role as foreign policy advisor during the presidential campaign; staffing the State Department; relationship with Dean Rusk and John F. Kennedy; foreign policy towards developing nations; and leaving his position as Under Secretary of State, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JUB-01
Bosch discusses coups and revolutions in Cuba, Brazil, and other Latin American countries; the United States’ relationship with the Dominican Republic; and the Alliance for Progress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TCM-01
This interview focuses on the Kennedy administration’s policies concerning Latin America and the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JIL-02
This interview focuses on the end of Loeb's tenure as Ambassador to Peru and his time working in Guinea, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JIL-01
This interview focuses on working on Hubert Humphrey's campaign during the 1960 Democratic primary and Loeb's time working as the Ambassador to Peru, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WFH-02
Haddad discusses working with Sargent Shriver, Jr. for the Peace Corps during JFK’s administration, funding and support, and it’s relationship with the White House and Department of State, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SGO-01
Guitierrez discusses role as ambassador, the Alliance for Progress, and other Latin American policy, among other issues.