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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RH-01
In this interview Hilsman discusses his initial interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; Hilsman’s appointment to the Department of State during the Kennedy Administration; Foreign Service officers and “hot-seat” jobs; issues with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; reorganizing the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; the flow of information between the State Department and the White House; staffing the State Department; the use of satellite intelligence; John A. McCone; working with and around Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; JFK, RFK, and Vietnam; Edward G. Lansdale; Maxwell D. Taylor; the connection between Vietnam and Laos; U.S. action in Laos; the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam; the impact of WWII on Hilsman and JFK’s generation; and the 1963 coup in Vietnam, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BBH-01
In this interview Hickenlooper discusses various meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on foreign relations; Soviet and American nuclear testing; the nuclear test ban treaty; the Bay of Pigs invasion; Laos and Vietnam; the Punta del Este Conference in 1962; the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962; Hickenlooper's 1962 reelection campaign; traveling with JFK to Costa Rica; the 1961 Berlin crisis; JFK's congressional relations; and social occasions at the Kennedy White House, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LCH-01
In this interview Heinz discusses how he came to work in the Office of International Security Affairs [ISA] in the Department of Defense [DOD]; the changeover in the DOD between the Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy Administrations; Heinz’s view of the Bay of Pigs; the regular operations and organization within ISA, including the different regional desks’ responsibilities; relationships between the ISA and other agencies; ISA as “the little State Department”; differences of opinion between DOD and the State Department, the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the debate over whether to put troops in Laos; Robert S. McNamara and Roswell L. Gilpatric; the status of Okinawa; the question of U.S. defense perimeters; and W. Averell Harriman’s trip to Geneva and the neutralization solution for Laos, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, 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-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.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-02
In this interview Conway discusses working with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to the choice of Lyndon B. Johnson for JFK’s running mate; labor leadership and JFK’s campaign; unions and the religious issue during the 1960 election; discussing presidential appointments with JFK after the election; Conway’s role in JFK’s Administration; the Housing and Home Finance Agency, legislation, and working with Congress; accelerated public works, the Department of Commerce, and problems with the extent of presidential powers; Walter Reuther and his relationship with JFK; confrontations between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; working with RFK on civil rights marches and their legislative demands; and interactions with RFK from 1964 through 1968, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-011
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Cuba; Laos; Iraq; China; and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-010
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Cuba; Laos; Canada; Iraq; and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-009
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Cuba; China; Congo; Berlin, Germany; and Laos.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-008
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Cuba; Congo; Indonesia; and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-007
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Congo; Vietnam; India; China; and Laos.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-006
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Cuba; Laos; Pakistan; India; China; the Dominican Republic; and Congo.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-005
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including India; China; Congo; and Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-004
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including India; China; Pakistan; Congo; the Soviet Union; and Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-003
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including China; India; Pakistan; the Soviet Union; Congo; and Cuba and the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-002
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Yemen; India; China; Laos; Dominican Republic; and Cuba and the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-358-001
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including India; China; and Cuba and the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-357-004
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including India; China; and the ongoing Cuban Missile Crisis and international reaction to it.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-357-003
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Yemen; India; China; the Soviet Union; Laos; and reports on the ongoing Cuban Missile Crisis and international reaction to it.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-357-002
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Berlin, Germany; Laos; Yemen; Congo; and reports on the buildup of Soviet missile sites in Cuba leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-357-001
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Berlin, Germany; Congo; the Soviet Union; and reports on the influx of Soviet personnel and materials arriving in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-356-004
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Argentina; Congo; Indonesia; and Cuba, including reports on the influx of Soviet personnel and materials arriving in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-356-003
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects, countries, and regions, including Indonesia; Berlin, Germany; West New Guinea; Vietnam; the Soviet Union; Congo; and Latin America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-356-002
This folder contains the President’s Intelligence Checklists (PICLs) prepared for President John F. Kennedy and other senior officials by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to provide analysis on developing national security and international relations issues. The checklists in this folder cover multiple subjects and countries, including Brazil; Laos; Algeria; Thailand; Congo; the Soviet Union; and Indonesia.