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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.
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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-339-006
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 196 (NSAM 196) titled, “Establishment of an Executive Committee of the National Security Council,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-009
This file contains memoranda relating to National Security Action Memoranda number 181 (NSAM 181) regarding action to be taken in response to new activity in Cuba by the Soviet Union to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, and Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include United States reconnaissance operations in Cuba, protocol for U.S. flights over Cuba, and increased economic and military aid to Cuba by the Soviet Union. Of note is a draft of a proposed statement on Cuban policy for President John F. Kennedy containing annotations and edits by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-008
This file contains drafts of National Security Action Memoranda number 181 (NSAM 181) regarding action to be taken in response to new activity in Cuba by the Soviet Union to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, and Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda discussing Soviet Union military shipments to Cuba; the military significance of missile installations in Cuba; and the probable military, political, and psychological impact of missiles in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Topics include relations between Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer and President of France Charles de Gaulle, Cuban involvement with communist subversion in Venezuela, and the CIA’s role in South Vietnam. Of note is a letter from Representative Frank C. Osmers to Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee concerning the effectiveness of intelligence and the CIA regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Also included in this folder is a report titled, “A Short Study of the Supersonic Transport Development, Schedule and Cost” by Clarence L. Johnson.