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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MJH-01
In this interview Hillenbrand discusses President John F. Kennedy [JFK] entering office amid the Berlin crisis; working as the Director of the Office of German Affairs with JFK; the Berlin Task Force and the Ambassadorial Group; JFK's attitude towards the German problem and German reactions to the Kennedy Administration; the State Department and Germany; the 1961 Vienna talks with Nikita S. Khrushchev; the erection of the Berlin Wall and the crisis it generated; the Kennedy Administration's reaction and response to the Berlin Wall; talks with Russia over Berlin and the Wall; the press "leaks crisis" on the Germany problem; JFK's working style and approach to problems, according to Hillenbrand; the impact of the Cuban Missile Crisis on the Berlin talks; JFK's German policy and relationship with German leaders; and what JFK accomplished related to Germany, 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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-17-E
AR40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-06-A
AR26, ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-09-C
ST20
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6358-E
President John F. Kennedy meets with Foreign Minister Dr. Heinrich von Brentano of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Seated: Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Minister von Brentano. (L-R) Standing: Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher; Assistant Secretary of State Foy Kohler; United States Ambassador to Germany Walter C. Dowling; German Ambassador to the United States Dr. Wilhelm Grewe.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6358-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with Foreign Minister Dr. Heinrich von Brentano of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Seated: Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Kennedy; Minister von Brentano. (L-R) Standing: Assistant Secretary of State Foy Kohler; United States Ambassador to Germany Walter C. Dowling; German Ambassador to the United States Dr. Wilhelm Grewe; Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Hasso von Etzdorf; interpreter Heinz Weber; State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Albert Hilger van Scherpenberg.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6324-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with the United States Ambassador to Belgium in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Ambassador William A.M. Burden; Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Foy Kohler.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C29-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23589
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23588
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C23587
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6358-D
President John F. Kennedy meets with Foreign Minister Dr. Heinrich von Brentano of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Assistant Secretary of State Foy Kohler; President Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Germany Walter C. Dowling; German Ambassador to the United States Dr. Wilhelm Grewe; Minister von Brentano (seated); interpreter Heinz Weber; State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Albert Hilger van Scherpenberg.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8120-B
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8120-A
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-379-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-379-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-379-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7450-A
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.