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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-04
In this interview Komer discusses President John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in Indonesia and Iran; U.S.-Indonesian relations; the Indian Ocean and Iran task forces; JFK’s contact with the Iranian Shah; Pakistani-Afghani disputes; U.S. aid to Afghanistan; Komer’s attempt to revamp the military aid program; McGeorge Bundy and Walt W. Rostow as President JFK’s advisers; and JFK’s direct contact with a select few National Security staff, 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-1963-07-02-C
ST27, KN38
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29274
President John F. Kennedy (center right) stands with President of Italy, Antonio Segni, during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. A large crowd observes.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29273
President John F. Kennedy (center) inspects troops upon arrival at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. President of Italy, Antonio Segni, walks with President Kennedy. A large crowd observes.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C231-21-63
President John F. Kennedy (center right) stands with President of Italy, Antonio Segni, during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell. A large crowd observes.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29271
President John F. Kennedy walks to a podium during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. President of Italy, Antonio Segni, walks with President Kennedy. Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell, escorts President Kennedy at right. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29270
President John F. Kennedy (center right) walks with President of Italy, Antonio Segni, during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell. A large crowd observes.