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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-13-B
AR11, KN07
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-03
In this interview Komer discusses negotiating disengagement with Gamal Abdel Nasser and Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] involvement in the Yemen crisis and the negotiations with Nasser and Faisal; U.S. New Guinea policy and the Dutch-Indonesian conflict; JFK and counterinsurgency; Komer and police programs as part of U.S. counterinsurgency efforts; JFK’s policy towards and involvement with India and Pakistan; U.S. military assistance to India, 1962; and U.S. missions to Pakistan and India, 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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18860
Arrival of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru at Blair House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18859
Arrival at Blair House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President of Peru, Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche; President John F. Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18852
President John F. Kennedy speaks at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden); Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; President Prado; President Kennedy; President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Walter Tobriner.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18851
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Audience members; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru; unidentified woman; General Enrique Ciriani, Chief of the Military Household of President Prado (saluting); President Prado; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru (mostly hidden behind President Prado); President John F. Kennedy; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden behind Ambassador Loeb); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18850
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Audience members; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru; General Enrique Ciriani, Chief of the Military Household of President Prado (saluting); President Prado; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru (mostly hidden behind President Prado); President John F. Kennedy; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden behind Ambassador Loeb); Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18849-B
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Virginia Rusk (wearing gray suit), wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing pink suit); First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru; General Enrique Ciriani, Chief of the Military Household of President Prado (saluting); President Prado; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru (mostly hidden behind President Prado); President John F. Kennedy; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18797
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno in the Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles stands at right.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18795
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno in the Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President Kennedy; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio; President Sukarno; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18794
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno in the Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles stands at right.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18793-A
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) talks with President of Mali, Modibo Keïta (at left on couch), and others in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Those present include: Minister Resident of Mali in Guinea, Demba Diallo; Ambassador of Mali to the United Arab Republic, Modibo Diallo; Chief of the Cabinet of the Presidency, Mamadou Macalou; Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, G. Mennen Williams (standing).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6536-B
President John F. Kennedy stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Under Secretary of State, Chester Bowles, stands behind President Sukarno. Standing right of platform: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Ambassador of Nicaragua and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Dr. Guillermo Sevilla-Sacasa. The United States Marine Band plays in background.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6536-A
President John F. Kennedy greets President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland. Left to right: Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger; President Sukarno; President Kennedy; Under Secretary of State, Chester Bowles.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19377
Arrival ceremonies for Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. (L-R) Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary of State Dean Rusk), President John F. Kennedy (back to camera), Prime Minister Nehru (back to camera), Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19328
President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. "Clem" Conger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer (mostly hidden by President Kennedy), President Kennedy, President Senghor, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19327
Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, and United States Ambassador to Senegal Philip M. Kaiser. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19326
President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, President Kennedy, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. "Clem" Conger, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, President Senghor, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Unidentified members of President Senghor’s party descend the stairs from the helicopter. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19325
President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. "Clem" Conger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden by President Kennedy), President Kennedy, President Senghor, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles (partially hidden by President Senghor), State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. [White spot at top right of image is original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C19324
President John F. Kennedy greets President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor upon his arrival via United States Air Force airplane. (L-R) An unidentified man, Protocol Officer for the Department of State Clement E. "Clem" Conger, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, President Kennedy, President Senghor, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, and an unidentified officer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19323
Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, United States Ambassador to Senegal Philip M. Kaiser, President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, an unidentified man, and Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19322
Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, and United States Ambassador to Senegal Philip M. Kaiser. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19320
Arrival ceremonies for President of Senegal Léopold Sédar Senghor. On platform (L-R): President Senghor, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Terminal, Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A30-9-61
Attendees at the arrival ceremony of President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru stand at the reviewing platform at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. On platform (L-R): President Prado; President John F. Kennedy; Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer (partially hidden behind Under Secretary Bowles). Standing left of platform: First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (wearing pink suit); First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru (holding flowers); Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert Woodward (partially hidden behind Mrs. De Prado); Virginia Rusk (wearing gray suit), wife of Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Claribel Berckemeyer (far left), wife of Ambassador Berckemeyer. Members of the United States Marine Band stand in the background.