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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DH-01
In this interview Henderson discusses working at the United States Embassy in Peru under President Dwight D. Eisenhower; his daily routine and responsibilities as economic counselor; the Point Four Program and Peru; Peruvian elections; James I. Loeb as the U.S. Ambassador to Peru and changes and tensions within the Embassy; the military coup in Peru and the events leading up to it; Haya de la Torre’s self-destructive behavior in the Peruvian presidential election; working at the Embassy in Peru after the coup and after Loeb leaves his position; pressure on the United States from Peruvian authorities; the issue of U.S. non recognition of the military leaders; Canadian and British interests in Peru; John Wesley Jones as the U.S. Ambassador to Peru; problems with military governments and transitions; Henderson’s daily routine and responsibilities as the U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia; his first few weeks in Bolivia; John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Bolivian President Victor Paz Estenssoro; Henderson’s impressions of JFK; American hostages in Bolivia in late 1963; the military coup in Bolivia and the events leading up to it; the political breakdown of Bolivia; and political and military maneuvering in other Latin American countries, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-C
ST34, KN40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-21-E
AR11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-20-A
AR11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-19-D
AR11, ST04, KN08
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-19-C
AR11, ST04, KN07
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.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-049-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to the President of Peru, Dr. Don Manuel Prado, at MATS Terminal in Washington National Airport.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-043
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's welcome address to the President of Peru, Dr. Don Manuel Prado, at MATS Terminal in Washington National Airport. Materials in this folder include a reading copy and press copy (including President Prado''s reply) of the speech.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-007
This folder contains a briefing book in preparation for Peruvian President Manuel Prado Ugarteche's visit to the United States. The book includes suggested public statements, a description of administrative arrangements, biographical information on President Prado and members of his party, and briefing papers for President John F. Kennedy's discussions with President Prado on international politics and economic issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-005
This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Peru (officially known as the Republic of Peru). Materials in this file include memoranda and correspondence between President Kennedy and Peruvian President Manuel Prado Ugarteche; and materials concerning President Prado's visit to the United States including a program, a position paper, press releases, event guest lists, and a summary of administrative arrangements. [Notes: This file contains Spanish-language materials and 1 photographic print (JFKPOF-PH-400).]
Textual folder
John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-045
This folder contains a Spanish-language menu for a dinner John F. Kennedy attended with Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, President of Peru.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-009-012
Photograph
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.
Photograph
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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18858
President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru and President John F. Kennedy stand in the street outside Blair House, Washington, D.C. Standing in front of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top) are Secret Service agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Secret Service Agent, Art Godfrey, stands at left in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18857
President John F. Kennedy and President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru talk in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top) as they leave the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. Secret Service agent Bill Greer drives the car; Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton is in the front passenger seat (mostly out of frame). Also pictured: Secret Service Agents, Stu Stout (behind car) and Art Godfrey (far right).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18856
President John F. Kennedy and President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru talk in the back seat of the presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible with bubble top) as they leave the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. Secret Service agent Bill Greer drives the car; Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton is in the front passenger seat (partially out of frame). Also pictured: Secret Service Agents Stu Stout (behind car) and Art Godfrey (far right).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18855
President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Walter Tobriner, hands an item to President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru at President Prado’s arrival ceremony at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Naval Aide to President Kennedy Tazewell Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden); President John F. Kennedy; President Prado; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke; President Tobriner; Military Aide to President Kennedy Chester V. Clifton.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18854
President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru speaks at the arrival ceremony in his honor at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Naval Aide to President Kennedy Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; President Prado; Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer; President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Walter Tobriner.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18853
President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru speaks at the arrival ceremony in his honor at the Military Air Transport Service Terminal, Washington National Airport, Arlington County, Virginia. (L-R) Luis Alvarado Garrido, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru; Naval Aide to President Kennedy Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; President John F. Kennedy; United States Ambassador to Peru James Loeb; United States Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden); President Prado; Ambassador to the United States from Peru Fernando Berckemeyer (mostly hidden); President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia Walter Tobriner.
Photograph
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.
Photograph
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.
Photograph
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.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18849-D
President Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche of Peru and President John F. Kennedy arrive at Blair House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard, Jr.; Secret Service agents Art Godfrey, Clint Hill, and Gerald “Jerry” Behn.