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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCPW-01
In this interview they discuss their article in Look magazine; personal recollections of President John F. Kennedy's [JFK] assassination; working on JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK’s campaigning style; JFK’s relationship with the press, White House staff, and his family; and JFK’s trips to Nassau, Europe, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-095
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of May 17, 1962 (News Conference 33). During this press conference President Kennedy answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the investigation of Billie Sol Estes’ involvement in federal farm programs, United States-French political differences concerning the Berlin negotiations and French President Charles De Gaulle’s proposal for an independent European nuclear deterrent, the dispatch of United States forces to Thailand, and the situation in Laos.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-002
This file contains materials for President John F. Kennedy in response to a memo from the President to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara regarding eight questions on United States nuclear policy towards France and European nuclear matters. Also included in this folder are copies of articles by Raymond Aron published in the French newspaper Le Figaro discussing relations between the U.S. and France.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-226-001
This file contains memoranda, telegrams, and draft papers regarding the United States policy towards France and the French nuclear program, nuclear assistance to France by the U.S. and Great Britain, a nuclear program within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), and press attitudes toward a nuclear sharing program with France. Also included in this folder is a paper by Malcolm W. Hoag titled, “Nuclear Control After Nassau.”
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-212-007
This file contains memoranda regarding negotiations for Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community, or EEC) and resistance by French President Charles de Gaulle, and United States relations and policies toward European countries. Also included are reports of foreign news media reaction to a veto by France of Great Britain’s admittance into the Common Market.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France, and consists of a transcript of a press conference given by President of France Charles de Gaulle on January 14, 1963.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials pertain to United States Ambassador to France James M. Gavin, military relations between the United States and France, and a dinner at the White House for French Minister of State for Cultural Affairs Andre Malraux. Of note are replies by President of France Charles de Gaulle to messages by Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev. Also included in this folder is a transcript of an interview given by French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville to CBS Television Network. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of May 17, 1962 (News Conference 33). During this press conference President Kennedy answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the investigation of Billie Sol Estes' involvement in federal farm programs; United States-French political differences concerning the Berlin negotiations and French President Charles De Gaulle's proposal for an independent European nuclear deterrent; the dispatch of United States forces to Thailand; and the situation in Laos. Background materials in this folder consist of briefing papers on domestic and foreign affairs including the economy and the Billie Sol Estes case. Of note are Department of State telegrams concerning West New Guinea dispute between the Dutch and Indonesian governments. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include the USIA mission statement, British press reviews to the television program, "The World of Jacqueline Kennedy," and press reactions to the President's State of the Union Message and a statement by President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note is a handwritten memorandum to Evelyn Lincoln from First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Also included in this folder are survey reports titled, "Reactions to European Situation," dated February 4, 1963-February 21, 1963, and including France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and Germany.