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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-C
ST34, KN40
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30699
Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with Under Secretary for Political Affairs for the United Nations (UN), Dr. Ralph Bunche. Also pictured: Managing Director of the United Nations Special Fund, Paul G. Hoffman; Ambassador of Brazil, Roberto de Oliveira Campos; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, João Augusto de Araújo Castro; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-53-63
Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with President of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, Sir Patrick Dean. Also pictured: Under Secretary for Political Affairs for the UN, Dr. Ralph Bunche; Managing Director of the UN Special Fund, Paul G. Hoffman; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C422-43-63
Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with Chief delegate to the United Nations (UN) from India, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. Also pictured: Ambassador of India, B. K. Nehru; Federal Councillor of Switzerland, Friedrich T. Wahlen; Secretary General of the Federal Political Department of the Swiss Federation, Pierre Micheli; Ambassador of Switzerland, Alfred Zehnder; Secretary of State for the Presidency of Tunisia, Bahi Ladgham; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30704
Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), U Thant. Also pictured: Ambassador from Saudi Arabia to France, Rashad Pharaon; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (mostly hidden); Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30700
Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Senator Kennedy shakes hands with Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), U Thant. Also pictured: Ambassador from Saudi Arabia to France, Rashad Pharaon; President of the UN Security Council, Sir Patrick Dean; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C30698
Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) from Czechoslovakia, Jiri Hajek. Also pictured: Ambassador of Czechoslovakia, Dr. Karel Duda; Prince Bertil of Sweden; Prime Minister of Sweden, Tage Erlander; Minister without Portfolio of Sweden, Olof Palme; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.