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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.
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.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-054-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India at Andrews Air Force Base.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-13-I
ST09
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-13-H
ST09
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-13-F
ST09
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-12-E
ST09
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-11-09-C
AR13
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-11-09-B
AR13
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-111-006
This folder contains telegrams primarily between United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith and Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include military assistance to India, relations between India and Pakistan, U.S. policy towards India, and the contents of letters sent by President John F. Kennedy to Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-143-001
This folder contains material regarding Nepalese relations with the United States, India, and Communist China (People’s Republic). Topics include talks between King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah of Nepal and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, arms aid to Nepal, and the strength of King Mahendra’s regime. Also included in this folder are materials about an expedition to climb Mount Everest by a group led by Woodrow W. Sayre, the group’s crossing into Tibet during the trek, and an article by LIFE magazine about their journey.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning India, and pertains to a visit to the United States by Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. Of note is a draft with annotations of a toast by President Kennedy to Nehru.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-118a-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning India, and consists of a briefing book for a visit by Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru to the United States from November 6-9, 1961.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-010-017
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-010-016
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19390
(L-R) State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke (standing in doorway), First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and President John F. Kennedy attend a dinner in honor of Prime Minister Nehru. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19389
At a dinner in honor of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, President John F. Kennedy and guests pose in the North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Prime Minister Nehru; the Prime Minister’s daughter Indira Gandhi; President Kennedy.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C117-26-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives at Palam Airport in New Delhi, India. Standing in front of red carpet, L-R: Indian Ambassador to the United States, B. K. Nehru; Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland (wearing cream-colored suit), sister of Mrs. Kennedy; two unidentified people in front; Kitty Galbraith, wife of the US Ambassador to India; Indira Gandhi, daughter of the Prime Minister of India; Mrs. Kennedy; Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru; United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith. The First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige (wearing blue suit), stands at back of crowd at left.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-117-36-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attends a luncheon in her honor at Rashtrapati Bhavan, official residence of the President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad, in New Delhi, India. Seated (L-R): two unidentified persons; Vice President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; Mrs. Kennedy; Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru; Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland, Mrs. Kennedy’s sister; unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-117-28-62
Luncheon in honor of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at Rashtrapati Bhavan, official residence of the President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad, in New Delhi, India. Seated (L-R): two unidentified persons; United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith; three unidentified persons; Vice President of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; Mrs. Kennedy; Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru; Mrs. Kennedy’s sister, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland; unidentified; Kitty Galbraith, wife of Ambassador Galbraith; others unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-117-35-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives at Palam Airport in New Delhi, India. Standing in front of carpet, L-R: Indian Ambassador to the United States, B. K. Nehru; Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland, sister of Mrs. Kennedy; two unidentified people in front; Kitty Galbraith, wife of the United States Ambassador to India; Indira Gandhi, daughter of the Prime Minister of India; Mrs. Kennedy; Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru; United States Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A27-1-61
(L-R) First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, and President John F. Kennedy attend a dinner in honor of Prime Minister Nehru. Persons in background are unidentified. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19386
President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair) meets with Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19385
President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair) meets with Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers and an unidentified photographer stand in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19384
President John F. Kennedy (sitting in rocking chair) meets with Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers stands in the background. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.