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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-04
In this interview Komer discusses President John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in Indonesia and Iran; U.S.-Indonesian relations; the Indian Ocean and Iran task forces; JFK’s contact with the Iranian Shah; Pakistani-Afghani disputes; U.S. aid to Afghanistan; Komer’s attempt to revamp the military aid program; McGeorge Bundy and Walt W. Rostow as President JFK’s advisers; and JFK’s direct contact with a select few National Security staff, among other issues.
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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18802
President John F. Kennedy and President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno walk across the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Those following include: US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Zairin Zain; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Dr. Subandrio.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18801
President John F. Kennedy and President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno (third from left) walk toward a United States Marine Corps helicopter on the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Those following include: Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Zairin Zain; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Dr. Subandrio; US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18798
President John F. Kennedy bids farewell to President of Indonesia, Ahmed Sukarno, in front of a United States Marine Corps helicopter on the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, Zairin Zain; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Dr. Subandrio; US Secretary of State, Dean Rusk.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6536-J
(L-R) President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson aboard a United States Army helicopter on the South Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A42-2-61
President John F. Kennedy walks with representatives from the Belgrade Conference of Non-Aligned Nations on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio; President Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia; President Kennedy; unidentified; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (mostly hidden); President Modibo Keïta of Mali; Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn (climbing out of helicopter).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17623
President John F. Kennedy (wearing hat) walks with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno on the South grounds of the White House, Washington, D.C. Among those following are Foreign Minister of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio; Acting Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs John Steeves; Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17622
President John F. Kennedy (wearing hat) stands with President of Indonesia Ahmed Sukarno on the South grounds of the White House, Washington, D.C. President Sukarno greets Secretary of State Dean Rusk; others look on.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A42-1-61
President John F. Kennedy walks with representatives from the Belgrade Conference of Non-Aligned Nations on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. Front row (L-R): President Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia; President Kennedy; President Modibo Keïta of Mali; unidentified. Secretary of State Dean Rusk walks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio in background.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18768
President John F. Kennedy walks with representatives from the Belgrade Conference of Non-Aligned Nations on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; unidentified (partially hidden); President Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia; President Kennedy; President Modibo Keïta of Mali (mostly hidden behind President Kennedy).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18767
President John F. Kennedy walks with the representatives from the Belgrade Conference of Non-Aligned Nations on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. At left is President Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia (military uniform); right of President Kennedy is President Modibo Keïta of Mali (blue suit). Secretary of State Dean Rusk walks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio in background.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18765
President John F. Kennedy walks with representatives from the Belgrade Conference of Non-Aligned Nations on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy walks with President Modibo Keïta of Mali (partially hidden) as an unidentified individual follows; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (mostly hidden) walks with President Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia (turned away from camera) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio (wearing sunglasses).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18764
President John F. Kennedy walks with representatives from the Belgrade Conference of Non-Aligned Nations on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio (wearing sunglasses); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; President Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia; unidentified; President Kennedy; President Modibo Keïta of Mali.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6779-B
President John F. Kennedy walks with representatives from the Belgrade Conference of Non-Aligned Nations on the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C. President Kennedy walks with President Modibo Keïta of Mali; Secretary of State Dean Rusk walks with President Ahmed Sukarno of Indonesia (turned away from camera) and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Dr. Subandrio (wearing sunglasses).