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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LCH-01
In this interview Heinz discusses how he came to work in the Office of International Security Affairs [ISA] in the Department of Defense [DOD]; the changeover in the DOD between the Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy Administrations; Heinz’s view of the Bay of Pigs; the regular operations and organization within ISA, including the different regional desks’ responsibilities; relationships between the ISA and other agencies; ISA as “the little State Department”; differences of opinion between DOD and the State Department, the CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the debate over whether to put troops in Laos; Robert S. McNamara and Roswell L. Gilpatric; the status of Okinawa; the question of U.S. defense perimeters; and W. Averell Harriman’s trip to Geneva and the neutralization solution for Laos, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-03-24-F
ST01, KN01
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C64-1-61
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (L) and President John F. Kennedy (R) stand at desk. Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, stands in back by window; two unidentified photographers stand at right. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A17-1-61
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). President John F. Kennedy sits at desk. Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17372
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Walking down Colonnade (L-R): President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric (walking behind); Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara (behind Vice President Johnson). West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17369
Bill signing - Commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (left) and President John F. Kennedy stand at desk. Standing behind (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara (over President Kennedy’s shoulder); Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17368
President John F. Kennedy sits at desk at the bill signing of the commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17367
President John F. Kennedy signs commission restoring the 5-star rank of General of the Army to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (DDE). Looking on (L-R): Secretary of the Navy, John Connally, Jr.; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Army, Elvis Jacob Stahr, Jr.; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.