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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-29-A
ST03
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
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-132-009-p0020
Televised broadcast of former Captain of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Katsumori Yamashiro congratulating John F. Kennedy on his victory in the 1960 Presidential election. The event was televised from Tokyo, Japan. Yamashiro was the commander of the Japanese destroyer Amagiri that sank the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 commanded by John F. Kennedy during World War II. Yamashiro sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated January 20, 1961. An inscription on the verso of the photograph reads: "Nippon TV Network Corporation" (also known as Nihon Terebi). A second inscription is in Japanese.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-132-009-p0018
Televised broadcast of former Captain of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Katsumori Yamashiro congratulating John F. Kennedy on his victory in the 1960 Presidential election. The event was televised from Tokyo, Japan. Yamashiro was the commander of the Japanese destroyer Amagiri that sank the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 commanded by John F. Kennedy during World War II. Yamashiro sent the photograph to President Kennedy with a letter dated January 20, 1961. An inscription on the verso of the photograph reads: "Nippon TV Network Corporation" (also known as Nihon Terebi). A second inscription is in Japanese.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6659-F
Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister of Japan Hayato Ikeda. (L-R) State Department Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Prime Minister of Japan Hayato Ikeda, interpreter James J. Wickel, and Mitsue Ikeda. New York Times photographer George Tames stands at left. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-191-2-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with a group of newspaper executives from several Asian countries in the Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C. The group includes: Sian Aw and Choi-Sang Shum (Hong Kong); Upendra Acharya, Bapalal K. Doshi, Vadekara M. Nair, G.N. Sahi, and Shantilal A. Shah (India); Yuichiro Isobe and Eiji Noguchi (Japan); Ten Soon Khoo (Malaya); M.G.A. Khatib, Habib Rahman, and Muhammad Safdar (Pakistan); and Osmundo Abad-Santos, Oscar Lopez, and Joaquin P. Roces (Philippines).
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-191-1-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with a group of newspaper executives from several Asian countries in the Conference Room (Fish Room), White House, Washington, D.C. The group includes: Sian Aw and Choi-Sang Shum (Hong Kong); Upendra Acharya, Bapalal K. Doshi, Vadekara M. Nair, G.N. Sahi, and Shantilal A. Shah (India); Yuichiro Isobe and Eiji Noguchi (Japan); Ten Soon Khoo (Malaya); M.G.A. Khatib, Habib Rahman, and Muhammad Safdar (Pakistan); Osmundo Abad-Santos, Oscar Lopez, and Joaquin P. Roces (Philippines).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1052-013
This folder contains newspaper clippings concerning the 1960 presidential campaign; the Democratic and Republican parties; Cuba; various presidential primaries; Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev; public opinion and polling; Vice President Richard M. Nixon; James R. “Jimmy” Hoffa, President of the Teamsters Union; Japan; former Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson; the role of religion in the campaign; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey; labor unions; the aged; and the seizure of the Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan Association.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18166-A
Prime Minister of Japan Hayato Ikeda returns from a cruise on the yacht “Honey Fitz” with President John F. Kennedy. National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe, stands at left in back; other photographers and news reporters look on. Hains Point, Potomac River, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1047-010
This folder contains newspaper clippings; hand written notes by an unidentified individual; and correspondence concerning foreign language newspapers, the 1960 presidential campaign, the aged, and Japan. Also included in this folder are lists of newspapers published in Spanish, German, and East-European languages.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18167
President John F. Kennedy (standing to the left of the man holding crutches) and Prime Minister of Japan Hayato Ikeda return from a cruise on the yacht “Honey Fitz.” Also included in the photograph are Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell T. Shepard, Protocol officer for the State Department Clement E. "Clem" Conger, United Press International (UPI) photographer James K. W. Atherton, and various other photographers and news reporters. Hains Point, Potomac River, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18166
President John F. Kennedy returns from a cruise on the yacht “Honey Fitz” with Prime Minister of Japan Hayato Ikeda. Naval Aide to the President Commander Tazewell T. Shepard is walking behind the President, and Prime Minister Ikeda stands on the far right. Also pictured at right: White House Secret Service agent, Floyd Boring; United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger. Photographers and news reporters look on. Hains Point, Potomac River, Washington, D.C.