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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-003-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President George H. W. Bush's proposal at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit to negotiate a reduction in American and Soviet conventional forces in Europe. The episode aired on Monday, June 5, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate nuclear arms control initiatives with the Soviet Union, and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's goal of negotiating to eliminate the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) short-range nuclear weapons arsenal deployed in Europe. The episode aired on Friday, May 19, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TCS-04
This interview focuses on non-crisis negotiations with the Soviet Union, nuclear test ban treaty, the Soviet purchase of American wheat, Southeast Asia, and diplomatic relationships with NATO allies, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TCS-03
This interview focuses on non-crisis negotiations with the Soviet Union, nuclear test ban treaty, the Soviet purchase of American wheat, Southeast Asia, and diplomatic relationships with NATO allies, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-08B
Dictation Belt 8B contains five sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 8B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 8A.4. Item 8B.1 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They continue to discuss a press item about a proposed nuclear naval force and Soviet surveillance of naval vessels. Item 8B.2 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and statements made by Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 8B.3 is a sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and surveillance of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) naval fleet and merchant ships. Item 8B.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss the Stennis Committee’s review of the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Item 8B.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss the Stennis Committee’s review of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, results of a recent Gallup Poll, and problems for Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York. The recording of the end of the conversation repeats on Dictation Belt 9A.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-009
Sound recording of the President's News Conference of February 8, 1961 (News Conference 3). President Kennedy begins the press conference by announcing the upcoming visit of Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker to the United States. This announcement is followed by a brief discussion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the announcement that a Child Health Center has been established within the Public Health Service Center to deal with the special health problems of children. Following the announcements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including recent reports of a study concerning the missile gap between the United States and the Soviet Union; school desegregation in New Orleans, Louisiana; the future of United States-Soviet relations; and Cuba.
Textual folder
Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-020-004
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-223-007
This file contains Department of State telegrams and memoranda regarding a NATO (North Atlantic Trade Organization) embargo on the export of large diameter pipe to the Soviet Union. Topics include pressure by the United States on NATO member countries to enforce the embargo, the response of the Soviet Union, and Great Britain’s rejection of the embargo.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-015
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include NAC (North Atlantic Council) meetings, the health of NATO Secretary General Dirk Stikker, Berlin, meetings of the Atlantic Policy Advisory Group (APAG), and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-222-006
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Subjects include NATO strategic and defense planning; a NAC (North Atlantic Council) meeting discussing nuclear testing, disarmament, and the situation in Berlin; and relations between the Soviet Union and Denmark.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-009
This folder includes memoranda, speeches, and article drafts by Walt Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council in the Department of State. Topics include United States relations with the Soviet Union, nuclear deterrents in Europe, communism, economics, the Cold War, principle foreign affairs issues in the administration of President John F. Kennedy, and relations between the U.S. and other members of the Atlantic Alliance (also known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-006
This folder contains background memoranda, summaries, and Record of Actions for National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings. Topics include Soviet Union military forces and equipment in Cuba; United States policy towards Cuba within the OAS (Organization of American States); U.S. policy towards Europe, particularly France; and discussion of a multilateral nuclear force in Europe and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-007
This folder contains memoranda primarily from David Klein, National Security Council Assistant for Europe and Canada, to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include Algeria, potential uprisings in East Berlin and East Germany, travel restrictions on residents of East Germany, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and nuclear weapons, and chaff drops by the Soviet Union in the Berlin air corridor.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-001
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Thomas K. Finlettter, U.S. Ambassador to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization); George Ball, Under Secretary of State; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN and NATO. Topics include the Soviet Union; the appointment of an interim UN Secretary-General; economic development for the UN; colonialism; the 16th session of the UN General Assembly; and talks between the United States, United Kingdom, and France on UN matters.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials concern the situation in Berlin and include correspondence between President Kennedy, Mayor of Berlin Willy Brandt, and Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer; a memorandum of a conversation regarding Germany and Berlin between President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko; and the military buildup of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) in Berlin. Also included in this folder is a folder titled, “Reaction to Closing of the Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-054-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of February 8, 1961 (News Conference 3). President Kennedy began the press conference by announcing the upcoming visit of Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker to the United States. This announcement was followed by a brief discussion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the announcement that a Child Health Center had been established within the Public Health Service Center to deal with the special health problems of children. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including recent reports of a study concerning the missile gap between the United States and the Soviet Union; school desegregation in New Orleans, Louisiana; the future of United States-Soviet relations; and Cuba. Items consist of the official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-274-004
This folder contains memoranda of conversations between Paul Nitze, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and various British and German officials regarding NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and a “forward strategy,” a multilateral nuclear weapons force, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, and Berlin.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-272-005
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memoranda regarding the Soviet Union. Topics include global reactions to Soviet military buildup in Cuba; submarine technology; Soviet policy in Berlin, Germany; relations with Albania; and attitudes of Soviet military officers towards the United States-NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) strategic deterrent forces.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials consist of reports from the USIA Research and Reference Service regarding surveys on various issues, including disarmament, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the Soviet Union, the United States, the common market, and Cuba.