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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RH-01
In this interview Hilsman discusses his initial interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; Hilsman’s appointment to the Department of State during the Kennedy Administration; Foreign Service officers and “hot-seat” jobs; issues with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; reorganizing the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; the flow of information between the State Department and the White House; staffing the State Department; the use of satellite intelligence; John A. McCone; working with and around Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; JFK, RFK, and Vietnam; Edward G. Lansdale; Maxwell D. Taylor; the connection between Vietnam and Laos; U.S. action in Laos; the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam; the impact of WWII on Hilsman and JFK’s generation; and the 1963 coup in Vietnam, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-27-A
KN08
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-049-008
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island announcing John McCone as the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In his speech President Kennedy discusses the retirement of former CIA Director Allen Dulles.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-10-D
KN33
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-11-29-C
AR13, KN10
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-050
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's remarks upon announcing John McCone as the new Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.). The press copy includes remarks from former CIA director Allen Dulles and McCone.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-27920
President John F. Kennedy (right) stands with Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-27919
President John F. Kennedy (right) stands with Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John McCone, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19557
Allen W. Dulles (standing at the lectern), retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivers remarks upon receiving the National Security Medal. Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA (partially hidden by Mr. Dulles); President John F. Kennedy; and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19556
Allen W. Dulles (standing at the lectern), retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivers remarks upon receiving the National Security Medal. Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA (partially hidden by Mr. Dulles); President John F. Kennedy; and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19554
President John F. Kennedy (standing at lectern) presents the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles (standing to right of lectern) upon his retirement as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA, and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-M9-2-61
Allen W. Dulles (standing at the lectern), retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivers remarks upon receiving the National Security Medal. Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA; President John F. Kennedy; and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19591
President John F. Kennedy talks with John McCone at the swearing-in ceremony of McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Standing in the background (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); and United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19590
Swearing-in ceremony of John McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Mr. McCone; United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren; President John F. Kennedy. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19589
President John F. Kennedy (far right) shakes hands with John McCone, upon his being sworn-in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19588
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with retired Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Allen W. Dulles at the swearing-in ceremony of John McCone as Director of the CIA. Mr. McCone stands in the middle of Mr. Dulles and President Kennedy. Standing in the background (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19587
United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (on left) swears-in John McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). President John F. Kennedy looks on. Standing in the background (L-R): Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blue spot on bottom right is on the original negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19586
President John F. Kennedy attends the swearing-in ceremony of John McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (L-R) Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Mr. McCone; United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren; President Kennedy. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19585
United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (on left) swears-in John McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). President John F. Kennedy looks on. Standing in the background are (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19560
President John F. Kennedy (standing at the lectern) delivers remarks upon presenting the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA; Mr. Dulles; and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (partly hidden by Mr. Dulles), and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19559
President John F. Kennedy (standing at the lectern) delivers remarks upon presenting the National Security Medal to Allen W. Dulles, retiring director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Seated in the first row (L-R): John A. McCone, Director of the CIA; Mr. Dulles; and General C.P. Cabell, Deputy Director of the CIA. Seated in the back row (L-R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton, Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (mostly hidden by Mr. Dulles), and Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard. CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6917-F
President John F. Kennedy attends the swearing-in ceremony of John McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (L-R) Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren; Mr. McCone; President Kennedy. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6917-E
President John F. Kennedy (far right) shakes hands with John McCone, upon his being sworn-in as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren and Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (partially hidden by Justice Warren), are also present. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6917-D
United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (left) swears-in John McCone as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). President John F. Kennedy (far right) and Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson of Washington (far left, in the background) look on. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.