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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-211-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Nigeria Sir Abubakar Rafawa Balewa as part of a ceremony formally inaugurating service by the new Syncom II satellite launched July 26.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-H
Motion picture covering the official state visit of Prime Minister Abubakar Balewa of Nigeria to the United States, including welcoming remarks by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Prime Minister's response, events with President John F. Kennedy, an address by the Prime Minister at the Capitol, stops at other sites in Washington, D.C., and stops in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Chicago, Illinois, Knoxville, Tennessee, and New York City.Presented by: United States Information Service (USIS).
Produced by: Thomas Craven Film Corporation.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-019
This folder contains a press copy of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Sir Abubakar Rafawa Balewa, Prime Minister of Nigeria, during which the President invites the Prime Minister to visit the United States.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-122a-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Nigeria. Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a position paper on United States aid to Nigeria, a summary of anti-Americanism in Nigerian media outlets, and correspondence between President Kennedy and Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. This folder also contains materials concerning Prime Minister Balewa's trip to the United States, including a program, a guest list for a luncheon, press releases, biographical information, and a summary of administrative arrangements.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-122a-008
This folder contains a briefing book compiled in preparation for Nigerian Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa's visit to the United States, which includes an itinerary, a description of administrative arrangements, suggested public statements, biographical information on Prime Minister Balewa, and talking papers on disarmament, international politics, increased African representation to the United Nations, and American economic aid to Nigeria.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-009-006
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A-A3-3-61
Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. Prime Minister Balewa; President John F. Kennedy; unidentified reporters and photographers in background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A-A3-2-61
Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. (L – R): Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton; Prime Minister Balewa; Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger; unidentified man. Unidentified reporters, photographers, and police officers in background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A-A3-1-61
Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Balewa; Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (behind and right of Prime Minister Balewa); Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger; unidentified reporters and photographers. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18401
Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Balewa; unidentified reporters and photographers at right. Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger, stands at left in doorway. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18400
Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. President John F. Kennedy; Prime Minister Balewa; unidentified reporters and photographers at right. Protocol officer for the State Department, Clement E. "Clem" Conger, stands at left in doorway. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18399
Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. Military Aide to the President General Chester V. Clifton (in doorway, wearing uniform); Prime Minister Balewa; President John F. Kennedy; unidentified reporters and photographers. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6711-M
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. Left to right: Ambassador of Nigeria, Julius Momo Udochi; unidentified; Prime Minister Balewa; President Kennedy. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6711-A
Luncheon in honor of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. Prime Minister Balewa; President John F. Kennedy; unidentified reporters and photographers in background. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6711-O
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. President Kennedy stands in center; Prime Minister Balewa stands left of President Kennedy; Ambassador of Nigeria, Julius Momo Udochi, stands right of President Kennedy;others unidentified. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6711-N
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. Left to right: Prime Minister Balewa; President Kennedy; Ambassador of Nigeria, Julius Momo Udochi. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6711-L
Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy, given by Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. President Kennedy (center); Prime Minister Balewa (right of President Kennedy); Ambassador of Nigeria, Julius Momo Udochi (left of President Kennedy); others unidentified. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6711-K
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. Prime Minister Balewa; President Kennedy; various reporters in background, including White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI) Helen Thomas (second row, second from left). West Wing Entrance, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6711-J
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. (L – R): Two unidentified men; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Balewa (turning away from camera); two unidentified men. West Wing Colannade, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6711-I
President John F. Kennedy meets with Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria. (L – R): Unidentified man; President Kennedy; Prime Minister Balewa (holding a bust of President Abraham Lincoln); unidentified man. West Wing Colonnade, White House, Washington, D.C.