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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CWC-01
Cole discusses Teodoro Moscoso and Richard N. Goodwin’s 1962 mission to Chile, the 1964 Chilean Presidential election, socialist and communist influences in Chile, the Agency for International Development (AID), and U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LIG-01
Gordon discusses JFK’s interest in Latin American Affairs, functions of the ambassador position, Latin and South American politics, and Brazilian government during the time of the 1964 coup, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CAS-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s efforts to strengthen American ties with Latin America, the communist threat in Venezuela, and the relationship between JFK and President Betancourt, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-054-005
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room at the swearing-in ceremony of Teodoro Moscoso as Assistant Administrator of Latin America for the Agency for International Development. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the economic goals of the Alliance for Progress.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-08-20-A
AR39, ST28
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-30-C
KN19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-29-B
ST11, KN18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-11-C
AR33, ST21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-16-E
ST07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-11-14-D
AR13
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-44-61
Attendees of a ceremony marking President John F. Kennedy’s arrival at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, stand in the receiving line. United States Ambassador to Venezuela Teodoro Moscoso stands fifth from left; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger stands in center.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-28-61
President John F. Kennedy exits the National Pantheon of Venezuela in Caracas, Venezuela, after laying a wreath on the tomb of General Simón Bolívar in observance of the 131st anniversary of Bolívar’s death. Walking with President Kennedy: White House Secret Service agents Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey and Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn; US Ambassador to Venezuela Teodoro Moscoso; Naval Aide to President Kennedy Captain Tazewell Shepard. Director of the US Secret Service James J. Rowley stands behind car facing right. Military personnel, reporters, and others observe.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22646
President John F. Kennedy (right foreground) meets with President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos (seated across from President Kennedy), and officials of Mexico regarding an Agricultural Credit Agreement, an initiative of the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). Also seated at table: Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, Antonio Ortiz Mena; Foreign Minister of Mexico, Manuel Tello; Minister of Agriculture of Mexico, Julián Rodríguez Adame; U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso. Photographers observe. Los Pinos (the official residence of the President of Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6558-A
President John F. Kennedy (L) shakes hands with US Ambassador to Venezuela, Teodoro Moscoso (R). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C290-2-61
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy addresses the audience in Spanish at La Morita Resettlement Project in La Morita, Venezuela, at a ceremony granting farmers titles to land under the Agrarian Reform Program. President John F. Kennedy stands to the right of Mrs. Kennedy; President of Venezuela Rómulo Betancourt sits to the right of President Kennedy in the front row. US State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes, stands to the left of Mrs. Kennedy. Also seated in the group at right: United States Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Chester B. Bowles, President Kennedy's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin-American Affairs; US Ambassador to Venezuela, Teodoro Moscoso; Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Robert F. Woodward; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-156-2-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) meets with the Finance Minister of Brazil, Dr. San Tiago Dantas. Left to right: Marcílio Marques Moreira; U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso; Ambassador of Brazil, Roberto de Oliveira Campos; Dr. Dantas; President Kennedy; U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Lincoln Gordon; and Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Edwin M. Martin. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6896-C
Teodoro Moscoso is sworn-in as the Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress and Regional Administrator for Latin America for the Agency for International Development (AID) by William O. Douglas, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. President John F. Kennedy and Ambassador of Bolivia Victor Andrade look on. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6896-B
Swearing-in ceremony of Teodoro Moscoso as the Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress and Regional Administrator for Latin America for the Agency for International Development (AID). (L-R) Teodoro Moscoso; Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of AID; President John F. Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6896-A
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of Teodoro Moscoso as the Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, and Regional Administrator for Latin America for the Agency for International Development (AID). (L-R) Antonio Fernós-Isern, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back); Teodoro Moscoso; William O. Douglas, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court; President Kennedy; Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of AID; Ambassador of Bolivia Victor Andrade; Ambassador of Brazil Roberto Campos. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-22527
The U.S. Presidential party exits Air Force One upon their arrival in Mexico City. Descending the airplane stairs (from top): Special Assistant to the President of Mexico, Justo Sierra; Mexican Ambassador to the United States, Antonio Carrillo Flores; unidentified; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Kenneth P. O'Donnell; Ann Gargan (cousin of President John F. Kennedy); Social Secretary to First Lady Kennedy, Letitia Baldrige; President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Harold F. Linder. Also pictured: U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Maureen Hayes Mansfield; U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. State Department interpreter, Donald Barnes. Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico.
Collection
TMPP
Papers 1956-1966. Diplomat, government official. Ambassador to Venezuela (1961); United States Coordinator, Alliance for Progress, Agency for International Development (1961-1964). Correspondence, speech files, reports, studies, publications, clippings relating to Alliance for Progress programs and Latin American economic development.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-285-3-61
President John F. Kennedy greets employees at the United States Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. L-R: President Kennedy; US Ambassador to Venezuela Teodoro Moscoso; Chargé d’Affaires of Venezuela C. Allan Stewart.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22666-JJ
President John F. Kennedy meets with President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, and officials of Mexico regarding an Agricultural Credit Agreement, an initiative of the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). Seated at table (clockwise from left foreground): President Kennedy; unidentified; Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, Antonio Ortiz Mena; President López Mateos; Foreign Minister of Mexico, Manuel Tello; U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso. Los Pinos (the official residence of the President of Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22666-HH
President John F. Kennedy (left foreground) meets with President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos (seated across from President Kennedy), and officials of Mexico regarding an Agricultural Credit Agreement, an initiative of the Alliance for Progress (La Alianza para el Progreso). Also seated at table: Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, Antonio Ortiz Mena; U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress, Teodoro Moscoso; Foreign Minister of Mexico, Manuel Tello. Los Pinos (the official residence of the President of Mexico), Mexico City, Mexico.