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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-02
This interview focuses on relations with Cuba under the Kennedy Administration, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban exile community, and the Cold War, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SA-01
Ailes discusses his appointment as under secretary of the army, his involvement in the 1960 campaign, the political appointments process in the Department of Defense, and issues regarding Panama and the canal.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-15-B
AR11
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JSF-02
Farland discusses the Bay of Pigs controversy and Panama’s involvement, the Panama Canal treaty, and JFK’s visit to Costa Rica for the San Jose meeting, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JSF-01
Farland discusses time as ambassador in Panama, working with the Department of State, and Latin American policy, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate election fraud in Panama and the U.S. policy to oppose General Manuel Noriega's leadership of the government of Panama. The episode aired on Monday, May 15, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-009-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate restoring democracy in Panama and comment on the military dictatorship of General Manuel Noriega. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 14, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0001-001-030
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the criminal allegations against Panamanian General Manuel Noriega and comment on the Panama Canal Treaty (also known as a Torrijos–Carter Treaty). The episode aired on Monday, June 30, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-020-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the effectiveness of U.S. aid in helping to rebuild Panama after the U.S. military invasion that removed Panama's dictator, General Manuel Noriega. The episode aired on Friday, July 6, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-014-006
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the necessity, legality, and morality of the U.S. military invasion of Panama. The episode aired on Friday, February 9, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-013-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the United States military invasion of Panama and arrest of General Manuel Noriega of Panama to face drug charges. The episode aired on Wednesday, January 10, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-014-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the problems of Panama under the dictatorship of General Manuel Noriega and the commitment of the United States to the 1978 canal treaty that requires the U.S. to turn over control of the Panama Canal to Panama by the year 2000. The episode aired on Wednesday, November 18, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-017-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the politics of Panama and its dictator, General Manuel Noriega. The episode aired on Monday, February 1, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-107-004
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s toast to President Roberto Francisco Chiari Remón of Panama at a luncheon in the White House State Dining Room. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the historical relationship between Panama and the United States, and explains how the Panama Canal impacts the security and economic prosperity of both countries.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-107-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s welcome address to President Roberto Chiari Remón of Panama at Washington National Airport.
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2013-005
Jack Laun served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama from 1967 to 1969 on a community development project. He had already completed a law degree from Stanford when he applied to the Peace Corps. Laun was stationed in the very remote village of La Soledad, in Veraguas province, where he worked with impoverished farmers on a cooperative rice farming project. In the interview, Laun discusses some frustrating parts of his service such as the flooding rains and the inaction of the local government, as well as the joys of living among very kind people. Interviewed and recorded by Phyllis Noble, March 26, 2013. 2 tapes (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-MR-2004-002-010
Catherine Whitaker Davidson served as a Peace Corps volunteer on a rural community development project in Panama from 1965 to 1967. She was also a mental health volunteer in the Crisis Corps in Venezuela in 2000. Interviewed and recorded by I. Lynn Rinehart, May 21, 2003. 1 tape (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-100
Louise Liller served as a Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador from 2006 to 2008 on an agroforestry and environmental education project. She also served with Peace Corps Response in Panama in 2009. In San Lucas de Gualococti, El Salvador, there were initial challenges with work partnerships and housing. However, Liller was able to adapt to the situation and work with her neighborhood to identify projects. Her focuses were on projects such as reforestation, gender and youth development, and workshops for youth environmental business ideas. She felt she made an impact by working with the local school vegetable garden. She is proudest of the reforestation project that allowed the community recapture land and use it for community events, and enjoyed the friends she made in her community. In Cuesta de Piedra, Panama, Liller felt that her improved language skills and strong local partner helped her utilize her strengths to make a major impact in agroforestry. She enjoyed her experience teaching youth environmental education classes throughout the region and working with local organic farmers. She enjoyed Panama's beautiful scenery, her close host family, and well-defined work project. Liller says the Peace Corps taught her about community building and the importance of relationships within the community. Interviewed and recorded by Jeff Liu, June 19, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file)
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2019-019
Asiha Grigsby served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in El Salvador from 2013 to 2015 in the Community Organization and Economic Development (COED) program. She also served as a Peace Corps Response volunteer in Chiriqui, Panama, from 2016 to 2017, training members of an organic farming cooperative in small business development strategies in the community of Volcan. Grigsby initially discusses her participation in the Peace Corps Masters International Program at Rutgers University and the unexpectedly long road to becoming a volunteer and completing her degree due to a previously undiagnosed kidney disease. After three years of treatment while her application was on "medical hold," she was eventually accepted into the Peace Corps and earned her Masters degree. In retrospect, she considers her diagnosis during the application process to be a blessing because early discovery of the illness has allowed her to maintain a healthy, happy lifestyle. Once stationed in Estanzuelas, El Salvador, Grigsby shares how the community members reacted to her as a very tall, unmarried African-American woman without children. She describes the work she did empowering the local women and girls to come together to address domestic violence issues. She also talks about restrictions on volunteers in El Salvador because of safety concerns, which eventually led to the closure of Peace Corps in the country only three months after she completed her service. Finally, Grisgby discusses reentry issues after each of her tours of service. Interviewed and recorded by Evelyn Ganzglass, September 23, 2018. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Oral history
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection
RPCV-ACC-2020-031
Mecca Luster served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Panama from 2016 to 2018 in an agribusiness program. Having majored in finance at Howard University, she took an unconventional route to the Peace Corps to fulfill a personal promise to serve. She was initially invited to Mali, but was then switched to Panama where she was the only black woman in her cohort. Despite limited Spanish and Woun Meu (Wounaan) language training, Luster was able to utilize her entrepreneurial and management skills to engage her community, Puerto Lara Darien. She learned how to not overthink situations and how to adjust to her surroundings. After the Peace Corps, Luster has been volunteering with Native Future, a non-profit that works to preserve the rights of indigenous groups in Panama. Interviewed and recorded by Charlaine Loriston, October 28, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-024-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for a fresh start in America's "war on drugs" and comment on domestic policies and the relationship between the United States and General Manuel Noriega of Panama. The episode aired on Wednesday, June 15, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-019-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether Panama should have been considered to be certified as cooperating in the international "war on drugs." They comment on reports and allegations of General Manuel Noriega's involvement with drug smuggling. The episode aired on Tuesday, March 1, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-13-D
AR22, ST11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-13-C
AR22