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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GWA-01
Anderson discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, controversy over government contract for the TFK military airplane, conflicts between civilian and military personnel in Defense Department, and Robert S. McNamara and John F.Kennedy's decision not to reappoint Anderson.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-15-E
AR11, KN07
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PTP-01
This interview focuses on the relations between Portugal and the United States during the Kennedy administration, especially the tension caused by Portugal’s refusal to relinquish its colonies and the agreement to allow the United States to continue using the military base in Azores, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AFN-01
This interview focuses on the difficulties of Portuguese-American relations, Nogueira’s impressions of John F. Kennedy (JFK), and the question for NATO regarding the use of nuclear arms, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-07-C
AR41
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-12-A
AR40
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-317-016
This folder contains summaries of meetings with President John F. Kennedy discussing a multilateral force, Laos, military aid to India, Portuguese territories in Africa, and relations between the United States and Canada.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-006
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams 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 potential limitations on nuclear weapons in Germany, relations between the Soviet Union and China, and activity by the Soviet Union in the Berlin air corridors and United States countermeasures. Also included in this folder is a speech by Portuguese Ambassador to the U.S. Pedro Theotonio Pereira discussing communism, Angola, and colonialism.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-319a-011
This folder contains materials by Chester Bowles, President John F. Kennedy’s Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, consisting of a memorandum on foreign affairs personnel, the United States position on Portuguese colonies in Africa, and an article titled, “A Fresh Look at Free Asia.”
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-005
This folder contains correspondence between Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), and President John F. Kennedy regarding U.S. delegates, Chinese representation in the UN, disarmament, atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, and Portuguese territories in Africa.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-004
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include discussions with the Soviet Union delegation on UN financing; Portuguese territories in Africa; UN Security Council elections; outer space; Chinese representation in the UN; and nuclear weapons including test ban negotiations, proposals for denuclearized zones, and disarmament. Also included in this folder are weekly summaries of the 18th session of the UN General Assembly.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-003
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Francis T.P. Plimpton, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include an incident between Senegal and Portugal; UN financing, particularly for peacekeeping operations; human rights; UN membership for Kuwait; outer space; and the upcoming 18th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder is a report titled, “Third Report on African Developments at the 17th United Nations General Assembly.”
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-002
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Charles W. Yost, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include proposals for denuclearized zones in Indonesia, Africa, and Brazil; colonialism and Portuguese territories in Africa; the appointment of U Thant as UN Secretary-General; the Committee of 17 (also known as the Committee of 24 and the Special Committee on Decolonization); and financing for the UN.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123b-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Portugal. Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, talking papers, a report from Under Secretary of State George W. Ball, a paper entitled "Portuguese Africa and American Foreign Policy," telegrams from United States Ambassador to Portugal Charles Burke Elbrick, excepts of reports from the United Nations African Group, and memoranda from Cabinet members and advisors, including Secretary of State Dean Rusk, regarding the Portuguese colonial territory of Angola, negotiations concerning the Azores, and President Kennedy's meetings with Portuguese officials.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123b-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Portugal. Materials include memoranda regarding diplomatic representation from Portugal and correspondence between President Kennedy and Portguese Prime Minsiter António de Oliveira Salazar. This folder contains some Portuguese-language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-007
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 77 (NSAM 77) titled, “Use of American Made Arms in Angola,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-010
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 60 (NSAM 60) titled, “U.S. Actions in Relation to Portuguese Territories in Africa,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and a report on actions taken regarding NSAM 60.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-311-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning the issuance of United Nations (UN) bonds to finance peace-and-security operations, highlights of the 16th meeting of the UN General Assembly, weekly summaries of the UN General Assembly, background materials for a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and acting UN Secretary-General U Thant, and the reappointment of Robert S. Benjamin as the National Chairman of the United States Committee for the UN. Also included in this folder are copies of UN agenda items concerning Portugal and the self-determination of Angola, and a statement by U.S. Ambassador to the UN Adlai Stevenson on U.S. policy towards Angola and Portugal.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-006
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Topics include White House landscaping, the Honey-Fitz, foreign affairs, Naval-related affairs, the Polaris missile program, developing a military strategy for the United States, the sale of rubber boats to Portugal, the balance of payments, the Buy American Act amendment, and ship building for foreign governments.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-015
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs. Topics include ambassadorial appointments, relations between the United States and Portugal regarding Africa, and recommendations for improving the situation in Vietnam. Of note are two letters from Holden Roberto, President of the Union of the Populations of Angola, to President Kennedy regarding policies of the United States and Portugal in Angola.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-004-008
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18821
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Pedro Teotónio Pereira, the Ambassador to the United States from Portugal, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18820
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Pedro Teotónio Pereira, the Ambassador to the United States from Portugal, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18819
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with Pedro Teotónio Pereira, the Ambassador to the United States from Portugal, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-107-006
Sound recording of a meeting held on August 27, 1963, President John F. Kennedy, Under Secretary of State George Ball, National Security Council (NSC) member Robert Komer, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of South Asian Affairs for the Department of State Turner Cameron, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State James Grant. The meeting takes place prior to Under Secretary Ball’s trip to Pakistan and Portugal. They discuss Portugal, Portuguese Africa, and the Azores, Israel, and discussions with members of Congress concerning the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 107, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 107 in its entirety.