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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-115-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on October 10, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR) Andrei Gromyko, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Soviet Ambassador to the United States Anatoliy Dobrynin, Under Secretary of State Llewellyn Thompson, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Semenov, member of the Soviet Foreign Ministry Mr. Sukhodrev, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor (briefly). President Kennedy and Foreign Minister Gromyko discuss numerous topics during this long (just under two hours) White House meeting. Topics of discussion include Autobahn situations and access in Berlin, Germany; the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty); disarmament; reduction in the military; nuclear weapons; the multilateral force (MLF); China; trade; the Civil Air Agreement; Cuba; and the relations between the superpowers. Prior to the meeting there is a brief discussion between President Kennedy, General Taylor, and Secretary Rusk on what the staff expects Foreign Minister Gromyko to bring up at the meeting. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 115/A51, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 115/A51 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-114-A49e
Sound recording of a meeting held on October 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Main topics of discussion are Secretary Dean Rusk’s meeting with Soviet Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin regarding Berlin, Germany; Secretary Rusk’s talks with Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Gromyko regarding Laos; President Kennedy’s meeting with Minister Gromyko; a "New York Times" article regarding the race to the moon; and the possibility of sharing space information with the Soviet Union. They also discuss the Caribbean and Latin American regions, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and civil rights. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 114/A49, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 114/A49 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-114-A49a
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on October 1, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor, and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman. The recording of this meeting begins on Tape 113. President John F. Kennedy met with a larger group and continues the discussion of the benefits and pitfalls of wheat sales to the Soviet Union with a smaller group. This portion begins with Vice President Johnson discussing the wheat sales to the Soviet Union, congressional support, amount of the sale, and the need to gain public support. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 114/A49, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 114/A49 in its entirety or the beginning of this recording on Tape 113.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-113-005
Sound recording of a National Security Council (NSC) meeting held on September 30, 1963, concerning wheat sales to the Soviet Union. Discussed are Canadian-Soviet wheat negotiations and the possible sale of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union and political pitfalls of such an action. The first eight minutes of the meeting are recorded and then the recording skips to the end of the meeting when President John F. Kennedy asks a smaller group of several staff members to stay to continue the discussion. The discussion with the smaller group continues on Tape 114/A49. The larger group includes President Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles Murphy, Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) General Marshall Carter, Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Curtis LeMay, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward McDermott, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations Lawrence F. O’Brien, Presidential Advisor Kenneth O’Donnell, Department of Justice official Norbert Schlei, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Jack Behrman, Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze, Chief United States Trade Negotiator Christian Herter, Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Bromley Smith. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 113, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 113 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 114/A49.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-112-003
Sound recording of three meetings. The first is a Cabinet meeting held on September 23, 1963, during which members of several departments brief President John F. Kennedy and each other on topics of particular interest, including private wheat sales to the Soviet Union and relevant political issues, Secretary McNamara and General Taylor's mission to South Vietnam, federal employment, and the economic outlook heading into 1964. Meeting participants include President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon; Acting Secretary of State George Ball; Herbert Miller for the Attorney General; Acting Postmaster General Sidney Bishop; Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges; Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Anthony Celebrezze; Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Special Assistant to the President Timothy J. ("Ted") Reardon; Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy; and Special Counsel to the President Ted Sorensen.Second is a brief meeting on civil rights held on September 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Attorney General in the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division Burke Marshall. One segment of this recording totaling 16 seconds has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526.
Third is part of a meeting held on September 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and several city leaders from Birmingham, Alabama, including Dr. Landon Miller, W.C. Hamilton, Caldwell Marks, Frank Newton, and Don Hawkins. They discuss civil rights issues in Birmingham. The recording of this meeting ends abruptly and continues on Tape 113. Please note that this meeting was previously made available for review in 1984.
This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 112, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 112 in its entirety or the remainder of recording of the third meeting on Tape 113.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18121
Gift of a model of an American whaling ship from Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy. Jill Cowan, secretarial clerk in White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger’s office, stands behind. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18120
Gift of a model of an American whaling ship from Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy. Jill Cowan, secretarial clerk in White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger’s office, stands behind. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18119
Gift of a model of an American whaling ship from Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy. Jill Cowan, secretarial clerk in White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger’s office, stands behind. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6340-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with State Department Officials in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Far side of table: United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Ambassador at Large Averell Harriman; Special Assistant to the Secretary of State Charles Bohlen. (L-R) With backs to camera: Ambassador-designate to Yugoslavia George Kennan; President Kennedy; Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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JFKWHP-ST-M22-1-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Andrei Gromyko in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19032
President John F. Kennedy meets with Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. (Clockwise from top): President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair); Andrei Gromyko; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (back to camera); Mikhail Menshikov, Soviet Ambassador to the United States (back to camera). Unidentified photographer stands in background. Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C19031
President John F. Kennedy meets with Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union. (Clockwise from top): President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair); Andrei Gromyko; Secretary of State Dean Rusk (back to camera); Mikhail Menshikov, Soviet Ambassador to the United States (back to camera). Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-111-002
Sound recording of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union Foy Kohler. They discuss U.S.-Soviet relations with particular emphasis on Berlin, Germany; Russian trade; recent crop failures and loans; U.S.-Soviet space cooperation; the Russian economy; and relations between the Soviet Union and China. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 111, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 111 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-107-003
Sound recording of a meeting held on August 26, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and the Soviet Union's (U.S.S.R.) Ambassador to the United States Anatoliy Dobrynin. They discuss a variety of topics including China, nuclear testing, Germany, Laos, Cuba, trade, civil aviation agreements, and space. One segment of the recording totaling 9 seconds has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. 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.
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JFKWHP-ST-C29-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Foy Kohler. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-KN-C25946
President John F. Kennedy meets with First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union (USSR), Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kuznetsov. Left to right: First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy, Viktor Pavlovich Karpov; assistant to Minister Kuznetsov, Lev Isaakovich Mendelevich; Ambassador of the Soviet Union, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Kuznetsov; President Kennedy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24736
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center left, leaning over far corner of desk); National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe (standing by right corner of desk, face partially hidden behind camera); United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton (at right, bending over). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24735
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: New York Times photographer, George Tames (far left, face hidden behind camera); White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center, crouching by far corner of desk, face partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24734
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Photographers and reporters observe. Those pictured include: New York Times photographer, George Tames (far left); White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton (center, crouching by far corner of desk, face partially hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24733
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. New York Times photographer, George Tames, stands at center in front of window; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24731
President John F. Kennedy signs the Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24663
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: US State Department interpreter, Alexander Akalovsky (standing second from right, in shadow); United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare (standing second from left in background); White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (standing in back, hands folded). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24662
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare, stands at far left in background; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24661
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). Also pictured: US State Department interpreter, Alexander Akalovsky (standing third from right, in shadow); United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare (at far left in background); White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager (behind photographers). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C24660
President John F. Kennedy meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (USSR), Andrei Gromyko. Seated (L-R): Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Vladimir S. Semenov; Soviet Ambassador to the United States, Anatoliy Fedorovich Dobrynin; Minister Gromyko; President Kennedy (in rocking chair). United Press International (UPI) photographer, Frank Cancellare, stands at far left in background; others are unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.