| And memories from our past. . . |
| The Residence Today Abandoned and up for sale at the time of my visit in July 2001 |
| The American Ambassador's Residence in its Prime |
| Washington DC: Chief of Protocol Biddle (L) gives the Oath of Office to Douglas Henderson, new US Ambassador to Bolivia. Secretary of State Dean Rusk (center) looks on. |
| This photo of JFK and Ambassador Douglas Henderson was taken the day before the President left for Dallas. Henderson was the last American Ambassador to meet with Kennedy before he was assasinated. |
| The Wall Outside the US Ambassador's Office Today Photos of all the former US Ambassadors to Bolivia - Second row, fourth from the left is our Ambassador, Douglas Henderson (1964-68). For those interested in US foreign policy and Latin American history, I recommend you read Henry Butterfield Ryan's book, "The Fall of Che Guevara." As US Ambassador during a tumultuous period - the arrival of Guevara and his attempted leftist insurgency in Bolivia - Ryan gives considerable credit to Ambassador Henderson for moderating the US response thus preventing a major US military engagement in South America. |
| Che Guevara's Failed Insurgency A '60s story tailor-made for the silver screen. I am convinced it will happen. |
| Our "Computer Center" in the Mid-'60s There was no TV back then in Bolivia let alone E-mail, Internet, faxes, VCRs, etc. The trusty old Zenith TransOceanic Shortwave radio was pretty much our only "real time" electronic link with home. The Model 3000 pictured above was a nine-band radio, including AM, seven shortwave bands, and for the first-time in any TransOceanic - FM. It was introduced in the 1963 model year and manufactured until 1971, when it was replaced by the 7000. I remember many a night staying up listening to baseball games on Armed Forces Radio. |
| Vintage '60s Memorabilia Shown are the '64 and '65 ACS yearbooks and my Bolivian driver's licence awarded at the age of 15 |
| The Henderson's Holdiay Greeting Card |
| Amb & Mrs. Henderson |
