Sound recording
United States Information Agency Audio Recordings Collection
USIAAU-033
Sound recording of an interview of Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., former Special Assistant to the late President John F. Kennedy, conducted by Robert S. Greene on January 30, 1964. Excerpts from the interview were used in a Voice of America (VOA) program called "John F. Kennedy - A Personal Memory" by Robert S. Greene. Main interview topics include President Kennedy's leadership qualities and view on the office of the presidency, his children, his handling of the Cuban missile crisis and the threat of nuclear war, comparisons of President Kennedy to other presidents and his place in history, Schlesinger's personal memories of President Kennedy, and the effects of President Kennedy's back injury. Accession MR-1965-086.