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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHH-02
This interview focuses on the preparation and passage of the Trade Expansion Act, the United States’ trade with the Soviet Union and Cuba, and the Department of Commerce’s relations with Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WWC-01
Cochrane discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) agricultural views, the Agricultural Act of 1961’s procedural approach, and the relationship between JFK and the Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LL-01
This interview focuses on the antitrust cases and legislation during the Kennedy administration and economic issues such as the steel crisis, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JMK-02
John M. Kelly (1914-1977) was the Assistant Secretary for Mineral Resources in the Interior Department from 1961 to 1965. This interview focuses on the workings of an interdepartmental committee on trade in the Interior Department and debate over the security clause in the Trade Expansion Act, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MR-01
Rashish discusses his own involvement with and the support of other senior government officials for the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CLP-01
This interview focuses on Pell’s friendship with John F. Kennedy and legislation proposed during the Kennedy administration on transportation, trade, and international affairs, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ESM-01
This interview focuses on local politics in Maine, John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, and legislation during the Kennedy administration, including civil rights legislation and the Trade Expansion Act, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HSR-01
This interview focuses on the 1960 presidential election in Wisconsin, the economic and trade issues that arose during the Kennedy administration, and John F. Kennedy’s approach to international relations, particularly the Peace Corps, among other topics.