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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WRH-01
In this interview Hearst discusses his long history with the Kennedy family; early interactions with a young John F. Kennedy [JFK] and later interactions with him as President; JFK and the press, including Hearst’s newspapers; and Hearst’s opinion of JFK’s image as a liberal, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JPH-01
In this interview Healey discusses meeting the Kennedy brothers at Harvard; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] campaign for the House of Representatives in 1946; Healey’s political experience in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Michael J. Neville; Massachusetts politics in the postwar period; the “age factor” in the 1946 campaign; the development of JFK’s public speaking ability; engaging with the academic community in Cambridge during the 1946 campaign; Kennedy family members helping out on JFK’s campaigns; JFK’s worries after his election to his first term in Congress and his work once the term began; JFK on the House Labor Committee and the Hartley Bill in the House; the petition for the pardon of James Michael Curley and issues for JFK; Paul A. Dever; JFK’s 1952 campaign for Senate; Henry Cabot Lodge; speechwriting during the 1952 campaign; and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and JFK’s campaigns, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LWH-01
In this interview, Lord Harlech discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] early opinions on disarmament; dealings with Nikita S. Khrushchev and the Soviet Union; the Cuban crisis; issues with selling and testing American missiles; how JFK’s relationship with British Prime Minister M. Harold Macmillan developed over time and how they worked together on specific issues; how JFK’s interest in politics and foreign affairs developed; difficulties with France over their nuclear program in 1962; JFK’s skills and character; JFK’s different circles of friends; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ approaches to life in the public eye, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-B
AR41, ST34
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JJC-01
Cavanaugh discusses his friendship with the Kennedy family; John F. Kennedy (JFK), Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy’s personalities; and JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KLB-02
In this interview, he discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] familial relationships, his time at the Choate School, and some of his close friendships, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DIB-01
Bridge discusses her friendship with, and anecdotes about, John F. Kennedy and his siblings, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TB-01
Bilodeau discusses his friendship with Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and John F. Kennedy, compares the two brothers, and tells humorous anecdotes about the Kennedy family, among other issues
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EDAG-05
In this interview Gullion discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] concept of the American presidency; JFK’s evolving relationships with different family members and friends; how history will treat JFK; how people venerated JFK after his death; and what Gullion considers JFK’s greatest contributions, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMG-01
Gallagher discusses first impressions of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the Kennedy household, impressions of Rose Kennedy, the relationship between Joe Kennedy and John F. Fitzgerald, and Joe Kennedy's influence on John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-09
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] decision to enter politics right after WWII; JFK’s campaign for the House of Representatives and Kennedy family and supporters’ roles in it; JFK as a campaigner, strengths and weaknesses; traveling around the world with JFK in 1951 and meeting foreign leaders; JFK’s interest in foreign affairs while in Congress; JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; the Massachusetts Democratic Party; Adlai E. Stevenson; Paul A. Dever; the tea parties for JFK’s campaigns; the organization of JFK’s 1952 campaign; and the 1956 Democratic National Convention and the question of the vice-presidential nomination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KTK-01
This interview focuses on Kelley’s personal anecdotes of JFK and the Kennedy family and stories about Kelley’s marriages and children, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BAJ-01
In this interview Jacobson discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] at Harvard University in 1936 and interactions with him at the school; visiting the Cape with the Kennedy family, 1937–1938; JFK’s plans for after his Harvard graduation; JFK’s 1946 congressional campaign; flying back with JFK from the 1960 Democratic National Convention; interactions with the Kennedy boys at Harvard; social interactions with JFK; visiting JFK in Washington, D.C.; JFK’s distrust of Fidel Castro; and Jacobson’s long relationship with JFK and the Kennedy family, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JFD-01
Dempsey comments on the Kennedy family's life in Hyannisport, traveling with Senator John F. Kennedy, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Skating Center, and President Kennedy's relationship with the Secret Service, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCC-01
Culver discusses his long-time friendship with Edward M. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy’s personality and legacy, and his involvement with various Kennedy memorials, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RIF-01
In this interview Flood discusses his friendship with Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; the relationship, similarities, and differences between John F. Kennedy [JFK] and his older brother while together at Harvard; his interactions with JFK at Harvard, during WWII, and later on up until 1963; his experiences working on JFK’s 1946 congressional campaign and 1952 Senate campaign; and his impressions of some of JFK’s work as a politician, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PDF-01
This interview focuses on Fine’s work with the Jewish communities of Massachusetts on behalf of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] Senate campaign, Fine’s personal relationship with JFK, and JFK’s response to Senator McCarthy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PBF-03
Fay discusses Admiral George Anderson, Fay’s role as Under Secretary of the Navy, President John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) relationships with heads of state, foreign visits, JFK’s interest in General Douglas MacArthur, the missile gap, and the Kennedy family, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PBF-02
Fay discusses Jacqueline Kennedy’s relationship with Ethel Kennedy, John F. Kennedy’s personal friends, Lafayette Square, balance of payments, his relationship and opinions of Robert S. McNamara, and cost effectiveness and systems analysis in the Department of Defense, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-AB-01
Buchwald discusses his friendship with Robert F. Kennedy, his impressions of the Kennedy family, and the lines between the personal and political relationships, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HDT-01
In this interview Tinker discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] at Choate Academy, including JFK’s poor health; his relationship with Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. and with his parents; JFK’s friends at Choate; the Muckers Club; and comparisons of how JFK was portrayed after his death, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JWA-03
Alsop discusses his relationship with Robert F. Kennedy, the Civil Rights movement, counterintelligence, and Vietnam, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JWA-01
Alsop discusses his relationship with Robert F. Kennedy, the appointment of vice president after President Kennedy’s assassination, and Robert Kennedy’s relationship with President Johnson, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JWA-02
Alsop discusses his relationship with Robert F. Kennedy, the New York Senate race, Vietnam and the Tet Offensive, and Robert Kennedy’s relationship with his staff and the American youth, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FMO-01
This interview focuses on first meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] and the Kennedy family, O’Ferrall’s personal relationship with JFK after World War II through his Presidency, and reflections on the Kennedy brothers, among other topics.