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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WIWB-01
Butterworth discusses Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s ambassadorship with Great Britain, his relationship to General George C. Marshall and John Foster Dulles, relations between the U.S. and Canada during the time that Butterworth served as ambassador to Canada, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HRWB-01
Busby discusses Lyndon B. Johnson’s relationships with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Robert F. Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KB-01
Burke discusses the tours he would conduct through the White House, as well as John F. Kennedy’s assassination and wake, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GMB-01
Burke discusses the staff and operations of John F. Kennedy’s Boston office during his years in Congress, his health, and his personality and temperament, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TLB-01
Bryant discusses all of the dogs that lived at the White House during the Kennedy administration, as well his interactions with the Kennedy family and their interactions with the dogs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PB-01
Bruce discusses his job responsibilities, observations of John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) affectionate interactions with his children, and the White House in the aftermath of JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BSB-01
Brown discusses his background in mental health research, his relationship with Dr. Janet G. Travell, and his introduction to R. Sargent Shriver, Jr. and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 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-TWJB-01
The Bradens discuss their roles in John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign and Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign; California politics; humorous anecdotes about the Kennedy family; and Robert F. Kennedy’s speech in Indianapolis on the night Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MVB-01
Boylan discusses transcribing dictated correspondence and speeches for John F. Kennedy (JFK), interactions with JFK’s constituents, and JFK’s final campaign trip though New England in 1960, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BLB-02
In this interview Boutin discusses New Hampshire politics; presidential elections and Democratic National Conventions from 1956 through 1968; various staff members of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidential campaign from 1956 to 1960; JFK’s presidential campaign in several different states; the 1960 presidential primary in New Hampshire; working as the Administrator of the General Services Administration [GSA], including public works projects, federal buildings and sites, reorganization of GSA structure and personnel, and working with Congress and other federal agencies on GSA matters; the National Archives and Records Administration and presidential libraries; the Democratic National Committee during JFK’s Administration; Boutin’s memories of immediately following JFK’s assassination in 1963; tensions between Robert F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; and “Johnson people” versus “Kennedy people,” among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SAB-01
Bornstein discusses John F. Kennedy’s 1946 congressional campaign, 1952 and 1958 senatorial campaigns, and the role that Joseph P. Kennedy played in those campaigns, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-THB-01
Boggs discusses John F. Kennedy (JFK) as a congressman, the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions, JFK’s assassination, and the Warren Commission, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CB-01
Boggs discusses her work on John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) presidential campaign and inaugural ball, reflections on JFK’s time in Congress and as president, and anecdotes about her friendship with the Kennedys, 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-KLB-11
In this interview, Billings discusses John F. Kennedy’s trips to Cape Cod and Newport, RI, his relationship with employees, and his presidential visits to Europe, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KLB-10
In this interview, Billings discusses the Kennedy family’s weekend getaways to Glen Ora, Camp David and Wexford, as well as what it was like for the Kennedys to live in the White House, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AL-01
Lincoln discusses Mrs. Kennedy’s relationship to staff and involvement with her children. There are several anecdotal stories about the President and Mrs. Kennedy.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SBL-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s stays at the Carlyle Hotel during his presidency and the presidential suite where he stayed, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CJL-02
This interview focuses on Lewin’s personal and professional interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK] during JFK’s time as president, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CJL-01
This interview focuses on the New Bedford Standard Times’ support of John F. Kennedy [JFK] during his senatorial and presidential campaigns and Lewin’s personal anecdotes about JFK, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AJL-01
This interview focuses on the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation’s attempts to pass legislation concerning people with developmental and intellectual disabilities (referred to as "the handicapped" or "mentally retarded") and Lesser’s experiences working with the Kennedy family, among other topics.Content note: This folder contains records that use now-outdated language to describe people with intellectual disabilities. The material is available here in its original form to facilitate research of the historical record.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SFL-01
Lemass discusses his impressions of President Kennedy, the 1963 visit to Ireland, Lemass’ official visit to the Untied States, North Atlantic fisheries, the Irish-American vote, as well as his impressions of Robert and Edward Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PL-01
This interview focuses on personal anecdotes about Lawford’s relationships with JFK and the 1960 presidential campaign, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MAL-01
In this interview Lasker discusses her work lobbying for different health and medical programs such as a presidential commission on strokes; her encounters with John F. Kennedy [JFK], both in the White House and socially; her friendship with Adlai E. Stevenson and his experience during the 1960 presidential campaigns; and her work on the National Cultural Center Board which she suggested be renamed as a memorial for JFK, among other issues.