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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-07
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Marshall discuss the very limited proposal for voting rights legislation before the demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama; how civil rights groups did not always understand politics or how to get things through Congress; John F. Kennedy [JFK] trying to explain political difficulties to civil rights leaders; meetings on civil rights legislation and the strategy for getting the votes for a civil rights bill in both houses of Congress; RFK’s disagreements with Lyndon B. Johnson on civil rights legislation; RFK, the Justice Department, and the reapportionment cases; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin and the subsequent attack on RFK in the press; JFK’s role in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963; speeches at the March on Washington; George Wallace, Alabama state troopers, and the investigation into the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, September, 1963; and JFK, James J. Delaney, and the issue of aid to church schools, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-01-A
AR24, KN20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-31-A
AR26
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-03-23-B
AR04
Textual folder
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-00899-001
Textual folder
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-00898-011
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6390-B
President signs Joint Resolution Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the First Inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln. President John F. Kennedy at desk. Standing, L-R: Congressman Fred Schwengel (Iowa); Congressman Peter Mack, Jr. (Illinois); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Vance Hartke (Indiana); Congressman Winfield K. Denton (Indiana); Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky); Congressman William G. Bray (Indiana); Senator Paul Douglas (Illinois). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18772
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 1656, S. 1657, and S. 1653 (bills to combat organized crime and racketeering) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Unidentified; Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas; Deputy Attorney General, Byron White; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina; Senator Kenneth Keating of New York; Chief of the Organized Crime Section in the Department of Justice, Edwyn Silberling (partially hidden); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Chief of the Legislation and Special Projects Section of the Criminal Division in the Department of Justice, Harold D. Koffsky; Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jerry Adlerman; Deputy Chief of the Legislation and Special Projects Section of the Criminal Division, Edward T. Joyce; Assistant Deputy Attorney General, William A. Geoghegan.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23005
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon signing the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (in background); Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays (Ohio); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23004
President John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio (partially hidden); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23003
President John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays (Ohio); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C23002
President John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays (Ohio); Representative Walter H. Judd (Minnesota); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6450-C
Signing of the Instrument of Ratification for US Membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD). President John F. Kennedy sits at desk. Standing (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Secretary of State, Dean Rusk. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6450-A
Signing of the Instrument of Ratification for US Membership in the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD). President John F. Kennedy sits at desk, signing document. Standing around President Kennedy are (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7389-A
President John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio (mostly hidden); Representative Walter H. Judd of Minnesota (in back); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey); Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); former representative from Maine, Frank M. Coffin. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7444-G
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; unidentified (seated); unidentified (standing, partially hidden); Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative Morgan Moulder of Missouri; Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California; Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; unidentified; Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh; unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7444-E
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Senator Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa (mostly hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk (partially hidden); Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; unidentified (seated); unidentified (standing); Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; unidentified (partially hidden); Representative Morgan Moulder of Missouri (mostly hidden); Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (partially hidden); Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Senator John Sparkman of Alabama (partially hidden); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; unidentified; Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7444-C
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; unidentified (seated); Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa; Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland (front, wearing glasses); Representative Morgan Moulder of Missouri; Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; unidentified (partially hidden by Representative Harris); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (mostly hidden behind Senator Magnuson); Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (behind Senator Pastore, turned away from camera); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh; two unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7444-A
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland during a signing ceremony for HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (turned away from camera); Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Representative Friedel (front, glasses); Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas (mostly hidden behind hand); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma; Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Senator John Sparkman of Alabama; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; unidentified (partially hidden behind Representative Springer); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7389-B
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon signing the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio (mostly hidden); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey); Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7389-D
President John F. Kennedy signs the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio (mostly hidden); Representative Walter H. Judd of Minnesota (behind Representative Hays); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey); Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); former representative from Maine, Frank M. Coffin. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18771
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 1656, S. 1657, and S. 1653 (bills to combat organized crime and racketeering) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Unidentified; Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas; Deputy Attorney General, Byron White; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina; Senator Kenneth Keating of New York; Chief of the Organized Crime Section in the Department of Justice, Edwyn Silberling (partially hidden); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Chief of the Legislation and Special Projects Section of the Criminal Division in the Department of Justice, Harold D. Koffsky; Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jerry Adlerman; Deputy Chief of the Legislation and Special Projects Section of the Criminal Division, Edward T. Joyce; Assistant Deputy Attorney General, William A. Geoghegan.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18770
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 1656, S. 1657, and S. 1653 (bills to combat organized crime and racketeering) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Deputy Attorney General Byron White (partially out of frame); Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina; Senator Kenneth Keating of New York; Chief of the Organized Crime Section in the Department of Justice, Edwyn Silberling; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
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JFKWHP-KN-C18769
President John F. Kennedy signs S. 1656, S. 1657, and S. 1653 (bills to combat organized crime and racketeering) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina; Senator Kenneth Keating of New York; Chief of the Organized Crime Section in the Department of Justice, Edwyn Silberling; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover (mostly hidden); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.