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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-08
In this interview Carver discusses the working relationships the Department of the Interior had with various Senators on the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, in both the John F. Kennedy Administration and the Lyndon B. Johnson Administration, as well as his personal relationships with some of the same Senators, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-06
In this interview Carver discusses the Bureau of Land Management under Karl S. Landstrom and problematic land management policies; working with the various bureau chiefs under his responsibility as Assistant Secretary; and a number of various staff members of the Department of the Interior, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-04
In this interview Carver discusses dealing with a backlog at the National Park Service from the previous Administration; working with and around both preservation lobbies and commercial interests; the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission’s report (1962); the creation of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in the Department of the Interior; and the question of self-government in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-03
In this interview Carver discusses federal regulation of the Alaska Railroad, including rates and personnel; the debate over congressional oversight versus executive prerogatives in acquiring areas for the National Park Service; the interaction between the Department of the Interior and then First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis to preserve the White House as a monument; and the management style of Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-02
In this interview Carver discusses the transition from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Administration to John F. Kennedy’s [JFK]Administration in late 1960 through 1961; the process of and issues with staffing the various bureaus in the Department of the Interior; tensions between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; and working with other federal agencies and interests, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKC-02
Carr discusses the relationship between the Interior Department and other government agencies, power generation issues, his trip to the Soviet Union, and national parks, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKC-01
Carr discusses his appointment and duties as Under Secretary of the Interior, other Kennedy Administration appointees to the Department of the Interior, and power and water projects, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-14
This interview is primarily a review of the papers that Beaty donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-13
Beaty discusses the congressional committees that dealt with interior issues, including the relative power of different members of those committees and the power of committee staffers, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-12
Beaty discusses interactions between the Interior Department and White House staff, and the Kennedy administration’s difficulty with getting legislation passed, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-11
Beaty discusses interactions between the State Department and the Fish and Wildlife Service over international treaties, and Udall’s international trips during his time as Secretary of Interior, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-09
Beaty discusses conflicts over public lands, tensions between public and private utilities interests, and oil import policy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-08
Beaty discusses national parks and seashores, American Indian affairs and policies during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-07
Beaty discusses the National Parks Service and individual parks and seashores, and intermittent efforts by the Interior Department to hire minorities, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-04
Beaty discusses members of the Interior Department staff under Stewart Udall and the influence that outside constituencies had on appointments, particularly within the Bureau of Mines and Bureau of Mineral Resources, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DOB-01
Beasley discusses recruitment of minorities to the Interior Department, the Division of Inspection, and discusses the Interior Department during the different presidential administrations he worked under, among other issues
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ECC-02
Crafts discusses Julius Duscha’s 1962 article on Forest Service and Park Service’s problematic relationship, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, and the establishment of various national recreation areas, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ECC-01
Crafts discusses the 1958 establishment of the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission, the 1963 creation of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, and the 1965 creation of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SLU-08
This interview focuses on John Kelly’s appointment as assistant secretary, oil interests, helium contracts, President Roosevelt’s Hyde Park home, and the creation of a Kennedy myth, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SLU-06
This interview focuses on President Kennedy’s tours of national parks, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Conrad Wirth’s resignation as National Park Service Director, the integration of the Department of Interior, and territorial and Indian affairs.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SLU-05
This interview focuses on the Hickory Hill seminars, Department of Interior’s transition between secretaries, homesteading, the Public Land Review Commission, and National Parks and National Seashores, among other issues.
Collection
OBPP
Papers 1945-1980. Government official. Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior (1961-1967). Papers consist of general files, letters, memoranda, press releases, news clippings, notes, and political ephemera, focusing primarily upon the Department of the Interior's role in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0411-017
This folder contains constituent correspondence received by Senator John F. Kennedy's office that pertains to the Department of the Interior.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior. Topics include a visit to Washington, D.C. by Robert Frost; a report by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall on a parks conservation program, and a proposed Summer White House in Newport, Rhode Island. Of note is a brochure titled, "A Proposed Prairie National Park."
Collection
USDI
Records 1956-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Microfilm copies of records of Secretary Stewart L. Udall, the Assistant Secretary for Water and Power, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Resources Program Staff, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Reclamation, and the Office of the Solicitor. Hard copy records include publications, printed material, reports, memoranda, press releases, and compilations of departmental activities by state. Topics covered include water projects, Native Americans, commercial fisheries, and outdoor recreation.