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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ATH-01
In this interview Hatcher discusses working for Adlai E. Stevenson at the 1956 Democratic National Convention; his personal and working relationship with Pierre E.G. Salinger; working for Governor Edmund G. Brown, 1959–1960; how he came to work on John F. Kennedy's [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; various personalities both in the Democratic National Committee and on JFK’s 1960 campaign staff; press work, demonstrations, and delegations at the 1960 Democratic National Convention; and the discussion of the 1960 Democratic vice-presidential choice, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-08-A
KN36
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-092-001
This scrapbook is a self-published work that documents John F. Kennedy’s political career from the perspective of the volume’s creator, 1960 presidential campaign volunteer, founder of the Allen Dental Medical Corporation, and Kennedy family friend, Frank Allen Orofino (known professionally as Frank Allen). A limited number of copies of the scrapbook were made for President Kennedy’s family, friends, and associates; the full list of recipients is included at the end of the scrapbook. An original typed inscription taped to the inside front free endpaper reads, “Dedicated in gratitude to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy who shared with this country and the world John Fitzgerald Kennedy." The handwritten inscription in black ink below the typed inscription reads, "In friendship to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy / Frank Allen Orofino / Vol I / '68." A typed preface written by Orofino is also included. The scrapbook contains materials related to President Kennedy’s United States Senate career, his 1960 presidential campaign, and his presidency. It contains facsimiles of correspondence between Orofino and members of the Kennedy family, including Senator (later President) John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford; Robert F. "Bob" Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy; and Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy. It also contains facsimiles of correspondence between Orofino and various associates of the President and First Lady, including the President’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Jacqueline Kennedy’s personal secretary, Mary Gallagher; campaign aide and later Special Assistant to the President, Lawrence “Larry” O'Brien; White House housekeeper Anne Lincoln; White House Secret Service agent, John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary; Governor of Florida, Farris Bryant; Boston Secret Service agent, Frank V. McDermott; and Kennedy family financial advisor, Thomas J. Walsh. Photographs are accompanied by facsimiles of Orofino’s handwritten captions and notations. Those pictured in photographs include President and Mrs. Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Joseph, Sr.; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Patricia; Bob; Jean Kennedy Smith and Stephen E. Smith; Ted; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; campaign aide and later White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger, and Nancy Joy Salinger; entertainer Frank Sinatra; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman; Mary and Ray Gallagher and their children, Christopher and Gregory Gallagher; Larry O’Brien; secretary to then-Senator Kennedy and later Mrs. Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure; presidential campaign manager and later special assistant to President Kennedy, Timothy J. “Ted” Reardon, Jr., and Betty Jane Reardon; John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary; Evelyn Lincoln; democratic politician and Chairman of the Board of the Coca-Cola Export Corporation, James A. “Jim” Farley, Sr.; democratic politician, Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr.; Kennedy family friend and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; and various campaign and office staff members. Orofino also included photographs of himself and his family. Also pictured are presidential campaign items designed by Orofino, including a tie clip modeled after PT-109. Events pictured include the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California; the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C.; and the Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. This scrapbook contains 115 photographic prints, 45 photocopied letters, five other printed items, and one oil painting reproduction.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19523
President John F. Kennedy prepares to board Marine One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on the way to a dinner in his honor. Sitting inside the helicopter is White House Secret Service Agent Gerald “Jerry” Behn. Standing outside the helicopter are (L-R) two unidentified officers, Attorney General of California Stanley Mosk (blue suit), Governor of California Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, President Kennedy, and White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19520
President John F. Kennedy arrives at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, to attend a dinner in his honor. (L-R) President Kennedy, Governor of California Edmund G. “Pat” Brown (gray suit, facing away from the camera), unidentified man, Representative Michael J. Kirwan of Ohio (wearing a hat), Attorney General of California Stanley Mosk (blue suit and glasses). White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger is on the far right. Air Force One is in the background.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C19517
President John F. Kennedy boards Marine One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on the way to a dinner in his honor. Following behind the President is White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-29135
President John F. Kennedy greets Los Angeles officials, after leaving the Hollywood Palladium where he attended a breakfast given by the Women's Division of the Democratic State Central Committee of California. Those pictured include: White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman (far left); Los Angeles City Councilmen, Thomas "Tom" Bradley (shaking hands with President Kennedy) and Billy G. Mills (left of Councilman Bradley); and acting Postmaster of Los Angeles, Leslie N. Shaw, Jr. (right of the President, wearing striped tie). White House Secret Service agent, Gerald “Jerry” Behn, and White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (both partially hidden on edge of frame), are visible at far right; all others are unidentified. Los Angeles, California.