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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-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-04
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses American aid to Argentina; American, British, and French involvement in Africa; the 1962 executive order about segregation in federally-funded housing; appointing African-American judges; changes John F. Kennedy [JFK] was contemplating in the Alliance for Progress; the Dominican crisis; the wheat sale to the Soviet Union; the Bobby Baker case; preparing for JFK’s 1964 campaign; RFK’s return to work after JFK’s assassination and disagreements among the Cabinet members and under President Lyndon B. Johnson; changes in White House staff and the Democratic Party; RFK’s political plans for after 1964; and JFK’s opinions of his staff and appointees, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKJ-01
In this interview Javits discusses first meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] in 1946; working with JFK in the House of Representatives on housing and veterans issues and in the Senate on different pieces of legislation; the confrontation between Javits and JFK in the Senate on medicare; social interactions with Senator JFK; JFK’s occasional “offbeat position;” the 1960 presidential election; and JFK’s sense of humor, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-01
In this interview Wicker discusses early impressions of John F. Kennedy [JFK], 1952–1961; Lyndon B. Johnson campaigning for JFK in the South, 1960; Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK and Johnson in the August 1960 special session of Congress; Wicker’s first interview with President JFK for the New York Times, 1961; building a rapport with JFK’s staff; various Times articles, by Wicker and others, about the Kennedy Administration and White House reactions to them; Wicker’s arguments with Pierre E.G. Salinger over certain articles; year-end briefings in Palm Beach; and President JFK’s press conferences, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JLR-01
This interview covers John F. Kennedy’s role in the McClellan hearings, Hubert Humphrey’s 1960 Democratic primary campaign, and the Kennedy administration’s stance on civil rights, among other topics.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-101-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at “New York’s Birthday Salute to the President” held in Madison Square Garden in New York City. In his speech President Kennedy discusses the vigor of the Democratic Party, and addresses the ongoing partisan struggle that impedes the government’s ability to achieve certain goals, such as racial equality, improved education, decreased unemployment, dependable protection for the elderly, and supremacy in space exploration.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-021
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's remarks at "New York's Birthday Salute to the President" held in Madison Square Garden in New York City. In his speech the President discusses the vigor of the Democratic Party, and addresses the ongoing partisan struggle impeding the government's ability to achieve racial equality, improve education, decrease unemployment, provide dependable protection for the elderly, and establish supremacy in space exploration. Materials in this folder include a draft written by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, press copies, and a reading copy of the speech.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-099-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, concerning the voting record of Utah Senator Wallace F. Bennett produced by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Materials in this folder include a memorandum to DNC Chairman John M. Bailey, the template used to create the voting record, and a complete booklet of Senator Bennett's voting record according to subject and individual pieces of legislation.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-099-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Democratic National Committee's efforts to research the voting records of Republican Congressmen. Materials include memoranda and summaries of Republican Congressmen's voting patterns according to subject organized by state.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-099-003
This folder contains a complete booklet documenting Michigan Congressman George Meader's voting record according to subjects and individual pieces of legislation produced by the Democratic National Committee.