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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AEH-01
In this interview Henry discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Robert F. Kennedy; discussing Mississippi and civil rights issues with President JFK; voting rights and poll taxes; the freedom rides; the murder of three young activists in Mississippi during the Freedom Summer of 1964; Mississippi politics beginning in the late fifties; white people in Mississippi; school segregation; the 1960 presidential election; and early contact with the federal government and the Justice Department in 1961, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-030-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for legislation to protect physicians, patients, and clinics from violence and intimidation by abortion opposition groups. They comment on the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 13, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Textual folder
W. Willard Wirtz Personal Papers
WWWPP-115-003