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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-13-A
AR10, ST04, KN07
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-202-8-61
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 Kenneth Keating of New York; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; 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; Deputy Chief of the Legislation and Special Projects Section of the Criminal Division, Edward T. Joyce; Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jerry Adlerman.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-202-7-61
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 Kenneth Keating of New York; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; 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; Deputy Chief of the Legislation and Special Projects Section of the Criminal Division, Edward T. Joyce; Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jerry Adlerman.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-202-10-61
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 Kenneth Keating of New York; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; 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; Deputy Chief of the Legislation and Special Projects Section of the Criminal Division, Edward T. Joyce; Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jerry Adlerman.
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White House Photographs
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.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6781-F
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 Mike Mansfield of Montana; unidentified; Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas; 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 (in back); Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; 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; Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Jack Miller (in back); Assistant Deputy Attorney General, William A. Geoghegan; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6781-E
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 Mike Mansfield of Montana; unidentified; Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas; 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 (in back); Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; 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; Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Jack Miller (in back); Assistant Deputy Attorney General, William A. Geoghegan; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6781-C
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 John L. McClellan of Arkansas; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Senator Sam Ervin of North Carolina; Senator Kenneth Keating of New York; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; 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; Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Jack Miller; Assistant Deputy Attorney General, William A. Geoghegan.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6781-A
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; Chief of the Organized Crime Section in the Department of Justice, Edwyn Silberling (partially hidden); Senator Kenneth Keating of New York; Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; 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; Deputy Chief of the Legislation and Special Projects Section of the Criminal Division, Edward T. Joyce; Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jerry Adlerman; Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Jack Miller; Assistant Deputy Attorney General, William A. Geoghegan; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.