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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LWH-01
In this interview, Lord Harlech discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] early opinions on disarmament; dealings with Nikita S. Khrushchev and the Soviet Union; the Cuban crisis; issues with selling and testing American missiles; how JFK’s relationship with British Prime Minister M. Harold Macmillan developed over time and how they worked together on specific issues; how JFK’s interest in politics and foreign affairs developed; difficulties with France over their nuclear program in 1962; JFK’s skills and character; JFK’s different circles of friends; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ approaches to life in the public eye, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCPW-01
In this interview they discuss their article in Look magazine; personal recollections of President John F. Kennedy's [JFK] assassination; working on JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK’s campaigning style; JFK’s relationship with the press, White House staff, and his family; and JFK’s trips to Nassau, Europe, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CC-03
Camp discusses the staff and operations of the Office of the White House Press Secretary, daily White House press briefings, press coverage of the Kennedy family, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-THB-01
Boggs discusses John F. Kennedy (JFK) as a congressman, the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions, JFK’s assassination, and the Warren Commission, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMK-02
Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009) was the brother of President Kennedy and a Senator from Massachusetts (1962-2009). In this interview Kennedy discusses his run for Senate in 1962, the working relationship with his brother President John F. Kennedy (JFK), JFK’s cabinet selections, time spent with the Kennedy family at the White House and Hyannis Port, the death of Patrick Kennedy, and the influence JFK had on EMK among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SD-01
Davis discusses the 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy’s assassination and Lyndon B. Johnson’s swearing in, and the press coverage of the White House, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JRR-03
This interview focuses on printed materials about the Kennedy Administration, Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] time as attorney general, and RFK’s efforts against organized crime, among other issues.