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Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-02
In this interview Conway discusses working with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to the choice of Lyndon B. Johnson for JFK’s running mate; labor leadership and JFK’s campaign; unions and the religious issue during the 1960 election; discussing presidential appointments with JFK after the election; Conway’s role in JFK’s Administration; the Housing and Home Finance Agency, legislation, and working with Congress; accelerated public works, the Department of Commerce, and problems with the extent of presidential powers; Walter Reuther and his relationship with JFK; confrontations between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; working with RFK on civil rights marches and their legislative demands; and interactions with RFK from 1964 through 1968, among other issues.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-M13-16-61
State dinner in honor of President Mohammad Ayub of Pakistan. (Clockwise from top): First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Foreign Minister of Pakistan Manzur Qadir; Minnesota Congressman Walter H. Judd; Mary Bell, wife of Director of the Office of Management and Budget David Bell; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Madelin Gilpatric, wife of Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric (back to camera); horticulturalist Henry F. duPont (back to camera); Phyllis Chess Ellsworth, wife of Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon (back to camera); President Mohammad Ayub Khan. Marquee; Mount Vernon, Virginia.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy meets with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (L - R): President Kennedy; President Mohammad Ayub Khan; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-153-4-61
President John F. Kennedy meets with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (L – R): Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Mohammad Ayub Khan; President Kennedy (head turned away from camera; sitting in fabric-covered rocking chair); unidentified man (back to camera). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy meets with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. President Kennedy (center; back to camera; seated in fabric-covered rocking chair). On couch at right (L – R; backs to camera): President Mohammad Ayub Khan; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Three unidentified men on couch at left. Photographers in background, including National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe (far left). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy meets with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (L – R): Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Mohammad Ayub Khan; President Kennedy (seated in fabric-covered rocking chair). Two unidentified men with backs to camera. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy meets with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. (L – R): Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Mohammad Ayub Khan; President Kennedy (seated in fabric-covered rocking chair). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C18318
President John F. Kennedy meets with President Mohammad Ayub Khan of Pakistan. Seated (L – R): Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Mohammad Ayub Khan; President Kennedy (seated in fabric-covered rocking chair. In background (L - R): White House photographer Captain Cecil Stoughton; unidentified photographer (camera hiding face). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.