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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NH-01
In this interview Hobbs discusses setting up and staffing the Peace Corps; issues with the Peace Corps; Peace Corps relations and association with the CIA; the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation; biological versus behavioral research; Panel organization and criticisms; Russian research and the possibilities for the United States; Panel recommendations; and the effect of the Panel on the field of study, 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-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-MJ-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] Presidential campaign, the nomination of Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice President, and formation of the Peace Corps, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WOD-01
Douglas discusses his memories of the Kennedy family, John F. Kennedy as a young man, Congressman, and as President, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PBF-03
Fay discusses Admiral George Anderson, Fay’s role as Under Secretary of the Navy, President John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) relationships with heads of state, foreign visits, JFK’s interest in General Douglas MacArthur, the missile gap, and the Kennedy family, among other issues.