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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KGH-03
In this interview Heath discusses the Office of Education during the transition from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to President John F. Kennedy [JFK]; JFK’s task force for education; problems when a new leader comes in; working with Congress; the National Defense Education Act and other education legislation; JFK and the Church-State issue in education; Abraham A. Ribicoff as Secretary of HEW; leadership within the Office of Education; Anthony J. Celebrezze as Secretary of HEW; Wilbur Cohen in HEW; reorganization of HEW; various education projects; new HEW programs under JFK and President Lyndon B. Johnson; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how it intersected with education programs; and the transformation in how Americans viewed education, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-08-D
AR07
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WJC-02
Cohen discusses Health, Education, and Welfare Secretaries Abraham Alexander Ribicoff and Anthony J. Celebrezze, Estes Kefauver’s drug bill, and John F. Kennedy’s civil rights message of 1963, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-01
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses beginning John F. Kennedy's [JFK] presidential Administration with no political obligations; carefully picking Cabinet members, specifically Secretaries of State, Defense, and Treasury; RFK’s decision on what role to play in JFK’s Administration; JFK’s unhappiness with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; JFK’s advisers and other presidential appointments; Cabinet meetings; Department of Justice organization under RFK; the first 100 days of the Kennedy Administration; the role of the Vice President, according to RFK; JFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson and why JFK put Johnson on the ticket in 1960; what JFK was most concerned with as President; domestic programs versus foreign affairs in the Kennedy Administration; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s role during JFK’s presidency; the Bay of Pigs, the aftermath, and its effect on JFK; how JFK approached problems as President; dealing with Georgi Bolshakov; negotiating with the Soviet Union in Vienna, over Laos and Cuba, etc.; JFK’s relationship with foreign heads of state; State Department staff and U.S. Ambassadors; the military coup in Vietnam; the Berlin crisis of the summer of 1961 and the Berlin Wall; RFK’s 1961 trip to the Ivory Coast; and Soviet and American nuclear testing, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-24-B
AR41, ST32
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-24-B
ST29
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-01-B
AR20, ST10, KN16
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-15-B
AR17, KN13
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20489
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands out pens after signing the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson of New Jersey (partially hidden); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan (partially hidden); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman James G. O'Hara of Michigan (in back); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20488
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20487
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (partially hidden); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20486
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the bill-signing for the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (partially hidden); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-158-1-61
President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland, mostly hidden behind Senator Jones); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma, mostly hidden behind Senator Jones and Congressman Fallon); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); unidentified man; Congressman John F. Baldwin (California); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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JFKWHP-AR6572-B
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 4884 Public Law 87-31, Aid to Dependent Children of Unemployed Parents. Looking on, L-R: Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Congressman Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6572-A
President John F. Kennedy signs HR 4884 Public Law 87-31, Aid to Dependent Children of Unemployed Parents. Looking on, L-R: Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Congressman Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-158-2-61
President John F. Kennedy signs an act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (HR 6441). Standing (L – R): Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland, mostly hidden behind Senator Jones); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma, mostly hidden behind Senator Jones and Congressman Fallon); Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico); Senator Hugh Scott (Pennsylvania); Congressman Frank E. Smith (Mississippi, partially hidden); Congressman Clifford Davis (Tennessee); Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman James C. Auchincloss (New Jersey); unidentified man; Congressman John F. Baldwin (California); Abraham Ribicoff, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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JFKWHP-AR6671-A
President John F. Kennedy signs H.R. 6027 Public Law 87-64, Old Age, Survivors, and Dependents Insurance Act, an amendment to the Social Security Act of 1961. (L-R) Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Congressman Wilbur Mills (Arkansas); Senator John J. Williams (Delaware); Congressman Thomas J. O’Brien (Illinois); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Senator Robert Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; and Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Wilbur J. Cohen. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-148-6-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Educational Television Act. Standing (L-R): Unidentified; Senator Clifford P. Case (New Jersey); Congressman John E. Moss (California); unidentified; Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas); Senator Norris Cotton (New Hampshire); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); attorney, Leonard H. Marks (behind Senator Magnuson, face hidden); Congressman William L. Springer (Illinois); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). Also present: President of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), William G. Harley; former President of the Minnesota State Board of Education, John W. Bystrom; counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, Nicholas Zapple. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-148-5-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Educational Television Act. Standing (L-R): Senator Clifford P. Case (New Jersey); Congressman John E. Moss (California); unidentified; Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Congressman William L. Springer (Illinois); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). Also present: President of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), William G. Harley; former President of the Minnesota State Board of Education, John W. Bystrom; counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, Nicholas Zapple. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-148-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated) delivers remarks after signing the Educational Television Act. Standing (L-R): Three unidentified men; Senator Clifford P. Case (New Jersey); Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton Minow; Congressman John E. Moss (California); unidentified; Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas); Senator Norris Cotton of New Hampshire (in back); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); attorney, Leonard H. Marks (in back); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island (in front); Congressman William L. Springer of Illinois (behind Senator Pastore). Also present: President of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), William G. Harley; former President of the Minnesota State Board of Education, John W. Bystrom; counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, Nicholas Zapple. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-148-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated) delivers remarks after signing the Educational Television Act. Standing (L-R): Three unidentified men; Senator Clifford P. Case (New Jersey); Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton Minow; Congressman John E. Moss (California); unidentified; Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas); Senator Norris Cotton of New Hampshire (in back); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); attorney, Leonard H. Marks (in back); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island (in front); Congressman William L. Springer of Illinois (behind Senator Pastore). Also present: President of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), William G. Harley; former President of the Minnesota State Board of Education, John W. Bystrom; counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, Nicholas Zapple. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7193-E
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Educational Television Act. Standing (L-R): Unidentified (in shadow); Senator Clifford P. Case (New Jersey); Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton Minow; Congressman John E. Moss (California); unidentified; Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas); Senator Norris Cotton (New Hampshire); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); attorney, Leonard H. Marks (in back); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island (in front); Congressman William L. Springer of Illinois (in back). Also present: President of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), William G. Harley; former President of the Minnesota State Board of Education, John W. Bystrom; counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, Nicholas Zapple. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7193-D
President John F. Kennedy (seated) signs the Educational Television Act. Standing (L-R): Unidentified; Senator Clifford P. Case (New Jersey); Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton Minow; Congressman John E. Moss (California); unidentified; Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas); Senator Norris Cotton (New Hampshire); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); attorney, Leonard H. Marks; Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island (in front); Congressman William L. Springer of Illinois (in back). Also present: President of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), William G. Harley; former President of the Minnesota State Board of Education, John W. Bystrom; counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, Nicholas Zapple. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7193-C
President John F. Kennedy (seated) delivers remarks after signing the Educational Television Act. Standing (L-R): Three unidentified men; Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton Minow (face partially hidden); Senator Clifford P. Case (New Jersey); Congressman John E. Moss (California); unidentified; Senator Norris Cotton of New Hampshire (face partially hidden); Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; attorney, Leonard H. Marks (in back); Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Congressman William L. Springer (Illinois); Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island). Also present: President of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB), William G. Harley; former President of the Minnesota State Board of Education, John W. Bystrom; counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, Nicholas Zapple. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.