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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-06
In this interview Carver discusses the Bureau of Land Management under Karl S. Landstrom and problematic land management policies; working with the various bureau chiefs under his responsibility as Assistant Secretary; and a number of various staff members of the Department of the Interior, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-04
In this interview Carver discusses dealing with a backlog at the National Park Service from the previous Administration; working with and around both preservation lobbies and commercial interests; the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission’s report (1962); the creation of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in the Department of the Interior; and the question of self-government in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-03
In this interview Carver discusses federal regulation of the Alaska Railroad, including rates and personnel; the debate over congressional oversight versus executive prerogatives in acquiring areas for the National Park Service; the interaction between the Department of the Interior and then First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis to preserve the White House as a monument; and the management style of Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-02
In this interview Carver discusses the transition from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Administration to John F. Kennedy’s [JFK]Administration in late 1960 through 1961; the process of and issues with staffing the various bureaus in the Department of the Interior; tensions between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; and working with other federal agencies and interests, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-14
This interview is primarily a review of the papers that Beaty donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-13
Beaty discusses the congressional committees that dealt with interior issues, including the relative power of different members of those committees and the power of committee staffers, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-12
Beaty discusses interactions between the Interior Department and White House staff, and the Kennedy administration’s difficulty with getting legislation passed, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-11
Beaty discusses interactions between the State Department and the Fish and Wildlife Service over international treaties, and Udall’s international trips during his time as Secretary of Interior, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-05
Beaty discusses the Bureau of Reclamation, other water and power agencies within the Interior Department, and the staff of the Interior Department under Stewart Udall, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-04
Beaty discusses members of the Interior Department staff under Stewart Udall and the influence that outside constituencies had on appointments, particularly within the Bureau of Mines and Bureau of Mineral Resources, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DOB-01
Beasley discusses recruitment of minorities to the Interior Department, the Division of Inspection, and discusses the Interior Department during the different presidential administrations he worked under, among other issues
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SLU-02
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s campaign visit to Arizona, Udall’s appointment and role as Secretary of the Interior, Indian Affairs, and Appointments of Department of Interior staff, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior, and pertain to a lecture given by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall titled, "The Conservation Challenge of the Sixties."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior. Topics include the creation of the Bureau of Recreation, supplemental appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Colorado River salinity problem, and the saline water conversion program. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall at the White House Conference on Conservation. [Notes: Contains 16 photographic prints (JFKPOF-PH-343, JFKPOF-PH-488P, JFKPOF-PH-489P, JFKPOF-PH-490P, JFKPOF-PH-491P, JFKPOF-PH-492P, JFKPOF-PH-493P, JFKPOF-PH-494P, JFKPOF-PH-495P, JFKPOF-PH-496P, JFKPOF-PH-497P, JFKPOF-PH-498P, JFKPOF-PH-499P, JFKPOF-PH-500P, JFKPOF-PH-501P, JFKPOF-PH-502P). Photographic materials originally separated without documentation (p0059-p0087) have been reintegrated into this folder as the most logical location.]
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior, and consists of a press relations report on the saline water conversion demonstration plant in Freeport, Texas.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior. Topics include a visit to Washington, D.C. by Robert Frost; a report by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall on a parks conservation program, and a proposed Summer White House in Newport, Rhode Island. Of note is a brochure titled, "A Proposed Prairie National Park."