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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NEH-01
In this interview Halaby discusses how he got his position as the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in aviation; competition and cooperation among various U.S. agencies in regards to aviation, including the debate over who should be in charge of international aviation affairs; meeting with JFK prior to his inauguration; the proposed air agreement with the Soviet Union; and the study and development of supersonic transport in the United States, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). Topics include the appointment of Major General Harold W. Grant as Deputy Administrator of the FAA, a campaign for suggested procedures or improvements resulting in savings for the FAA, airport services in West Berlin, and supersonic transport. Of note is a transcript and narrative summary of an air traffic incident occurring near Washington National Airport between Eastern Air Lines and United Air Lines. Also included in this folder is an issue of FAA Aviation News from May 1962.