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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DKB-01
Bruce discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) relationship with Prime Minister Harold M. Macmillan and JFK’s skill at foreign affairs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HAB-02
Brown discusses his job description; the factors that went into his, Robert S. McNamara’s, and John F. Kennedy’s decision making about whether or not a particular weapons system should be developed, and the Nike Zeus and Nike X missile systems, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EGB-01
Brown discusses the California delegation of the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions, as well as his impressions of John F. Kennedy’s intelligence and skill as a politician, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TMB-01
Broderick discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, including campaign workers, events, and strategies; his 1952 senate campaign; and humorous anecdotes illustrating JFK’s personality, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DIB-01
Bridge discusses her friendship with, and anecdotes about, John F. Kennedy and his siblings, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DOLB-01
Bradley discusses the 1960 Democratic National Convention, John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign visits to California, and contacts that Bradley had with Kennedy during the presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MVB-01
Boylan discusses transcribing dictated correspondence and speeches for John F. Kennedy (JFK), interactions with JFK’s constituents, and JFK’s final campaign trip though New England in 1960, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBB-01
Bowles discusses his role as foreign policy advisor during the presidential campaign; staffing the State Department; relationship with Dean Rusk and John F. Kennedy; foreign policy towards developing nations; and leaving his position as Under Secretary of State, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HJB-01
Bourguiba discusses meetings with John F. Kennedy (JFK) in 1957, 1961, and 1963, his discussions with JFK about Algeria’s war of independence from France, and JFK’s influence on the stature of diplomats from “third world” nations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HIB-01
Bourguiba eulogizes President John F. Kennedy’s and discusses Kennedy’s legacy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RIB-01
Bouck discusses John F. Kennedy’s tape recording systems within the White House, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FMB-01
Boring discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) trip to Lyndon Baines Johnson’s ranch in Texas after the election in 1960, advance work that Boring did for JFK’s international trips, and refutes media claims about JFK’s extramarital affairs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SSB-01
Booker discusses African Americans’ disappointment with and distrust of John F. Kennedy (JFK) due to his lack of action on civil rights in Congress; his experience with the 1960 Kennedy-for-President campaign, JFK and Robert F. Kennedy's awareness of civil rights during the Presidency.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HHB-01
Bookbinder discusses John F. Kennedy’s work on labor legislation during him time in Congress, the Kennedy administration’s work on civil rights issues, and addresses various criticisms of JFK and his administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CEB-01
Bohlen discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) views of the Soviet Union; foreign relations crises during the Kennedy administration, including the Bay of Pigs, war in Laos, and Cuban Missile Crisis; and Bohlen’s assessment of JFK as a president and a man.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMB-01
Boggs discusses National Association for Retarded Children's (NARC) legislative and public policy goals during the 1950s and 1960s, frustration at John F. Kennedy's lack of action on mental retardation during his time in Congress, the inner workings of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JHB-01
Blundell discusses Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1960 presidential primary campaign and vice-presidential campaign, as well as the relationship between Johnson and John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JOAB-01
Blatnik discusses John F. Kennedy’s time in the House of Representatives, Hubert H. Humphrey’s 1960 presidential bid, and changes to the House Rules Committee under the leadership of Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WMB-02
Blair discusses the Danish reaction to John F. Kennedy’s death, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KMB-01
Birkhead discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy (JFK), during JFK’s years in the U.S. Congress, the 1960 presidential campaign, and the evolution of JFK’s knowledge of and views on agriculture, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TB-01
Bilodeau discusses his friendship with Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., and John F. Kennedy, compares the two brothers, and tells humorous anecdotes about the Kennedy family, among other issues
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JHG-01
Glenn discusses his conversations with John F. Kennedy about the Mercury program and the larger space program; the astronauts’ contract with Life magazine, other business dealings; and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s role in the space program, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMG-01
Gallagher discusses first impressions of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the Kennedy household, impressions of Rose Kennedy, the relationship between Joe Kennedy and John F. Fitzgerald, and Joe Kennedy's influence on John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-VJG-01
Gabriel discusses the 1960 Democratic primary campaign in Harrison County and Clarksburg, West Virginia, the impact that John F. Kennedy (JFK) had on the people of West Virginia, and how West Virginians responded to JFK’s domestic programs as president, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWUF-02
Fulbirght discusses the 1961 “Muzzling the Military” memorandum limiting political activity by members of the military, several Foreign Agents Registration Act cases, United States relations with the Soviet Union, and an October 1963 trip to Arkansas that Fulbright took with John F. Kennedy, among other issues.