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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
RFKOH-JB-01
Interviewee(s)
Bennett, James V. (James Van Benschoten), 1894-1978
Biographical Note
(1894 - 1978) Director, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice (1937-1964).
Interviewer(s)
Joan-Ellen Marci
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Bennett discusses the attorneys general under whom he served, Robert F. Kennedy’s Justice Department reforms, and J. Edgar Hoover, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
11 November 1974
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1969-1981.
Preferred Citation
James Bennett, recorded interview by Joan-Ellen Marci, November 11, 1974, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Subject(s)
Organization(s)
Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Associated Record
Accession Number
OH(R) 1980-001
Transcript
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