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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHP-01
This interview focuses on the Kennedy administration’s approach to the civil rights movement, in particular the issues of desegregation and voting rights, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JMP-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign in Alabama, the Kennedy administration’s stance on civil rights, and the 1961 riots following the arrival of the Freedom Riders in Alabama, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LFO-03
This interview focuses on civil rights issues that arose during the Kennedy administration, such as the attacks on Freedom Riders in Alabama, and the Department of Justice’s handling of these situations, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NEN-01
This interview focuses on Nicholson’s time serving on the Commission on the Status of Women, the Equal Opportunities Committee, and the Missile Sites Labor Commission, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ESM-01
This interview focuses on local politics in Maine, John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, and legislation during the Kennedy administration, including civil rights legislation and the Trade Expansion Act, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RIJM-02
This interview focuses on the workings of the Post Office Department during the Kennedy administration, integration in the Post Office, and legislation concerning the Post Office, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CMM-02
This interview focuses on the Kennedy administration’s relationship with the civil rights movement, particularly the March on Washington and the crafting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CMM-01
This interview focuses on the role of civil rights in John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign and the lack of civil rights legislation in the early years of the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SVM-02
This interview focuses on Congress’s attempt to pass the Youth Employment Opportunities Act, the passage of the Manpower Development and Training Act, and the inner workings of Congress before and during the Kennedy administration, among other topics
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BTM-01
This interview focuses on the workings of the Housing and Home Finance Agency during the Kennedy administration and efforts to include African Americans in public housing, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REM-01
This interview focuses on Southern politics, John F. Kennedy’s views on civil rights, and the role of civil rights on the 1960 presidential campaign, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCR-01
Rosenthal discusses working with Robert F. Kennedy in the Justice Department, contributions of the department, and the Civil Rights Movement, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-APR-01
This interview focuses on the James M. Landis Report, Commission appointments and the Kennedy Administration, and relationships between agencies, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMR-01
This interview focuses on the 1956 Democratic National Convention, John F. Kennedy’s campaign trips to Louisiana, and Reggie’s trip to the Middle East for the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FRR-01
This interview focuses on Hubert Humphrey’s 1960 primary campaign, the role of civil rights in John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign, and the campaigns’ attempts to win support of civil rights leaders, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JLR-01
This interview covers John F. Kennedy’s role in the McClellan hearings, Hubert Humphrey’s 1960 Democratic primary campaign, and the Kennedy administration’s stance on civil rights, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DR-01
Rather discusses his impressions of John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK], the Kennedy-Nixon debate, RFK’s relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson, JFK’s assassination, and negotiations surrounding the Zapruder film among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JGS-04
This interview focuses on the relationship between the Attorney General’s office and the FBI, minority employment in the Department of Justice, Hickory Hill Seminars and Robert F. Kennedy’s 1962 state visits, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JGS-03
This interview focuses on Seigenthaler's role as administrative assistant, Justice Department reforms and appointments, tax and antitrust cases, and civil rights, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JGS-02
Interview focuses on the activities of the 1960 presidential campaign, campaign expenditures, the vice presidency, campaign volunteers, citizens’ groups, Civil Rights, the labor and minority votes, and Southern support.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NAS-01
Schlei discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1963, passing immigration legislation, and the atmosphere of the Justice Department, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DDR-07
This interview focuses on the role of the Cabinet during the Kennedy administration, the diplomatic corps in Washington D.C., and the State Department’s role in civil rights actions, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CES-01
This interview covers the 1960 Democratic National Convention, John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign in Georgia, and the Kennedy administration’s actions on civil rights, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JTS-01
This interview focuses on the 1960 Democratic National Convention, the 1960 gubernatorial and presidential campaigns in North Carolina, and John F. Kennedy’s issues with winning support from Southern Democrats, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FBS-01
This interview focuses on the role of religion in the 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy’s concern for the refugee crisis on the Middle East, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee, among other topics.