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Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-03
In this interview Conway discusses getting Martin Luther King out of jail in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963; Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] view of King and his actions; the March on Washington; working with RFK and the Justice Department on civil rights legislation; Walter Reuther; Conway’s decision to leave John F. Kennedy’s Administration and working on legislation from the outside; the Community Action Program; working with Senator RFK during the Johnson Administration; Senator RFK’s involvement in the labor movement; Jesse M. Unruh, RFK, and the 1968 California presidential primary; Department of Urban Affairs legislation; getting accelerated public works legislation through Congress; Housing and Home Finance Agency staff members; and the attempt to pick up congressional seats in 1962 and 1964, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JEN-02
In this interview Nolan discusses Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] as “very sparing... [with] his own opinions;” the meeting in New York on March 13, 1968, to discuss RFK’s presidential candidacy; Nolan’s return to California and setting up RFK’s campaign headquarters and staff there; decisions about purchasing campaign materials and printing petition forms; picking a California delegation for RFK; and bringing people into the campaign, among other issues.