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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LEM-03
In this interview Martin discusses helping fill government positions after John F. Kennedy [JFK] is elected President, 1960; the appointment of African American judges, including Thurgood Marshall to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; providing African American candidates for different agency positions; civil rights crises during JFK’s Administration; Lee White as the White House advisor on civil rights; the civil rights bill introduced in 1963; religious groups in the civil rights movement; the issue of “white backlash”; and working for President JFK versus working for President Lyndon B. Johnson, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-23E
Dictation Belt 23E contains eight sound recordings from July 25, 1963. Item 23E.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Postmaster General J. Edward Day. They discuss the announcement of Day’s resignation and the appointment of his successor. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 23E.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Postmaster General J. Edward Day. They discuss the announcement of Day’s resignation and the plans of Frederick C. Belen. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 23E.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and David L. Cole. They discuss the possibility of Cole serving as director of a civil rights community relations service and arrange a meeting. [White House Operator?] speaks to Cole as he holds for President Kennedy. Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.