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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BAJ-01
In this interview Jacobson discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] at Harvard University in 1936 and interactions with him at the school; visiting the Cape with the Kennedy family, 1937–1938; JFK’s plans for after his Harvard graduation; JFK’s 1946 congressional campaign; flying back with JFK from the 1960 Democratic National Convention; interactions with the Kennedy boys at Harvard; social interactions with JFK; visiting JFK in Washington, D.C.; JFK’s distrust of Fidel Castro; and Jacobson’s long relationship with JFK and the Kennedy family, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-20-D
ST22
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-089-001
This photograph album documents Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy’s attendance at two events in Worcester, Massachusetts, on February 14, 1962. The gold stamped title on the front cover reads, “Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy / Worcester, Massachusetts / February 15, 1962.” Photographs capture a luncheon at the Worcester Federal Savings and Loan Association and a reception at Assumption College, where Rose delivered a lecture in French about her experiences traveling in France. Her daughter-in-law, Joan Bennett Kennedy, wife of Edward M. Kennedy, accompanied her to these events. Others pictured in photographs include president of the Worcester Federal Savings and Loan Association, Raymond P. Harold; publisher of the Worcester Telegram and Evening Gazette, Richard C. Steele; Assumption College President, Rev. Armand H. Desautels, A.A.; Assumption College Director of Development, Rev. Joseph A. Pelletier, A.A.; and Girl Scouts Michele Horgan and Jean Liddy, who presented Rose with a corsage to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Girl Scouts organization in the United States. This photograph album contains 21 photographic prints.
Textual folder
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01047-005
Textual folder
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01047-004
Contains 3 photographic prints (EMKSEN-PH-0017, EMKSEN-PH-0018, EMKSEN-PH-0019).
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-054-001
This scrapbook, compiled by Joseph P. “Joe” Kennedy, Jr., documents his education, travels, and family life between 1932 and 1938. The title on the cover reads, “Album.” The scrapbook contains photographs of and printed ephemera related to his studies at the London School of Economics (1933-1934) and Harvard University (1934-1938), as well as time spent with family and friends at the Kennedy family residences in Bronxville in New York, Palm Beach in Florida, and Hyannis Port in Massachusetts, and traveling in Europe. Destinations pictured include Switzerland, England, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Scotland, Russia, Ukraine, Austria, Bermuda, Georgia, and France. Of note are telegrams from Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy to their son; photographs of Joe, Jr., skiing with friends in Zermatt, Switzerland; two portrait cards from the Residenz Museum in Munich, Germany; photographic postcards featuring images of the 1934 performance of the Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria, Germany; an invitation from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to Joe, Jr., for an event at the White House; materials related to Joe, Jr.’s athletic career at Harvard, where he participated in football, swimming, and rugby, including photographs of the 1936 Bermuda Rugby Week competition; a Bermuda Islands court summons issued to “Joseph Kennedy” and dated March 30, 1936; and telegrams sent to Joe, Jr., for his birthday. Kennedy family members and friends pictured in photographs and clippings include Joseph, Sr.; Rose; John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald; John F. Kennedy; Rosemary Kennedy; Kathleen Kennedy; Eunice Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy; Robert F. Kennedy; Jean Kennedy; Edward M. Kennedy; Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings; nanny to the Kennedy children, Katherine Conboy; Edward E. Moore and Mary Moore; Sir James Calder; and economist Harold Laski. Handwritten captions and inscriptions are written in blue and black ink on many of the leaves. This scrapbook contains 224 photographic prints (including three tintypes), 53 newspaper and magazine clippings, and 36 photographic postcards, as well as telegrams, letters, invitations, menus, tickets, picture postcards, calling cards, and other types of printed ephemera.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0900-014
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech celebrating the tenth anniversary of Freedom House in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and materials pertaining to the operation of Freedom House. In his speech the Senator addresses the importance of Freedom House as a community organization by supporting education and providing opportunities for low-income youth. Of note is a copy of the speech containing notations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0899-007
This file contains copies and drafts of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy to be given at a dinner honoring United States Congressman Torbert H. MacDonald in Malden, Massachusetts. The speech discusses accomplishments of Congressman MacDonald and a need for greater scholarship in politics. Of note is a draft with notations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0898-011
This folder contains a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at the Essex County Teachers’ Association convention in Swampscott, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses the role of teachers in shaping the minds of future leaders, and a need for greater scholarship in politics. The draft contains notations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0898-009
This folder contains drafts of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at the University of New Brunswick convocation in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. In his speech the Senator discusses the shared history of Massachusetts and New Brunswick, tensions in American-Canadian relations arising from different systems of governance, and a need for greater scholarship in politics.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-014
This folder contains a pamphlet with a commencement address given by Senator John F. Kennedy at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. In his address, the Senator discusses education at Assumption College, specifically its role in strengthening religious convictions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-008
This folder contains drafts of Senator John F. Kennedy’s dedication speech at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses the role of Assumption College in contributing to the spiritual and intellectual development of its students, and presents the growing threat of communism as a moral struggle. Of note is a draft with notations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-022
This folder contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy's commencement address at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses education, and urges graduates to remain in Massachusetts to participate in politics and help grow the economy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-021
This folder contains copies and drafts of Senator John F. Kennedy’s address at the Harvard Alumni Association annual meeting in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses the shared histories of scholars and politicians, and the need for greater scholarship in politics. Of note are drafts with notations by Senator Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-020
This folder contains copies and drafts of Senator John F. Kennedy's commencement address at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses the shared histories of scholars and politicians, and the need for greater scholarship in politics. Of note are drafts with notations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-019
This folder contains a draft and a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy's commencement address at Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses education and urges graduates to participate in politics. Of note is a draft with annotations by Senator Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-018
This folder contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s commencement address at Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses education and urges graduates to remain in Massachusetts to participate in politics and help rebuild the economy. This copy is also a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s commencement address at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-013
This folder contains copies of a speech given by Senator Hubert H. Humphrey at a luncheon at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. In his speech Senator Humphrey discusses the achievements of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis and the history of Brandeis University.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0901-015
This file contains copies and a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s commencement speech at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator encourages women to become more active in politics and discusses a need for greater scholarship among politicians.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0901-003
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech in Fitchburg, Massachusetts discussing a need for effective Democratic leadership to address domestic issues, including unemployment and education.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0411-014
This folder contains constituent correspondence received by Senator John F. Kennedy's office that pertains to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Topics include federal grants for Massachusetts schools and hospitals, and the fluoridation of the water supply in Springfield, Massachusetts. Publications include a copy of the Report of the Task Force on the Handicapped to the Chairman of the Manpower Policy Committee, Office of Defense Mobilization (January 1952); the 1952 Annual Report of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, a division of the Federal Security Agency; and Doing Something for the Disabled by Mary E. Switzer and Howard A. Rusk (Pamphlet No. 197), published by the Public Affairs Committee.
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01047-004-p0048
Senator John F. Kennedy visits Magna House at Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, on the occasion of the new dormitory's dedication in honor of Edith Scott Magna. Clarke students, Stephen Sullivan and Diane Gilliland (holding flowers), present a bouquet of flowers to Senator Kennedy (center); Mrs. Magna (for whom the building is named) stands at right.
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01047-004-p0049
President Lyndon B. Johnson (second from right) visits with members of the 1967 graduating class of Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts. Senator Edward W. Brooke (Massachusetts), who accompanied the group, stands at far right. Clarke students present include: Linda Howe, Kenneth P. LaRose, Kay M. Mitchell, Glen A. Morrison, Nancy Smith, Stephen Sullivan, John Swan, Paula Lorenz, and Arthur MacWhinnie. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01047-004-p0047
Senator John F. Kennedy visits Magna House at Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, on the occasion of the new dormitory's dedication in honor of Edith Scott Magna. Clarke students, Stephen Sullivan and Diane Gilliland (holding flowers), present a bouquet of flowers to Senator Kennedy (center); Mrs. Magna (for whom the building is named) stands at right.
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01044-030-p0008
Joan Kennedy (seated third from right) and others observe a fitness class during a tour of classes in the Boston Public Schools system to view physical fitness programs made possible through a grant from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Seated first and second from left, respectively, are: Dr. Vincent P. Conners, Director of the Department of Special Classes for Boston Public Schools; and John "Sandy" Eiler, of the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Others are unidentified. [Notes: The photograph accompanies an undated letter sent to Senator Edward M. Kennedy from Tim "Timmy" Prendiville, staff photographer at Tribune Publishing Company (Hyde Park, Massachusetts). Stamp on verso reads "T. W. Prendiville, 12 Thelma Road, Dorchester, Mass."]