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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-19-B
AR07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-05-B
AR07
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-04
In this interview Carver discusses dealing with a backlog at the National Park Service from the previous Administration; working with and around both preservation lobbies and commercial interests; the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission’s report (1962); the creation of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in the Department of the Interior; and the question of self-government in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-04
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses American aid to Argentina; American, British, and French involvement in Africa; the 1962 executive order about segregation in federally-funded housing; appointing African-American judges; changes John F. Kennedy [JFK] was contemplating in the Alliance for Progress; the Dominican crisis; the wheat sale to the Soviet Union; the Bobby Baker case; preparing for JFK’s 1964 campaign; RFK’s return to work after JFK’s assassination and disagreements among the Cabinet members and under President Lyndon B. Johnson; changes in White House staff and the Democratic Party; RFK’s political plans for after 1964; and JFK’s opinions of his staff and appointees, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKJ-01
In this interview Javits discusses first meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] in 1946; working with JFK in the House of Representatives on housing and veterans issues and in the Senate on different pieces of legislation; the confrontation between Javits and JFK in the Senate on medicare; social interactions with Senator JFK; JFK’s occasional “offbeat position;” the 1960 presidential election; and JFK’s sense of humor, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-PBE-08
Edelman discusses the 1967 New York constitutional convention, the 1960s US hunger crisis, and Robert F. Kennedy's 1967 speeches and statements, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-PBE-07
Eldelman discusses the 1966 New York transit strike, the 1966 minimum wage bill, and reflects on his work for Robert F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-PBE-06
Edelman discusses Robert F. Kennedy's (RFK) 1966 trip to Mississippi, New York politics, social legislation including medicaid, social security, and welfare, and Frank O’Connor’s 1966 New York gubernatorial campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EC-01
Celler discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy and his feelings on the issues pursued by the Justice Department during the Kennedy administration, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JJB-03
Burns discusses Lyndon Baines Johnson’s hostility towards Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) and RFK’s associates; and RFK's involvement in the 1965 New York City mayoral race, the 1966 New York gubernatorial race, and the 1967 New York constitutional convention, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-AHB-03
Blumenthal discusses the 1966 debate over the New York State Medicaid bill, the 1966 New York State gubernatorial race, and Ronnie M. Eldridge’s challenge to Tammany Hall’s control of the New York County Democratic chairmanship, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-AW-02
Walinsky discusses the beginning of Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] senatorial career, the Appalachia and Elementary School Aid bills, and the process of writing RFK’s speeches, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-AW-01
Walinsky discusses the relationship he had with Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] while he was working for the Department of Justice, as a speech writer for RFK during his New York senatorial campaign (1964), and then for RFK after he became a senator, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WHP-05
This interview covers the Water Quality Control Act debate of 1965, Water Quality Control Act legislation, and water shortages in New York City, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WHP-03
This interview covers collaboration between Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Senator Jacob K. Javits’ offices, communication with John F. Kennedy staff at the White House under the Johnson administration, and the Hudson Highlands, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-FDO-01
This interview covers involvement with the Queens delegation during John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign, Robert F. Kennedy’s Senate race of 1964, and the gubernatorial races of 1962 and 1966 in New York, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-TRK-01
This interview focuses on Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] 1964 campaign in New York, Kupferman’s collaboration with RFK on bills while in the House of Representatives, and RFK’s impact on New York City and national politics, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JKJ-03
In this interview Javits discusses working with Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] on the national scenic riverway bill and other legislation involving the Hudson River; the Storm King Mountain power plant and environmental concerns; and RFK’s interest in New York state matters versus more national issues, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JKJ-01
In this interview Javits discusses initial encounters with and impressions of Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; RFK as Attorney General and judicial appointments; RFK’s 1964 Senate campaign; working with Senator RFK and issues between RFK and Javits in the Senate; the “many capacities” of RFK; RFK’s public speaking ability; and Bedford-Stuyvesant, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lawrence F. O'Brien
JFKWHSFLOB-003-030
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-013-007
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-013-006
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-011-008
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-009
This folder contains press releases and memoranda concerning civil defense and New York State legislation regarding preparations for nuclear fallout.