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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BM-05
Marshall discusses civil rights protests in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, legislation that would become the 1964 Civil Rights Bill, and George C. Wallace’s attempt to stop the desegregation of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BM-02
Marshall discusses violence in the Freedom Rides during 1961, negotiations with the governors and public safety officials of Alabama and Mississippi to ensure safety of the riders; arrests of the riders, and the eventual desegregation of bus facilities.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C164-9-63
President John F. Kennedy (right, at lectern) delivers an address from the speakers' platform in front of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Chemical Engineering Building at a celebration commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TVA. Those seated on the platform include: Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace; Frank E. Smith, member of the TVA Board; Aubrey J. “Red” Wagner, Chairman of the TVA Board; and Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); White House Secret Service agents Sam Sulliman and Ernest “Ernie” Olsson stand in front of platform. Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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President John F. Kennedy (center, with back to camera) shakes hands with Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama upon his arrival in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to attend the 30th anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Frank E. Smith, member of the TVA Board, stands right of Governor Wallace; Representative Robert E. Jones (Alabama) and Senator Lister Hill of Alabama (mostly hidden, at top of stairs) exit the United States Army helicopter at left.
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President John F. Kennedy (far right, at lectern) delivers an address from the speakers' platform in front of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Chemical Engineering Building at a celebration commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TVA. Seated on left side of the platform (front row) are, left to right: Representative Albert Rains, Senator John Sparkman, and Senator Lister Hill (all of Alabama); Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace; and Frank E. Smith, member of the TVA Board. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard; Aubrey J. “Red” Wagner, Chairman of the TVA Board; Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); and White House Secret Service agents Sam Sulliman and Ernest “Ernie” Olsson. Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center right) and others walk to the speakers' platform during the 30th anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) held outside the TVA's Chemical Engineering Building in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; the President delivered an address for the occasion. Walking in the group are (L-R): Frank E. Smith, member of the TVA Board; White House Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman (in back); Aubrey J. “Red” Wagner, Chairman of the TVA Board; unidentified (in back); Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace; and White House Secret Service agents Dick Johnsen, Jack Ready, and Ernest “Ernie” Olsson (in front, partially hidden).
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center, in profile) walks through a crowd of people, following his arrival in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to attend the 30th anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Toby Chandler, Ernest “Ernie” Olsson, and Sam Sulliman.
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White House Photographs
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Congressmen from Alabama attend the 30th anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) held outside the TVA's Chemical Engineering Building in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; President John F. Kennedy (not pictured) delivered an address for the occasion. (L-R) Representative Carl Elliott, Representative Albert Rains, and Senator John Sparkman.
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President John F. Kennedy arrives in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to attend the 30th anniversary celebration of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Left to right: unidentified military officer (back to camera); Aubrey J. “Red” Wagner, Chairman of the TVA Board; White House Secret Service agent Dick Johnsen (in front); unidentified; Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Representative Carl Elliott of Alabama (in back, partially hidden); President Kennedy (holding hat); unidentified; Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace (in back); Frank E. Smith, member of the TVA Board; and three unidentified persons.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy visits the U.S. Army Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, during a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, walks at right in background.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (right, partially hidden), following a tour of the U.S. Army Missile Command Guidance and Control Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Also pictured: Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, Roy Kellerman, and Dick Johnsen. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy walks with Commanding General of the U.S. Army Missile Command, Major General Francis J. McMorrow (right), following a tour of the U.S. Army Missile Command Guidance and Control Laboratory at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (left), and Representative George P. Miller (California) stand in front an exhibit of the Saturn rocket, during President John F. Kennedy's visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (left), and Representative George P. Miller (California) stand in front of an exhibit of the Saturn rocket, during President John F. Kennedy's visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
Collection
USTVA
Records 1960-1965 (bulk 1961-1963). Publications, scientific and technical reports, budget documents, correspondence, flood reports, forest inventory statistics, watershed resource summaries, press releases, photographs.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1037-001
This folder contains correspondence, a press release, and newspaper clippings from Alabama residents concerning the military, agriculture, and support for and opposition to Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with General Kenneth Royall (left), and Colonel Earl H. “Red” Blaik; President Kennedy designated General Royall and Colonel Blaik as a committee to survey the racial situation in Birmingham, Alabama. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with an unidentified officer in the U.S. Army Missile Command (right), during a visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (back to camera), stand at left. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy speaks with an unidentified officer in the U.S. Army Missile Command (right), during a visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton (back to camera), stands at left. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Dick Johnsen and Toby Chandler. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-387-27A-62
Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (left), and Representative George P. Miller (California) stand in front an exhibit of the Saturn rocket, during President John F. Kennedy's visit to the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama. Also pictured: Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the Department of Defense, Dr. Harold Brown; Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visit with Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Dr. Wernher von Braun (center), during a tour of the MSFC at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; White House Secret Service agent, Bill Duncan, stands at far left. The Saturn C-1 rocket sits in background. President Kennedy visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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White House Photographs
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View of U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force missiles along a motorcade route during President John F. Kennedy's visit to Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; military personnel stand at attention. President Kennedy visited Redstone Arsenal as part of a two-day inspection tour of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) field installations.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (center, facing away) tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun (center left), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Paul Nitze; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Representative George P. Miller (California); chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Minister of Defence of Great Britain, Peter Thorneycroft; Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and Vice Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Dr. Leonard Carmichael; Secretary of the Air Force, Eugene M. Zuckert; Assistant Press Secretary, Malcolm Kilduff; Representative Albert Thomas (Texas); Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David E. Bell; Special Assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Dave Powers; Director of Manned Space Flight, D. Brainerd Holmes; Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Roy Kellerman. Photographers and members of the press observe at right. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (center right, with back to camera) tours the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun (facing camera), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, Sir Solly Zuckerman; Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; White House Secret Service agents, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn and Dave Grant. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.
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President John F. Kennedy (lower right, with back to camera) views Saturn rocket displays, during a tour of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama; Director of the MSFC, Dr. Wernher von Braun (lower right), briefs President Kennedy. Also pictured: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb; Associate Administrator of NASA, Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr.; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Communications Agency (WHCA) officer, Oscar N. Smith; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. Photographers and members of the press observe at left. The President visited the MSFC as part of a two-day inspection tour of NASA field installations.