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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TMB-01
Broderick discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, including campaign workers, events, and strategies; his 1952 senate campaign; and humorous anecdotes illustrating JFK’s personality, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JMM-01
Mannix discusses her contributions to John F. Kennedy’s Senate campaign and working on Capitol Hill, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ENL-01
In this interview Lincoln discusses how she started working for John F. Kennedy [JFK] when he was in Congress; moving JFK from the House of Representatives to the Senate; JFK’s Senate office organization; Senator JFK’s relationship with the Massachusetts press; Senator JFK’s speeches and decisions; and Senator JFK’s travels between Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JFL-01
Leahy discusses the congressional campaign, and personal stories of JFK, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MSG-01
Gwirtzman discusses the 1960 campaign, time on the staff for Senator Benjamin A. Smith and Edward M. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PWG-01
Glennon discusses his participation in the 1952 and 1958 Senate campaigns, and the presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AG-01
Galluccio discusses JFK’s political aspirations, working in Cambridge on the campaign in 1946, and JFK’s personality and college days, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FOF-01
Furcolo discusses working with John F. Kennedy [JFK] in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the gubernatorial relationship with JFK during the 1960 campaign and his presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-09
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] decision to enter politics right after WWII; JFK’s campaign for the House of Representatives and Kennedy family and supporters’ roles in it; JFK as a campaigner, strengths and weaknesses; traveling around the world with JFK in 1951 and meeting foreign leaders; JFK’s interest in foreign affairs while in Congress; JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; the Massachusetts Democratic Party; Adlai E. Stevenson; Paul A. Dever; the tea parties for JFK’s campaigns; the organization of JFK’s 1952 campaign; and the 1956 Democratic National Convention and the question of the vice-presidential nomination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JJD-01
Droney discusses his work in Cambridge, Massachusetts on John F. Kennedy’s House and Senate campaigns, and memories of the Kennedy family, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RD-03
(1927 - ) Lawyer, assistant to President John F. Kennedy [JFK] (1960 – 1963) discusses work onJFK’s 1952 campaign for Senate, Massachusetts politics in the 1950s, work on JFK’s
1960 presidential campaign, and working in the Kennedy Administration, among other
issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RD-01
Donahue discusses his work on John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1952 and 1958 Senate campaigns and 1960 presidential campaign, and JFK’s involvement in Massachusetts and national politics during that time period, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MAD-01
Donahue discusses John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Foster Furcolo’s relationship, JFK and Paul A. Dever’s 1952 political campaigns, and JFK’s 1956 vice presidential bid, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FED-01
Dobie discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, JFK’s decision to run for the Senate in 1952, and his visits with JFK in the hospital, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JFD-01
Dempsey comments on the Kennedy family's life in Hyannisport, traveling with Senator John F. Kennedy, the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Skating Center, and President Kennedy's relationship with the Secret Service, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WD-01
DeMarco comments on his first impressions of John F. Kennedy and the 1946 congressional campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAD-01
This interview focuses on DeGuglielmo’s relationship with John F. Kennedy; the 1948, 1956, and 1960 campaigns and elections; John F. Kennedy’s presidency, and the personal effects of the assassination on DeGulielmo, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MWD-01
Davis discusses John F. Kennedy's (JFK) congressional staff, his temperament, working style, and interests while in the House of Representatives; his 1952 senatorial campaign; and conflicts over hiring his senate staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MJD-02
Dalton discusses John F. Kennedy's (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, visiting the Kennedy compound, and JFK’s 1952 Senatorial campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MJD-01
Dalton discusses John F. Kennedy's (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.’s role in the 1946 campaign, and JFK’s opposition to the Taft-Hartley bill, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RCC-01
Cushing discusses his friendship with John F. Kennedy (JFK), the similarities between JFK and Pope John XXIII, and JFK’s religious practices, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JZC-01
Curnane discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1952 senatorial campaign in Everett, Massachusetts, JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign in Maryland, and JFK’s presidential debates with Richard M. Nixon, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCC-01
Culver discusses his long-time friendship with Edward M. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy’s personality and legacy, and his involvement with various Kennedy memorials, among other issues.