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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HGB-01
Belafonte discusses the development of his political awareness, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and others in the civil rights movement, and collaboration and conflict with John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, among other issues.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-6-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Also pictured: Special Assistants to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell and Ralph Dungan; White House correspondent for United Press International (UPI), Helen Thomas; White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-5-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (center, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-4-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (center, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-3-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (right, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-2-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (center, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Frank Yeager. White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-336-1-62
President John F. Kennedy visits with members of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (NACWC) in the Oval Office; the visitors presented President Kennedy with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Members present include: National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg (center, holding painting); Lucinda E. Bryant of Yakima, Washington; Fannye J. Benford of Gary, Indiana; Jean Murrell Capers of Cleveland, Ohio; Melnea Cass of Roxbury, Massachusetts; Jessie Mae David; Mabel E. Diggs of Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Dungey of Kalamazoo, Michigan; Joyce Ford of Albany, New York; Ester Greenlee of Los Angeles, California; Mame Higgins; Carrie Pitts Hill of New York City; Chairman of the Elections Committee, Mae Jacobs (of Cleveland, Ohio); Bernice C. Lindsay of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Birdie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Mamie Moore of Columbus, Ohio; Daisy Murrell of West Palm Beach, Florida; Myrtle Ollison of Shawnee, Oklahoma; Dr. Mamie B. Reese of Albany, Georgia; Willie L. Taylor of Clarksdale, Mississippi. White House, Washington, D.C.