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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-06
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Marshall discuss civil rights legislation, and how it was innovative and yet inevitable; meetings between RFK and businessmen on civil rights legislation; RFK’s unintentional intimidation of the businessmen based on his history with Senate hearings on labor; attempting to put leadership in the community (North and South) to deal with the problem of segregation and other racial discrimination; hostile treatment of RFK in Alabama; working with the NAACP on school desegregation; the desegregation of the University of Alabama, and the question of if and how to bring in troops to help; and using the incident at the University of Alabama as a political stepping stone, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-11-D
AR38, ST25
Moving image
Television Network Columbia Broadcasting System Collection
TNC-262-EX
CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) motion picture excerpt of President John F. Kennedy's full radio and television report to the American people on civil rights. See "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: John F. Kennedy, 1963: Item 237." In his speech the President responds to the threats of violence and obstruction on the University of Alabama campus following desegregation attempts, explaining that the United States was founded on the principle that all men are created equal and thus, all American students are entitled to attend public educational institutions, regardless of race. He also discusses how discrimination affects education, public safety, and international relations, noting that the country cannot preach freedom internationally while ignoring it domestically. The President asks Congress to enact legislation protecting all Americans' voting rights, legal standing, educational opportunities, and access to public facilities, but recognizes that legislation alone cannot solve the country's problems concerning race relations. Copyright restrictions apply.
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-018-006
Textual folder
Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-025-015
Textual folder
Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-025-014
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racially motivated violence, incidents of police misconduct, desegregation of the University of Alabama, and the assassination of civil rights advocate William L. Moore. The folder also contains resolutions passed by the Alabama and Louisiana Houses of Representatives commending Alabama Governor George Wallace’s actions.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7969-E
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-309-4-63
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-309-3-63
President John F. Kennedy speaks with an unidentified cameraman prior to delivering a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, stands left of the President; an unidentified man stands at far left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-309-2-63
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Observing from far wall (R-L): Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher (seated); two unidentified men; White House Secret Service agent, Jerry Blaine; White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan; National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; other unidentified photographers and cameramen. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-309-1-63
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Observing from far wall (R-L): Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher; two unidentified men; White House Secret Service agent, Jerry Blaine; National Park Service (NPS) Photographer, Abbie Rowe; other unidentified photographers and cameramen. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7969-G
President John F. Kennedy prepares to deliver a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7969-D
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Cameramen and photographers (including White House Photographer, Captain Cecil Stoughton) observe from right; White House Secret Service agent, Ernie Olsson, stands in the doorway. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7969-C
President John F. Kennedy prepares to deliver a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher, stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.