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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JLF-01
Farmer discusses the 1960 presidential campaign; the relationship between Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the John F. Kennedy (JFK) administration, interactions with Robert F. Kennedy and the Justice Department, the Freedom Rides and other civil rights actions; and JFK’s impact on civil rights, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-PBE-03
Edelman discusses Robert F. Kennedy’s (RFK) 1968 Washington D.C. presidential campaign, RFK’s farm program, and RFK’s California 1968 presidential debate debacle with Eugene J. McCarthy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NAS-01
Schlei discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1963, passing immigration legislation, and the atmosphere of the Justice Department, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-22B
Dictation Belt 22B contains four sound recordings from June 18, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 22B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 22A.4. Item 22B.1 is a part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Allen C. Thompson. They continue to discuss demonstrations and other aspects of the civil rights situation in Mississippi. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 22B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio. They discuss a legislative strategy for a foreign aid bill, taking into account the negotiating stance taken by Representative Otto E. Passman of Louisiana. Machine noise precedes and follows the conversation. Item 22B.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Allen C. Thompson. President Kennedy and Mayor Thompson discuss civil rights issues in Jackson, including demonstrations and civil unrest, plans to hire African Americans to fill various jobs, and the need to resolve matters in a way that various groups will accept. They also discuss consulting Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. At the beginning of the recording, [White House Operator?] addresses Mayor Thompson. Item 22B.4 is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and the Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Allen C. Thompson. Lincoln speaks to Mayor Thompson while trying to transfer his call to an outside line to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. The recording ends abruptly.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Photograph
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-037-006-p0005
Photograph of Burke Marshall (left) and Robert F. Kennedy (right) seated at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on civil rights legislation. Caption at the bottom of the photograph reads, "Washington, Aug. 1 -- HUDDLE UNDER QUESTIONING--Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy confers with his civil rights deputy, Burke Marshall, left, while being questioned before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. It was Kennedy's sixth appearance during hearing [sic] on civil rights legislation." A hand-made caption above Mr. Marshall reads, "And put down a chapter on the problems of the average American Negro by Lena Horne." Verso contains a "World Wide Photos" stamp.
Collection
WHTPP
Papers, 1958-1994 (Bulk 1961-1967). Lawyer, government official. Commissioner, Interstate Commerce Commission (1961-67); author, Parachute Soldier (1994). Correspondence, reports, speeches, and files of cases pending before the ICC; notes, photographs, manuscripts, and book draft.