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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KGH-03
In this interview Heath discusses the Office of Education during the transition from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to President John F. Kennedy [JFK]; JFK’s task force for education; problems when a new leader comes in; working with Congress; the National Defense Education Act and other education legislation; JFK and the Church-State issue in education; Abraham A. Ribicoff as Secretary of HEW; leadership within the Office of Education; Anthony J. Celebrezze as Secretary of HEW; Wilbur Cohen in HEW; reorganization of HEW; various education projects; new HEW programs under JFK and President Lyndon B. Johnson; the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and how it intersected with education programs; and the transformation in how Americans viewed education, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WJC-02
Cohen discusses Health, Education, and Welfare Secretaries Abraham Alexander Ribicoff and Anthony J. Celebrezze, Estes Kefauver’s drug bill, and John F. Kennedy’s civil rights message of 1963, 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-TGW-02
In this interview Wicker discusses John F. Kennedy's [JFK] unique way of giving speeches; Lyndon B. Johnson’s unhappiness with his position as Vice President; Anthony J. Celebrezze’s appointment to the Cabinet, 1962; Wicker’s sources for Kennedy Without Tears; traveling with JFK to Texas in November, 1963; the motorcade through Dallas on November 22, 1963; the confusion after the shooting and learning what happened; gathering information from witnesses and hospital staff at Parkland Hospital; the announcement of JFK’s death and the general atmosphere after; Johnson’s swearing in as President; reporting on the day’s events from the airport; and the rapid transition to the Johnson White House, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-11-D
AR40, ST31, KN40
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-9-63
President John F. Kennedy speaks with Representative Edith Green and Senator Maurine Neuberger (both of Oregon) after receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-8-63
President John F. Kennedy speaks with Representative Edith Green and Senator Maurine Neuberger (both of Oregon) after receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-7-63
President John F. Kennedy speaks with Representative Edith Green and Senator Maurine Neuberger (both of Oregon) after receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; contributing editor for the Ladies’ Home Journal, Margaret Hickey; President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Horizontal line along bottom of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-5-63
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks upon receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; contributing editor for the Ladies’ Home Journal, Margaret Hickey; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; past president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC) and the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Dr. Marguerite Rawalt; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-4-63
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks upon receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; contributing editor for the Ladies’ Home Journal, Margaret Hickey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; past president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC) and the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Dr. Marguerite Rawalt; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks upon receiving the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women.” Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; contributing editor for the Ladies’ Home Journal, Margaret Hickey; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; past president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC) and the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Dr. Marguerite Rawalt; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-2-63
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards and Executive Vice Chairman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Esther Peterson (left, back to camera), delivers remarks at the presentation of the final report of the Commission, titled “American Women,” to President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; Director of the New School for Social Research, Dr. Henry David; President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Representative Edith Green (Oregon); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon). East Room, White House Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-459-11-63
President John F. Kennedy receives the final report of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, titled “American Women,” from Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards and Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Esther Peterson. Left to right: Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height; unidentified; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Viola Hymes; Secretary of Labor, W. Willard Wirtz; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Director of the New School for Social Research, Dr. Henry David; past president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC) and the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Dr. Marguerite Rawalt; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; unidentified; Assistant Secretary Peterson; Assistant General Secretary for Program of the National Council of Churches, Dr. Cynthia C. Wedel (mostly hidden); President of Radcliffe College, Dr. Mary I. “Polly” Bunting; technical advisor in community development and cultural affairs for the United Nations (UN), Dr. Caroline F. Ware (face obscured); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). East Room, White House Washington, D.C. [Horizontal line along bottom of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8177-A
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards and Executive Vice Chairman of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, Esther Peterson (right), delivers remarks at the presentation of the final report of the Commission, titled “American Women,” to President John F. Kennedy. Also pictured: Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (face obscured); Vice Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Richard A. Lester; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Anthony J. Celebrezze; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon). East Room, White House Washington, D.C.