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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AUG-01
In this interview Heckscher discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as an “inspiration to cultural life”; Heckscher’s involvement in government affairs prior to becoming a Special Consultant to the President; the invitation of 168 artists to JFK’s 1961 inauguration and its impact; how Heckscher came to work for the White House; discussing Heckscher’s position with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.; the reasoning behind the creation of the new position of Special Consultant on the Arts and the favorable public reaction to it; enlarging the definition of “The Arts,” especially regarding architecture; Arthur Goldberg; the establishment of the Freedom Medal; creating the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts through executive order; personal impressions of JFK; setting up Heckscher’s office and staff; how Heckscher was meant to advise JFK and what his position entailed; the Cultural Center [Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]; conversations with JFK; Mrs. Kennedy’s expansive work for the arts; the arts as part of national policy; working with other White House staff members and other Departments; designing special postage stamps; what the President’s role in the arts should be; and the Fine Arts Commission, among other issues.
Collection
PCP
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-03-F
KN16
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21389
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (left) visits with guests at a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) stands behind Mrs. Kennedy (mostly hidden); all others are unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21388
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center) attends a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. All others are unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21398
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attends a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) sits at right. Sheraton Park Hotel ballroom, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21397
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (left) attends a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. Lady Bird Johnson sits second from right; Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) sits in center. Sheraton Park Hotel ballroom, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21396
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., for a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor; Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) walks next to Mrs. Kennedy. Secret Service agent Clint Hill stands at far right; others are unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21395
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrives at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., for a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor; Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) greets Mrs. Kennedy at left (back to camera). Secret Service agent Clint Hill stands at far right; others are unidentified.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21394
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center left) arrives at a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. All others are unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel ballroom, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21391
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) visits with guests at a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) walks behind Mrs. Kennedy; all others are unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21390
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center) attends a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) stands left of Mrs. Kennedy (back to camera); all others are unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21387
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center) attends a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. Lady Bird Johnson sits at right; Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) stands behind Mrs. Kennedy; all others are unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-21386
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (center) attends a Congressional Club luncheon in her honor. Lady Bird Johnson is seated in front row at far right; Frances Marion Grant Bennett (wife of Senator Wallace Bennett of Utah) sits between Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Johnson; Erma Lee Udall (wife of Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall) sits behind and right of Mrs. Kennedy; Martha Hodges (wife of Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges) sits behind and left of Mrs. Johnson. All others are unidentified. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.