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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
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-DLH-01
In this interview Hackett discusses meeting Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] for the first time at Milton Academy and their continued friendship; working on John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign, including observations of other members of the campaign staff; the lead up to and working on RFK’s 1968 presidential campaign, including tensions between three different camps and Edward M. Kennedy’s role in the campaign; how RFK changed over the course of his 1968 campaign; and why Hackett thought RFK would have been an unpopular President, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-08-09-A
ST28
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A6-5-63
Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (mostly hidden) speaks to reporters at Otis Air Force Base following the death of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s newborn son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. Also pictured: Physician to the President, Rear Admiral Dr. George G. Burkley; Secret Service agents, Clint Hill, Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn, and John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary. Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A6-2-63
Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (center, back turned) addresses reporters at Otis Air Force Base following the death of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s newborn son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. White House Correspondent for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Sander Vanocur, stands left of Salinger; all others are unidentified. Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A6-1-63
Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (center left, back turned) addresses reporters at Otis Air Force Base following the death of President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s newborn son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh, stands at far left; White House Correspondent for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Sander Vanocur, stands left of Salinger. All others are unidentified. Cape Cod, Massachusetts.