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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
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-01
In this interview Wicker discusses early impressions of John F. Kennedy [JFK], 1952–1961; Lyndon B. Johnson campaigning for JFK in the South, 1960; Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK and Johnson in the August 1960 special session of Congress; Wicker’s first interview with President JFK for the New York Times, 1961; building a rapport with JFK’s staff; various Times articles, by Wicker and others, about the Kennedy Administration and White House reactions to them; Wicker’s arguments with Pierre E.G. Salinger over certain articles; year-end briefings in Palm Beach; and President JFK’s press conferences, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-14-A
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-13-A
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-01-A
ST19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-25-A
ST18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-22-A
ST09
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-013-013
Contains 3 photographic prints: (KFC2802N, KFC2806N, KFC2805N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-013-010
Contains 11 photographic prints and one duplicate print: (KFC435N, KFC436N, KFC439N, KFC539P, KFC540P, KFC1034N, KFC2859P, KFC4402P, KFC4403P, KFC4404P, KFC4405P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-013-002
Contains 22 photographic prints: (KFC431N, KFC437N, KFC454N, KFC2096P, KFC2111P, KFC2910P, KFC2911P, KFC2912P, KFC2913P, KFC4376P, KFC4377P, KFC4378P, KFC4379P, KFC4380P, KFC4381P, KFC4382P, KFC4384P, KFC4386P, KFC4387P, KFC4388P, KFC-C4389P, KFC2261P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-013-001
Contains 52 photographic prints: (KFC426N, KFC427N, KFC428N, KFC429N, KFC452N, KFC1035N, KFC1598N, KFC1717N, KFC1718N, KFC1720N, KFC1721N, KFC1722N, KFC1723N, KFC1724N, KFC1725N, KFC1726N, KFC1727N, KFC1728N, KFC1729N, KFC1730N, KFC1746N, KFC1747N, KFC1751N, KFC1819N, KFC1820N, KFC1821N, KFC1822N, KFC1953N, KFC1990N, KFC2011N, KFC2012N, KFC2013N, KFC2014N, KFC2027N, KFC2028N, KFC2229P, KFC2874N, KFC2914P, KFC4368P, KFC4369P, KFC4370P, KFC4371P, KFC4372P, KFC4374P, KFC1719N, KFC1750N, KFC434N, KFC438N, KFC440N, KFC441N, KFC2912P, KFC2913P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-012-014
Contains 1 photographic print: (KFC1609N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-012-013
Contains 13 photographic prints and one duplicate print: (KFC2791N (2 copies), KFC2790N, KFC2796N, KFC2792N, KFC2789N, KFC2793N, KFC2799N, KFC2794N, KFC2795N, KFC2797N, KFC2798N, KFC2786N, KFC2787N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-012-012
Contains 2 photographic prints: (KFC1607N, KFC1608N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-010-016
Contains 45 photographic prints and four duplicate prints: (KFC5N, KFC7N (2 copies), KFC8N, KFC9N, KFC13N, KFC14N, KFC16N, KFC17N, KFC18N, KFC19N, KFC541P, KFC133N, KFC1026N, KFC1027N, KFC1600N, KFC1602N, KFC1603N, KFC1604N, KFC2121P (2 copies), KFC2390P, KFC2391P (2 copies), KFC2392P, KFC2393P, KFC2530P, KFC2531P, KFC2532P, KFC2533P, KFC2534P, KFC2535P, KFC2536P, KFC2537P, KFC2538P (2 copies), KFC2539P, KFC2540P, KFC2541P, KFC2542P, KFC2544P, KFC2545P, KFC2546P, KFC3891P, KFC2899P, KFC3888P, KFC3890P, KFC3132P (original negative is KFC5N), KFC6116P (original negative is KFC9N))
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-003-003
Contains 15 photographic prints: (KFC549P, KFC2425P, KFC803N, KFC806N, KFC807N, KFC800N, KFC805N, KFC804N, KFC801N, KFC886N, KFC802N, KFC2133P, KFC3163P, KFC3164P, KFC3165P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-016-003
Contains 32 photographic prints: (KFC4881P, KFC4882P, KFC4883P, KFC4884P, KFC4885P, KFC4886P, KFC4887P, KFC4888P, KFC4889P (original negative is KFC2801N), KFC4890P, KFC4891P, KFC4892P, KFC4893P, KFC4894P, KFC4895P, KFC4896P, KFC4897P, KFC4898P, KFC4899P, KFC2620P, KFC4900P, KFC4901P, KFC2097P, KFC4902P, KFC4903P, KFC4904P, KFC2803N, KFC2801N, KFC2768N, KFC2769N, KFC2771N, KFC2774N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-016-002
Contains 51 photographic prints: (KFC-C4854P, KFC-C4855P, KFC-C4856P, KFC2954P, KFC4857P, KFC-C4858P, KFC-C4859P, KFC-C4860P, KFC-C4861P, KFC-C4862P, KFC4863P, KFC4864P, KFC2753N, KFC2754N, KFC2755N, KFC2756N, KFC2757N, KFC2758N, KFC4865P, KFC4866P, KFC4867P, KFC4868P, KFC4869P, KFC4870P, KFC4871P, KFC2159P, KFC4872P, KFC3101P, KFC4873P, KFC2765N, KFC2766N, KFC2767N, KFC2770N, KFC2772N, KFC2773N, KFC2775N, KFC2776N, KFC2777N, KFC2778N, KFC4874P, KFC2759N, KFC2760N, KFC2761N, KFC2762N, KFC2763N, KFC2764N, KFC-C4875P, KFC-C4876P, KFC-C4877P, KFC4878P, KFC-C4879P, KFC-C4880P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-014-010
Contains 8 photographic prints and eight duplicate prints: (KFC2717N (2 copies), KFC2716N (2 copies), KFC2715N (2 copies), KFC2713N (3 copies), KFC2718N (2 copies), KFC2717N (2 copies), KFC2714N (2 copies), KFC2720N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-007-004
Contains 24 photographic prints: (KFC3250P, KFC1160N, KFC2893P, KFC3251P, KFC2892P, KFC2389P, KFC3252P, KFC3253P, KFC112N, KFC2751P, KFC1601N, KFC1764N, KFC1148N, KFC132N, KFC1023N, KFC1024N, KFC131N, KFC3254P, KFC3425P, KFC3426P, KFC3427P, KFC3428P, KFC3429P, KFC3430P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-006-024
Contains 15 photographic prints: (KFC1145N, KFC1146N, KFC1147N, KFC1149N, KFC1150N, KFC1151N, KFC1152N, KFC1153N, KFC1155N, KFC1156N, KFC1157N, KFC1158N, KFC1161N, KFC1154N, KFC2161P)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-006-007
Contains 15 photographic prints: (KFC589N, KFC580N, KFC579N, KFC575N, KFC576N, KFC578N, KFC585N, KFC204N, KFC583N, KFC577N, KFC584N, KFC582N, KFC587N, KFC581N, KFC586N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-006-006
Contains 3 photographic prints: (KFC324N, KFC209N, KFC326N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-005-029
Contains 9 photographic prints: (KFC129N, KFC126N, KFC109N, KFC108N, KFC1022N, KFC124N, KFC107N, KFC122N, KFC1025N)
Photograph folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-005-028
Contains 10 photographic prints: (KFC544N, KFC136N, KFC320N, KFC103N, KFC303N, KFC153N, KFC163N, KFC155N, KFC121N, KFC134N)