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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FPC-01
Condell discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1963 visit to Ireland, later meetings with Kennedy family members, and JFK’s legacy in Ireland, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BJC-02
In this interview she discusses the White House photographers, Pierre Salinger’s policies, White House pressoperations, and the Kennedy family’s reaction to press coverage, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BJC-01
In this interview Coleman discusses Pierre Salinger’s press operations during the 1960 primaries and the presidential campaign, the Democratic National Convention, and Salinger’s relationship with the Kennedy administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MLC-01
Coit discusses her personal relationship with John F. Kennedy (JFK), her biography of Bernard M. Baruch, and her analysis of JFK’s handwriting, among other issues.Content warning: this interview contains descriptions of sexual harassment, assault, and/or intimidation. It is available here in its original form to facilitate research.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JJC-01
Cavanaugh discusses his friendship with the Kennedy family; John F. Kennedy (JFK), Robert F. Kennedy, and Edward M. Kennedy’s personalities; and JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JEC-01
Casey discusses Massachusetts politics, including his 1942 Senate race against John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, his interactions with Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and John F. Kennedy’s years in Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CC-03
Camp discusses the staff and operations of the Office of the White House Press Secretary, daily White House press briefings, press coverage of the Kennedy family, and the Cuban Missile Crisis, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CC-02
Camp discusses the card file that the 1960 Kennedy campaign kept of potential supporters and Democratic National Convention delegates, the operations of John F. Kennedy’s press secretary’s office during the campaign and White House years, and campaign trips and later state visits that she did advance work for, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KLB-03
In this interview, Billings discusses his trip to Europe with John F. Kennedy [JFK], information about his demeanor and fashion tastes, and his early years with the Navy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KLB-02
In this interview, he discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] familial relationships, his time at the Choate School, and some of his close friendships, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KLB-01
In this interview, Billings discusses John F. Kennedy’s time at Choate, his family life, and their first trip to Europe together, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WCB-03
Battle discusses the effect of racism and John F. Kennedy's (JFK) Catholicism on the 1960 primary and presidential elections in West Virginia and Virginia; JFK’s presidential campaigns in those states; Howard W. Smith’s control of the House Rules Committee; and Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LDB-02
Battle discusses the Bureau of Cultural Affairs, including the Inter-Agency Youth Committee and Robert F. Kennedy’s involvement in youth affairs, and Battle’s efforts to improve the status of the Bureau.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JB-01
Barboza discusses her impressions of the Kennedy family's interactions, her impressions of individual family members, and memories of attending church with John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JFC-01
Cahill discusses Democratic politics in Massachusetts and nationally from the 1910s to 1960s, touching in particular upon John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald’s political career, John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, and the 1956 Democratic National Convention at which JFK was nominated for vice president, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GHB-01
Byrne discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) campaigns for the House of Representatives, Senate, and presidency; JFK’s relationships with other Massachusetts Democrats, including Foster Furcolo and John William McCormack; and JFK’s influence on Massachusetts political races, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WIWB-01
Butterworth discusses Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.’s ambassadorship with Great Britain, his relationship to General George C. Marshall and John Foster Dulles, relations between the U.S. and Canada during the time that Butterworth served as ambassador to Canada, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HRWB-01
Busby discusses Lyndon B. Johnson’s relationships with Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Robert F. Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KB-01
Burke discusses the tours he would conduct through the White House, as well as John F. Kennedy’s assassination and wake, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GMB-01
Burke discusses the staff and operations of John F. Kennedy’s Boston office during his years in Congress, his health, and his personality and temperament, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TLB-01
Bryant discusses all of the dogs that lived at the White House during the Kennedy administration, as well his interactions with the Kennedy family and their interactions with the dogs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PB-01
Bruce discusses his job responsibilities, observations of John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) affectionate interactions with his children, and the White House in the aftermath of JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BSB-01
Brown discusses his background in mental health research, his relationship with Dr. Janet G. Travell, and his introduction to R. Sargent Shriver, Jr. and Eunice Kennedy Shriver, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DIB-01
Bridge discusses her friendship with, and anecdotes about, John F. Kennedy and his siblings, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TWJB-01
The Bradens discuss their roles in John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign and Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign; California politics; humorous anecdotes about the Kennedy family; and Robert F. Kennedy’s speech in Indianapolis on the night Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, among other issues.