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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JHH-01
In this interview Herling discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] as part of the House Labor Committee headed by Andrew Jacobs; JFK’s understanding of labor issues; Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and JFK as part of the McClellan Committee [U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management]; RFK’s dinner with Edward Cheyfitz and James Hoffa and the attempted infiltration of the McClellan Committee; McClellan Committee hearings; George Meany testifying before the subcommittee on labor affairs of the Senate Labor and Education Committee and JFK’s reaction; labor unions’ support for JFK in the 1960 presidential campaign; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; Lyndon B. Johnson asking for labor support right before the 1960 Convention; the negative reaction to Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate from labor delegates; JFK and the Landum-Griffin Bill; and covering JFK’s 1960 campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AJB-02
Biemiller discusses the Kennedy and Johnson administrations’ legislative records, particularly on labor issues; specific issues and pieces of legislation; civil rights; and the labor movement’s relationship with the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DWB-01
Burke discusses the members and staff of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, the key issues that the Committee addressed, and differences in the Committee during the John F. Kennedy and Lydon B. Johnson administrations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-05
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Marshall discuss how John F. Kennedy [JFK] and RFK grew increasingly more involved with and concerned about civil rights; getting Martin Luther King out of jail during JFK’s 1960 campaign; civil rights advisers during JFK’s 1960 campaign; RFK becoming Attorney General amidst the civil rights battle and the transitional period in the Department of Justice [DOJ]; how Marshall got his position in the DOJ; the struggle over school desegregation; the New Orleans school crisis of February 1961; the Freedom Riders and violence against them; sending federal marshals to Alabama; trying to find a bus driver to get the Freedom Riders out of Birmingham, Alabama; criticism of RFK’s response to the Freedom Riders; how Freedom Riders were arrested and threatened in Mississippi; African-American voting rights in the South and DOJ authority; difficulties with judges; Supreme Court appointments; the FBI and organized crime; reorganization of the DOJ; RFK’s interactions with the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover after JFK’s death; Hoover’s allegations about JFK and the Kennedy family; the alleged FBI wiretapping of officials; JFK’s opinion of Hoover; FBI press releases; connecting the civil rights movement with communism to discredit it; FBI involvement in civil rights matters; issues with the FBI as having civilian control of a police force; JFK’s communication with King and other civil rights leaders; civil rights legislation; the issue of equal employment; the Civil Rights Commission; and violence against African Americans in Birmingham in the spring of 1963, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-03
In this interview Conway discusses getting Martin Luther King out of jail in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963; Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] view of King and his actions; the March on Washington; working with RFK and the Justice Department on civil rights legislation; Walter Reuther; Conway’s decision to leave John F. Kennedy’s Administration and working on legislation from the outside; the Community Action Program; working with Senator RFK during the Johnson Administration; Senator RFK’s involvement in the labor movement; Jesse M. Unruh, RFK, and the 1968 California presidential primary; Department of Urban Affairs legislation; getting accelerated public works legislation through Congress; Housing and Home Finance Agency staff members; and the attempt to pick up congressional seats in 1962 and 1964, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-02
In this interview Conway discusses working with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to the choice of Lyndon B. Johnson for JFK’s running mate; labor leadership and JFK’s campaign; unions and the religious issue during the 1960 election; discussing presidential appointments with JFK after the election; Conway’s role in JFK’s Administration; the Housing and Home Finance Agency, legislation, and working with Congress; accelerated public works, the Department of Commerce, and problems with the extent of presidential powers; Walter Reuther and his relationship with JFK; confrontations between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; working with RFK on civil rights marches and their legislative demands; and interactions with RFK from 1964 through 1968, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-10-B
AR37, ST25
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-20-B
AR17, KN13
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-15-B
AR17, KN13
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0965-006
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of the Senator’s staff, and various individuals containing expressions of general support for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, and concerning campaign efforts, the Kennedy-Ervin Labor Management Reform Bill, and the political climate in Texas, particularly concerning Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20490
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the bill-signing for the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20489
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands out pens after signing the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson of New Jersey (partially hidden); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan (partially hidden); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman James G. O'Hara of Michigan (in back); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20488
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20486
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the bill-signing for the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (partially hidden); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany (in back); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20485
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the bill-signing for the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (behind Goodell); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Damage to lower portion of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20550
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands a pen to Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg after signing the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. Standing (L-R): Congressman James Roosevelt (California), Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York), Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York), Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota), Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey), Senator Benjamin A. Smith II (Massachusetts), Secretary Goldberg, Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon (behind Secretary Goldberg, in profile), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7108-E
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. Standing (L-R): Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois), Congressman John H. Dent (Pennsylvania), Congressman James Roosevelt (California), Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York), Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York), Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota), Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey), Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa), Senator Benjamin A. Smith II of Massachusetts (in back, partially hidden), Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon), unidentified, Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7108-D
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands out pens after signing the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. Standing (L-R): Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia (in profile), Congressman John H. Dent of Pennsylvania (in foreground, back to camera), Congressman James Roosevelt (California), Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York), Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York), Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota), Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey), Senator Benjamin A. Smith II (Massachusetts), unidentified man in back, Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon), Congressman Neal Smith of Iowa (behind Senator Morse), Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7108-C
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. Standing (L-R): Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois), Congressman John H. Dent (Pennsylvania), Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia (partially hidden behind Congressman Dent), Congressman James Roosevelt (California), Senator Jacob K. Javits (New York), Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York), Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota), Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey), Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa), Senator Benjamin A. Smith II of Massachusetts (in back, partially hidden), Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon), unidentified, Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7108-A
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) hands a pen to Secretary of Labor Arthur Goldberg after signing the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act. Standing (L-R): Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York), Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota), Congressman Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey), Senator Benjamin A. Smith II (Massachusetts), Secretary Goldberg, Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon (behind, in profile), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Writing on image is original to the file print.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7097-K
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland (Maine); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7097-J
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) delivers remarks at the bill-signing for the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Unidentified; Senator Claiborne Pell (Rhode Island); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (partially hidden); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller; Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara of Michigan (behind Kearns); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7097-I
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Manpower Development and Training Act (Public Law 415). Looking on (L-R): Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman Neal Smith (Iowa); Senator Maurice J. Murphy, Jr. (New Hampshire); Congressman Charles S. Joelson (New Jersey); Congressman Charles E. Goodell (New York); Congressman Peter A. Garland of Maine (partially hidden); Congressman Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew J. Biemiller (in back, partially hidden); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Elmer J. Holland (Pennsylvania); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-8-63
President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): unidentified photographer; President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), William F. Schnitzler; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Secretary of Labor, Willard Wirtz (partially hidden behind Ms. Christensen); Representative Carlton Sickles (Maryland); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs (NFBPWC), Dr. Minnie Miles; Representative Julia Butler Hansen of Washington (in back); Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Representative Elizabeth Kee of West Virginia (in back wearing hat); Director of United Automobile Workers (UAW) Women’s Department, Caroline Davis; Director of the Department of Legislation for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Andrew Biemiller (in back); Representative Catherine May (Washington); Senator Maurine Neuberger of Oregon (on edge of frame).
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-304-7-63
President John F. Kennedy distributes pens after signing the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. Standing (L-R): Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Representative Florence Price Dwyer (New Jersey); Senator Jennings Randolph (West Virginia); unidentified woman (behind Senator Randolph); President of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), Dorothy Height (receiving a pen from the President); former Director of the Women’s Bureau in the Department of Labor, Mary Anderson; Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), William F. Schnitzler; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Director of Research and Program Resources for the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), Ethlyn Christensen; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back, head turned); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan of Missouri (in back, wearing hat); President of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pearl Larner Willen; Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Margaret Mealey; Representative Edith Green of Oregon (on edge of frame, partially hidden). Also listed in the President’s schedule is Director of Legislation for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Mary M. Chittenden.