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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-WLB-03
Batt discusses the legislation authorizing the Accelerated Public Works Program and the Program itself, the Appalachian Program, and the Area Redevelopment Administration’s relationship with various interest groups, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WLB-02
Batt discusses issues and negotiations surrounding the 1963 expansion of the Area Redevelopment Act, and the Accelerated Public Works Program, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WLB-01
Batt discusses the 1955 Depressed Areas Act, difficulties with operating the ARA within the Commerce Department, and the actions of the ARA around the country, among other issues.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-004-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation to provide child-care assistance to working families. The episode aired on Monday, July 10, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-003-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation moving through Congress to make safe, affordable child care available to working parents. The episode aired on Tuesday, June 20, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-013-017
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate comprehensive legislation to make childcare more available and affordable to working parents and to set minimum standards for health and safety. The episode aired on Thursday, February 1, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-012-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for continuing efforts in 1990 to pass legislation to provide child care assistance to working parents and the poor. The episode aired on Friday, December 22, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-012-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether reform is needed for federal unemployment compensation benefit laws, in order to end penalties for jobless workers who take part-time work. The episode aired on Thursday, April 30, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-003-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the results of the Job Training Partnership Act, and Senator Kennedy comments on an initiative to provide job training and placement to long-term welfare dependents. The episode aired on Friday, March 20, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-001-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate an initiative moving through Congress to ensure safe, affordable child care for working parents. The episode aired on Thursday, May 4, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-035-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for childcare legislation to make affordable, quality daycare available for children of working parents. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 15, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-034-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the links between a potential labor shortage and the welfare system, the minimum wage, the education system, and labor costs of employers. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 1, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-034-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for childcare legislation to help both working and stay-at-home parents get safe, affordable care for their children. The episode aired on Tuesday, January 24, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-12A
Dictation Belt 12A contains four sound recordings from March 8, 1963. Item 12A.1 is a telephone between President John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. The topic of discussion is unclear. It involves the prospective meeting of a group. President Kennedy suggests that Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen should attend the meeting. After speaking to President Kennedy, Roosevelt asks [White House Operator?] to transfer the call. Machine noise follows. Item 12A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Robert C. Weaver. Weaver advises President Kennedy on a proposal for a separate authority in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for multi-family dwellings. Unintelligible chatter and office noises follow the conversation. Item 12A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss a proposed merger of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (“B&O”) and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (“C&O”). Item 12A.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner. They discuss negotiations for a settlement of the New York newspapers strike. [White House Operator?] speaks to Mayor Wagner while he holds for the President. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 12B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-032-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent reassessment of unemployment insurance law by the Clinton administration, and whether unemployment compensation benefits should be restored to the long-term unemployed. The episode aired on Friday, August 20, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-237-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Flower Garden to officers of the State Governors’ Committees on the Employment of the Handicapped. In his speech President Kennedy commends his audience for their efforts to improve hiring practices concerning the physically and mentally handicapped, and discusses the need for additional improvements on both the state and federal level.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-010-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether reform is needed for federal unemployment compensation benefit laws to prevent part-time workers from being penalized. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 26, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-004-017
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the next steps after President Bush's veto was sustained on legislation to extend unemployment compensation benefits for workers who have lost their jobs. The episode aired on Wednesday, October 23, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-004-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Bush's veto of legislation to extend unemployment compensation benefits for workers who have lost their jobs and whose unemployment benefits expired. The episode aired on Wednesday, October 9, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-004-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Bush's economic policies concerning unemployment compensation benefits and tax cuts. The episode aired on Thursday, October 3, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-032-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need to reform the system of unemployment compensation and benefits for those who are losing their jobs during the economic recession. The episode aired on Friday, March 29, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-025-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the economic and federal budget effects of the recent decision to extend unemployment compensation benefits. The episode aired on Thursday, March 11, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-003-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need to extend unemployment compensation benefits during the U.S. economic recession. The episode aired on Thursday, September 19, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-001-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for legislation to expand unemployment benefits. The episode aired on Wednesday, July 31, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.