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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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-26-A
ST14
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-002-004
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-002-003
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-019
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on an Atomic Energy Commission draft bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 regarding private ownership of nuclear material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-030
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 11180, which would amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-029
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 11960, to authorize the exchange of public domain lands heretofore withdrawn and reserved for the use of the Hanford project of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-009
This folder contains memoranda from numerous government departments and agencies regarding legislation proposed by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) for the private ownership of special nuclear materials and the civilian nuclear power program.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-404-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Authorization Act for 1963. Standing (L-R): Representative Craig Hosmer (California); Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Representative Melvin Price (Illinois); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum; Representative Don Magnuson (Washington); Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Charles F. Luce; unidentified; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-404-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Authorization Act for 1963. Looking on (L-R): two unidentified men; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representatives Catherine May, Julia Butler Hansen, and Jack Westland (all of Washington); Representative Craig Hosmer (California); Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back); Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Representative Melvin Price (Illinois); Representative Don Magnuson (Washington); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum (in back, partially hidden); unidentified; Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Charles F. Luce (in back, partially hidden); Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-404-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Authorization Act for 1963. Looking on (L-R): United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; two unidentified men; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representatives Catherine May, Julia Butler Hansen, and Jack Westland (all of Washington); Representative Craig Hosmer (California); Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Representative Melvin Price (Illinois); Representative Don Magnuson (Washington); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum (in back, mostly hidden); unidentified; Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Charles F. Luce (in back, mostly hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.