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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AUG-01
In this interview Heckscher discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as an “inspiration to cultural life”; Heckscher’s involvement in government affairs prior to becoming a Special Consultant to the President; the invitation of 168 artists to JFK’s 1961 inauguration and its impact; how Heckscher came to work for the White House; discussing Heckscher’s position with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.; the reasoning behind the creation of the new position of Special Consultant on the Arts and the favorable public reaction to it; enlarging the definition of “The Arts,” especially regarding architecture; Arthur Goldberg; the establishment of the Freedom Medal; creating the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts through executive order; personal impressions of JFK; setting up Heckscher’s office and staff; how Heckscher was meant to advise JFK and what his position entailed; the Cultural Center [Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]; conversations with JFK; Mrs. Kennedy’s expansive work for the arts; the arts as part of national policy; working with other White House staff members and other Departments; designing special postage stamps; what the President’s role in the arts should be; and the Fine Arts Commission, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WRH-01
In this interview Hearst discusses his long history with the Kennedy family; early interactions with a young John F. Kennedy [JFK] and later interactions with him as President; JFK and the press, including Hearst’s newspapers; and Hearst’s opinion of JFK’s image as a liberal, 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-LB-01
Bernstein discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) inauguration, public and private dinners he attended at the White House, and humorous anecdotes about his interactions with JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-08A
Dictation Belt 8A contains four sound recordings. Item 8A.1 is a telephone conversation held on February 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and George Meany. They discuss arrangements for a White House reception for labor leaders. Item 8A.2 is a telephone conversation held on February 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator James Howard Edmondson of Oklahoma. They discuss a proposed merger of American Airlines and Eastern Air Lines, its potential effects on other airlines and the state of Oklahoma, and Delos W. Rentzel’s thoughts on the matter. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Note: James Howard Edmondson was previously identified as "Ed Edmondson" in some John F. Kennedy Library documents. Item 8A.3 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Theodore W. Kheel. They discuss the status of negotiations concerning the New York newspapers strike and the positions held by Dorothy Schiff and other parties. The recording begins in mid-sentence. Item 8A.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and statements attributed to Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona. They also discuss a press item about a proposed nuclear naval force and Soviet surveillance of naval vessels. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 8B.1.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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-06-A
AR41
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-25-D
AR41
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-14-C
AR36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-27-D
AR19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-04-D
AR34, KN33
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-28-B
AR33
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-14-B
AR32, KN30
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-07-E
AR32, ST20, KN30
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-02-01-C
AR32, KN29
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials pertain to United States Ambassador to France James M. Gavin, military relations between the United States and France, and a dinner at the White House for French Minister of State for Cultural Affairs Andre Malraux. Of note are replies by President of France Charles de Gaulle to messages by Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev. Also included in this folder is a transcript of an interview given by French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville to CBS Television Network. This folder contains some foreign language material.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-009-008
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy's outgoing correspondence to individuals consisting of invitations to a conference at the White House for business magazine editors and publishers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-009-007
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy's outgoing correspondence to individuals consisting of invitations to a conference at the White House for business magazine editors and publishers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-009-006
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy's outgoing correspondence to individuals consisting of invitations to a conference at the White House for business magazine editors and publishers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-009-005
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy's outgoing correspondence to individuals consisting of invitations to a conference at the White House for business magazine editors and publishers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-009-004
This file contains carbon copies of President John F. Kennedy's outgoing correspondence to individuals and organizations containing invitations to a conference at the White House for business magazine editors and publishers, and expressions of congratulations for various occasions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-029-061
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-029-054
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-029-044
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-029-019
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7806-A
President John F. Kennedy (seated at center right) attends a luncheon for newspaper publishers and editors from South Carolina. Seated at table (clockwise, beginning right of President Kennedy): President and Publisher of the Anderson Independent & Mail, Wilton E. Hall (not visible); President and Publisher of the Spartanburg Herald & Journal, Phil Buchheit; President and Publisher of the Charleston News and Courier and Post, Peter Manigault; Publisher of the Cheraw Chronicle, A. M. Secrest; Assistant Editor of the Bennettsville Marlboro Herald Advocate, Annie Kinney; Editor of the Florence News, James A. Rogers; First Vice President of the South Carolina Press Association and the Publisher of the Seneca Journal, Paul League; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the North Augusta Star, Miriam L. Woodring; President and Publisher of the Union Times, William R. Feaster; Publisher of the Rock Hill Herald, Wayne C. Sellers; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the Myrtle Beach Sun News, Mark C. Garner (not visible); Director of the South Carolina Press Association and Editor of the Walterboro Press & Standard, W. W. Smoak, Jr.; President, Publisher, and Editor of the Sumter Item, Hubert D. Osteen (not visible); Past President of the South Carolina Press Association and Publisher of the Easley Progress, W. Jack Ragsdale (not visible); President and Publisher of the Columbia State & Record, J. M. Blalock; Publisher of the Abbeville Press and Banner, Fred D. West, Jr.; President and Publisher of the Orangeburg Times & Democrat, Dean B. Livingston; Publisher of the Aiken Standard & Review, Annie H. King; President of the Greenville News & Piedmont, Kelly Sisk; and President of the South Carolina Press Association and Vice President and Editor of the Greenwood Index-Journal, J. E. Chaffin. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.