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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CJL-02
This interview focuses on Lewin’s personal and professional interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK] during JFK’s time as president, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CJL-01
This interview focuses on the New Bedford Standard Times’ support of John F. Kennedy [JFK] during his senatorial and presidential campaigns and Lewin’s personal anecdotes about JFK, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WHL-01
This interview focuses on the 1960 presidential campaign and John F. Kennedy’s relationship with the press during the campaign and his presidency, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WFH-01
Haddad discusses the 1956 Democratic National Convention, work on the Estes Kefauver campaign, and John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EOG-02
Guthman discusses the press coverage of civil rights during the Kennedy Administration, RFK’s relationship with the press, and Guthman’s involvement in the investigation of James R. Hoffa, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OLF-02
Freeman discusses the USDA’s role in feeding the poor and John F. Kennedy’s stance on agriculture, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DRL-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s time [JFK] as a congressman and a senator, JFK’s professional relationships while in the Senate, and his 1956 vice presidential bid, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AK-01
Arthur Krock (1886-1974) was a journalist for the New York Times from 1927 to 1967 and an associate of the Kennedy family. This interview focuses on Joseph P. Kennedy’s time as an ambassador, recollections of John F. Kennedy [JFK] as a young man, and the coverage of JFK’s 1960 political campaign and presidency, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LK-02
Knebel discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) personality; his relationship with Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy; his and Robert F. Kennedy’s preoccupation with Cuba, speculation on things JFK would have done had he lived, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LK-01
Knebel discusses covering JFK, Jacqueline B. Kennedy, and RFK during the 1950s and 1960s, conversations with JFK about Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, connections with members of Rafael Trujillo regime, JFK’s attitudes towards women, and Sorensen's role.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FLK-01
Knebel discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1956 vice presidential candidacy, JFK’s shrewdness as a politician, various rumors about JFK during the 1960 presidential campaign, and the public fascination with JFK, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CAK-01
Carroll Kilpatrick (1913-1984) was a journalist for the Washington Post. This interview focuses on the press’s coverage of John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential election and during his presidency, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MK-01
Malcolm Kilduff (1927-2003) was the Assistant Press Secretary from 1962 to 1965 and the Information Director of Hubert Humphrey for President. This interview focuses on the White House’s relationship with the press during the Kennedy administration among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-03
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1962 steel crisis; some major issues and accomplishments of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency; choosing the U.S. Ambassador to Russia; foreign aid and treaties; the military coup in Peru; the space race during the Kennedy Administration; the 1962 congressional and gubernatorial campaigns; JFK’s dinner for the Nobel Prize winners; the Polaris submarines; problems with the New York Herald Tribune; New York politics; various pieces of federal legislation, 1961–1963; the Dominican Republic; Department of Justice investigations under RFK; the difficulties of being Attorney General; congressional issues in early 1963; the Vietnam War escalation in 1963; American support of the coup in Vietnam; Henry Cabot Lodge as the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam; the prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion; American actions in Cuba; unemployment and civil rights; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin; JFK’s trips to the South and speeches on civil rights; the nuclear test ban treaty; and JFK’s trip to Ireland and Rome, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JOHK-01
John Kelso was a reporter for The Boston Post who travelled with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign. This interview focuses on the 1960 campaign, coverage of JFK during his time as senator, and JFK’s relationship with the press, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-IK-01
Kapenstein discusses Wisconsin political press coverage, and the Wisconsin state primary of 1960, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RJD-01
Donovan discusses the process of writing his book, the casting of the PT 109 film, and his memory of the assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RD-01
Donahue discusses his work on John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1952 and 1958 Senate campaigns and 1960 presidential campaign, and JFK’s involvement in Massachusetts and national politics during that time period, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MAD-01
Donahue discusses John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Foster Furcolo’s relationship, JFK and Paul A. Dever’s 1952 political campaigns, and JFK’s 1956 vice presidential bid, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MD-01
Dixon discusses the 1956 Democratic National Convention, the 1960 Democratic National Convention, and John F. Kennedy’s 1960 Louisiana campaign trip, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AD-01
Dazzi and Haaris discuss John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1958 trip to Alaska, JFK’s 1959 trip to Hawaii, and the 1960 West Virginia presidential primary, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SD-01
Davis discusses the 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy’s assassination and Lyndon B. Johnson’s swearing in, and the press coverage of the White House, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CUD-01
Daly discusses his role as a congressional liaison, staffing issues, congressional reform, civil rights, and President John F. Kennedy’s personal friendships, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JZC-01
Curnane discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1952 senatorial campaign in Everett, Massachusetts, JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign in Maryland, and JFK’s presidential debates with Richard M. Nixon, among other issues.