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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HHH-01
Humphrey discusses first impressions of JFK, their shared service on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, political wrangling over the Democratic vice presidential candidacy in 1956, 1960 Democratic primaries and Presidential election.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCH-01
This interview focuses on rallying support for John F. Kennedy prior to the election of 1960, Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign in 1968, and John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy’s roles in ethnic politics, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JJH-01
In this interview Holtz discusses his relationship with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; working on JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; comparisons between JFK and Henry Cabot Lodge during the 1952 Senate race; JFK, Holtz, and the Algerian crisis; JFK’s involvement with Holtz’s 1954 and 1956 congressional campaigns; discussing Senator Joseph McCarthy with JFK; the 1956 Democratic National Convention; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ wedding, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JPH-01
In this interview Healey discusses meeting the Kennedy brothers at Harvard; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] campaign for the House of Representatives in 1946; Healey’s political experience in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Michael J. Neville; Massachusetts politics in the postwar period; the “age factor” in the 1946 campaign; the development of JFK’s public speaking ability; engaging with the academic community in Cambridge during the 1946 campaign; Kennedy family members helping out on JFK’s campaigns; JFK’s worries after his election to his first term in Congress and his work once the term began; JFK on the House Labor Committee and the Hartley Bill in the House; the petition for the pardon of James Michael Curley and issues for JFK; Paul A. Dever; JFK’s 1952 campaign for Senate; Henry Cabot Lodge; speechwriting during the 1952 campaign; and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and JFK’s campaigns, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WJH-01
In this interview Hartigan discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] for the first time; working with Kenneth P. O’Donnell on JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; the Democratic Party in Massachusetts; JFK as a Senator; JFK’s try for the vice presidential nomination in 1956; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; the 1960 West Virginia and Wisconsin presidential primaries; traveling with JFK during his 1960 campaign; working in the White House and traveling with President JFK; moving over to the Post Office Department; and JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CPA-01
Anderson discusses John F. Kennedy's Cabinet appointments, Kennedy’s positions on agriculture and Medicare policy as Senator and President, and relations between the Kennedy Administration and Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MSC-01
Colbert discusses organizing John F. Kennedy's (JFK) 1946 and 1952 Charlestown campaign headquarters, her personal relationship with JFK, and his inauguration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PJC-01
Cloherty discusses John F. Kennedy's 1946 congressional campaign, Boston Mayor James Michael Curley, and differences within the Democratic Party’s, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-VJC-01
Celeste discusses Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and his orchestration of John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) political career, Celeste’s 1958 Senate campaign against JFK, and the impact of money on politics, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ECB-01
Berube discusses the 1952 campaign, Massachusetts politics, humorous and poignant anecdotes about Berube’s friendship with John F. Kennedy (JFK), and the story behind JFK’s wedding cake, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RB-01
Batson discusses John F. Kennedy's (JFK) senate and presidential campaigns, disappointment over JFK’s civil rights record, and the 1962 Senate race between Edward Moore Kennedy and Edward J. McCormack, Jr., among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JTB-01
Burke discusses the advertising and political strategies employed in John F. Kennedy’s 1952 Senate campaign against Henry Cabot Lodge, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAAB-01
Burke discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) congressional and presidential campaigns, and JFK’s time in Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TMB-01
Broderick discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, including campaign workers, events, and strategies; his 1952 senate campaign; and humorous anecdotes illustrating JFK’s personality, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SAB-01
Bornstein discusses John F. Kennedy’s 1946 congressional campaign, 1952 and 1958 senatorial campaigns, and the role that Joseph P. Kennedy played in those campaigns, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JMM-01
Mannix discusses her contributions to John F. Kennedy’s Senate campaign and working on Capitol Hill, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-THM-01
Macdonald discusses his personal friendship with JFK and his contributions to JFK’s various political campaigns, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HCL-01
Lodge discusses his 1952 Senate race against John F. Kennedy, his appointment as Ambassador to Vietnam in 1963, and the final months of the Ngo Dinh Diem regime in Vietnam, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ENL-01
In this interview Lincoln discusses how she started working for John F. Kennedy [JFK] when he was in Congress; moving JFK from the House of Representatives to the Senate; JFK’s Senate office organization; Senator JFK’s relationship with the Massachusetts press; Senator JFK’s speeches and decisions; and Senator JFK’s travels between Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RLL-01
This interview focuses on JFK’s Congressional and Senate campaigns, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JFL-01
Leahy discusses the congressional campaign, and personal stories of JFK, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PWG-01
Glennon discusses his participation in the 1952 and 1958 Senate campaigns, and the presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JTG-01
Galvin discusses working with JFK on veterans’ housing, JFK as a young congressman, and Lodge’s campaign team, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FOF-01
Furcolo discusses working with John F. Kennedy [JFK] in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the gubernatorial relationship with JFK during the 1960 campaign and his presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TAK-01
In this interview, Kennedy discusses his personal relationships with John F. Kennedy [JFK] and his family, JFK’s early career, and what it was like to work under his administration, among other issues.