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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JED-01
Day discusses his appointment as Postmaster General, John F. Kennedy’s relationship with his cabinet members, and his 1963 resignation as Postmaster General, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LEM-03
In this interview Martin discusses helping fill government positions after John F. Kennedy [JFK] is elected President, 1960; the appointment of African American judges, including Thurgood Marshall to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; providing African American candidates for different agency positions; civil rights crises during JFK’s Administration; Lee White as the White House advisor on civil rights; the civil rights bill introduced in 1963; religious groups in the civil rights movement; the issue of “white backlash”; and working for President JFK versus working for President Lyndon B. Johnson, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MIM-01
This interview focuses on Aldai Stevenson’s campaign in the 1960 Democratic primary, the 1960 Democratic National Convention, and the inner workings of the Postmaster General’s office during the Kennedy administration, among other topics.