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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JHH-01
In this interview Herling discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] as part of the House Labor Committee headed by Andrew Jacobs; JFK’s understanding of labor issues; Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and JFK as part of the McClellan Committee [U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management]; RFK’s dinner with Edward Cheyfitz and James Hoffa and the attempted infiltration of the McClellan Committee; McClellan Committee hearings; George Meany testifying before the subcommittee on labor affairs of the Senate Labor and Education Committee and JFK’s reaction; labor unions’ support for JFK in the 1960 presidential campaign; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; Lyndon B. Johnson asking for labor support right before the 1960 Convention; the negative reaction to Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate from labor delegates; JFK and the Landum-Griffin Bill; and covering JFK’s 1960 campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AKC-01
Christie discusses John F. Kennedy's (JFK) work on labor issues as Senator and President; Robert F. Kennedy’s relationship with Jimmy Hoffa; and Christie’s role as an economic advisor to JFK during the 1960 presidential campaign, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1052-013
This folder contains newspaper clippings concerning the 1960 presidential campaign; the Democratic and Republican parties; Cuba; various presidential primaries; Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev; public opinion and polling; Vice President Richard M. Nixon; James R. “Jimmy” Hoffa, President of the Teamsters Union; Japan; former Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson; the role of religion in the campaign; Senator Hubert H. Humphrey; labor unions; the aged; and the seizure of the Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan Association.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1049-001
This folder contains press releases concerning the 1960 presidential campaign; Senator John F. Kennedy’s tour schedule for Oregon; the Area Redevelopment Bill; the Minimum Wage Bill; James R. “Jimmy” Hoffa, President of the Teamsters Union, and his ties to organized crime; Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev and the Cold War; and the role of religion in the 1960 presidential campaign.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1046-017
This folder contains magazine articles concerning labor; Robert F. Kennedy’s role during the McClellan Committee’s investigation of James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa, President of the Teamsters union; the military; the 1960 presidential campaign; and the use of birth control to slow population growth.