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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KGH-02
In this interview Heath discusses how she came to join the Office of Education; the leadership within the Office of Education and different ideas on how it should be run; other agencies within the Department of Health, Education and Welfare [HEW]; changes in the status and administration of HEW; various pieces of education legislation; the 1954 Supreme Court decision on separate but equal and segregation in schools; international education affairs; the reasons for pushing for general school aid over categorical aid; the 1955 White House conference on education; coalescing all the organizations within HEW into one voice for the Department; working with other Departments; the International Labor Organization and the United Nations; getting political support from the different presidential Administrations; the nationalization of the Suez Canal; the shift to considering social matters in a much broader context; the impact of the Sputnik launch on the Office of Education; and the National Defense Education Act, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-02
In this interview Carver discusses the transition from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Administration to John F. Kennedy’s [JFK]Administration in late 1960 through 1961; the process of and issues with staffing the various bureaus in the Department of the Interior; tensions between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; and working with other federal agencies and interests, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KMB-03
Birkhead discusses specific agriculture legislation during the Kennedy administration, including among others the 1962 farm bill and 1963 wheat referendum, and Southern members of Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KMB-02
Birkhead discusses his work on Lyndon Baines Johnson’s speech-writing team during his vice-presidential campaign in 1960, his duties as Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Liaison, and 1961 feed grains legislation, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RVF-01
In this interview Fitzgerald discusses his first time meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK]; JFK’s campaign visit to South Dakota in September 1960; the importance of agriculture in JFK’s Administration; the reaction to JFK’s death in agricultural fields; and the role of agricultural committees in civil defense, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-02
In this interview Conway discusses working with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to the choice of Lyndon B. Johnson for JFK’s running mate; labor leadership and JFK’s campaign; unions and the religious issue during the 1960 election; discussing presidential appointments with JFK after the election; Conway’s role in JFK’s Administration; the Housing and Home Finance Agency, legislation, and working with Congress; accelerated public works, the Department of Commerce, and problems with the extent of presidential powers; Walter Reuther and his relationship with JFK; confrontations between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; working with RFK on civil rights marches and their legislative demands; and interactions with RFK from 1964 through 1968, among other issues.
Collection
USDAPC
Photographs and publicity materials, 1955-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Black-and-white photographs made by the United States Department of Agriculture during John F. Kennedy’s Presidency, featuring John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, and others, and images used to illustrate and promote Department of Agriculture programs.
Collection
USG
Motion picture films and other audiovisual materials created or commissioned by Departments and Agencies of the United States Government, including United States Information Agency / Service (USIA/USIS); Departments of Defense, Army, Air Force, Labor, Commerce, Agriculture, and Interior; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); others.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-012-015
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-011-022
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-023
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 235 (NSAM 235) titled, “Large-Scale Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Adverse Environmental Effects,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) Anthony J. Celebrezze; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg; Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb; Director of the National Science Foundation Alan Tower Waterman; Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy; and Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from President John F. Kennedy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-268-007
This folder contains correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings regarding the Department of Agriculture. Topics include pending legislation; cotton allotments and land sales; trade and the European Common Market; and Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman's meeting with Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials concern the agenda and background information for a meeting of the American Public Power Association, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, President Kennedy, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials include copies of numerous speeches by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, a pamphlet regarding do-it-yourself home construction for farm workers, and a digest titled, "Resources in the Northern Great Lakes Region." Of note is a folder titled, "Freeman Weekly Report, September 12, 1963."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials include a petition of intervention for Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman to intervene in the case between Rural Electric Cooperatives and the Federal Power Commission. Of note is a folder containing a report by Freeman of his tour of the Soviet Union and East Europe, including notes on a meeting between Freeman and Khrushchev.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include a farm program proposal by the American Farm Bureau Federation, a New York Times Magazine article by Edward Higbee titled, "Now the Non-Farmer Asks for Parity", and various commodities. Of note is a transcript of a statement by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman before the Subcommittee on Family Farms.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include various agricultural commodities, the delegation of authority of wheat to Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, and a request for livestock feed assistance due to drought to certain counties in Mississippi and parishes in Louisiana. Of note is a report by Freeman of a trip to Southern Indiana titled, "Rural Areas Development Tour."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials concern the EEC (European Economic Community) and consist of a report to the President from Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman titled, "Agricultural Trade Problems with the EEC."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include international agricultural trade, the common market and poultry, and background information concerning cotton and tobacco for a meeting between the President and the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Harold Cooley. Of note are materials regarding revisions to the barter program, including charts of countries, their commodities, and restrictions.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include a five-year plan for the CED (Committee for Economic Development) program, opinion polls on the President and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman in Iowa and Wisconsin, agricultural defense preparedness, a year-end agricultural report for 1962, and major proposals for farm legislation for 1963.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include the Billie Sol Estes case, the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (H.R. 11222), and a request to Congress for a budget increase for FY 1963. Of note is a folder containing a paper titled, "The World Food Budget: A Forward Look to 2000 and Beyond," by Director of Agricultural Economics Willard Cochrane.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include the Food for Peace program, background information on Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committees, and farm legislation. Of note is a memorandum for the President from Attorney General of the United States Robert F. Kennedy concerning the Billie Sol Estes case. Also included in this folder is a draft outline of an address given at the World Food Forum titled, "American Agriculture in a Changing World."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials concern the Billie Sol Estes case and consist of transcripts from USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) press conferences and a portion of a transcript from an interview with Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman on the CBS television show "At the Source."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include the World Food Forum, legislation, and the need for a program to protect livestock in the Southwest from screwworm infestations. Of note is a folder containing a report by the Agricultural Panel of the President's Science Advisory Committee titled, "Science and Agriculture." Also included in this folder is a press release concerning various agricultural issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture, and consists of tables of central market prices for agricultural commodities.