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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-TGW-01
In this interview Wicker discusses early impressions of John F. Kennedy [JFK], 1952–1961; Lyndon B. Johnson campaigning for JFK in the South, 1960; Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK and Johnson in the August 1960 special session of Congress; Wicker’s first interview with President JFK for the New York Times, 1961; building a rapport with JFK’s staff; various Times articles, by Wicker and others, about the Kennedy Administration and White House reactions to them; Wicker’s arguments with Pierre E.G. Salinger over certain articles; year-end briefings in Palm Beach; and President JFK’s press conferences, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-16-A
ST33, KN40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-04-D
ST10
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-17-A
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-14-A
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-04-13-A
ST22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-11-D
ST13, KN22
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-07-A
ST19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-06-A
ST19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-02-A
ST19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-01-B
ST19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-01-A
ST19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-29-A
ST18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-27-C
ST18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-27-B
ST18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-27-A
ST18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-25-A
ST18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-23-B
ST08, KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-22-B
ST08
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-22-A
ST09
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-21-C
ST09
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-21-A
ST09
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-01-03-A
ST08
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-24-A
ST07