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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-1962-01-15-A
AR15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-01-09-A
AR15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-01-30-A
AR15
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6985-A
Democratic Congressional leaders speak to reporters. L-R: Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7014-A
Members of Congress speak to reporters regarding Legislative Leaders Breakfast. L-R: Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6967-A
Congressmen speak to reporters regarding the congressional leadership breakfast. L-R: Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C.