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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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0411-014
This folder contains constituent correspondence received by Senator John F. Kennedy's office that pertains to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Topics include federal grants for Massachusetts schools and hospitals, and the fluoridation of the water supply in Springfield, Massachusetts. Publications include a copy of the Report of the Task Force on the Handicapped to the Chairman of the Manpower Policy Committee, Office of Defense Mobilization (January 1952); the 1952 Annual Report of the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, a division of the Federal Security Agency; and Doing Something for the Disabled by Mary E. Switzer and Howard A. Rusk (Pamphlet No. 197), published by the Public Affairs Committee.