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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-1963-06-06-B
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-05-C
ST25, KN36
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29102
President John F. Kennedy (center, in shadow) and others view missile demonstrations from a reviewing stand at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico. Standing behind President Kennedy, left to right (mostly in shadow): Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr. Also pictured: Governor of New Mexico, Jack Campbell; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (Texas); Senator Strom Thurmond (South Carolina); Representative Ed Foreman (New Mexico); Senator Edwin L. Mechem (New Mexico); Secretary of the Army, Cyrus R. Vance; Secretary of the Navy, Fred Korth; White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger; newsreel photographer for United Press Movietone, Thomas J. Craven, Sr. [Notes: Scratches and blemishes in top portion of image are original to the negative.]