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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EWH-01
In this interview Henry discusses working on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign as part of the Nationalities Division of the Democratic National Committee; getting the vote of different ethnic groups in the 1960 presidential election; impressions of JFK; joining the Kennedy Administration and the Federal Communications Commission [FCC]; Newton Minow as Chairman of the FCC and his successes; the relationship between the FCC and Congress and between the FCC and the broadcasting industry; keeping the broadcasting industry fair; White House involvement in FCC conflicts with the broadcasting industry; and meeting with JFK on November 20, 1963, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-072-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Fish Room upon presenting the Distinguished Award of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped to LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Pierre Salinger
JFKWHSFPS-097-011
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-12-04-B
AR30, ST17, KN26
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-14-C
AR16, KN12
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20155
President John F. Kennedy hands an item to Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), during the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. Award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters (center), looks on. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20154
President John F. Kennedy and Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), laugh with award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters (center), during the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20153
Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), delivers remarks from microphones at the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. (L-R) Major General Maas; award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters; and President John F. Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20152
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks from microphones at the presentation of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH) Distinguished Service Award. (L-R) Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the PCEPH; award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters; and President Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20151
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks from microphones at the presentation of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH) Distinguished Service Award. (L-R) Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the PCEPH; award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters; and President Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20150
Accepting the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH) Distinguished Service Award, LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters (center), shakes hands with Committee Chairman Major General Melvin J. Maas. President John F. Kennedy looks on from right. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25431
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right (in foreground): President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson (back left), stands in the West Wing Colonnade. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C25430
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right (in foreground): President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; President Kennedy (at microphones); Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton N. Minow (in back, partially hidden); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. White House Secret Service agent, Jim Johnson (back left), stands in the West Wing Colonnade. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7044-D
President John F. Kennedy hands an item to Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), during the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. Award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters (center), looks on. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7044-A
President John F. Kennedy and Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), laugh with award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters (center), during the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7044-B
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks from microphones at the presentation of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH) Distinguished Service Award. (L-R) Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the PCEPH; award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters; and President Kennedy. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7044-C
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Major General Melvin J. Maas, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped (PCEPH), during the presentation of the Committee's Distinguished Service Award. (L-R) Major General Maas; award recipient LeRoy Collins, President of the National Association of Broadcasters; President Kennedy; and two unidentified men. According to the President's schedule, also present at the ceremony are: Gordon M. Freeman, Vice Chairman of the PCEPH; William P. McCahill, Executive Secretary of the PCEPH; Bernard Posner, Special Assistant to the Chairman of the PCEPH; and John M. Couric, Manager of Public Relations for the National Association of Broadcasters. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-538-1-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right: President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Newton N. Minow (in back); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President Kennedy (at microphones); President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7617-A
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks during a visit with radio station representatives recognized for their service during the crisis in Cuba. Left to right (in foreground): President of the National Association of Broadcasters, LeRoy Collins; General Manager of KAAY Radio in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tom Bishop; President of WRUL Radio in New York City, Ralf Brent; General Manager of WSB Radio in Atlanta, Georgia, Frank Gaither; Chairman of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Information, J. Leonard Reinsch (in back); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow; President Kennedy (at microphones); General Manager of WKWF Radio in Key West, Florida, John M. Spottswood; President and co-founder of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC), Robert H. Bowman (in back); Faculty Director of WWL Radio and Television at Loyola University, Reverend Aloysius B. Goodspeed, S.J.; President of WCKY Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio, Charles H. Topmiller; Station Manager of WMIE Radio in Miami, Florida, Jack Nobles; President of Storer Broadcasting Company, George B. Storer, Jr.; Station Manager of WCKR Radio in Miami, Florida, Milton Komito; Director of Voice of America (VOA), Henry Loomis. White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (back left), stands in the West Wing Colonnade. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.