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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OWH-01
In this interview Hill discusses working on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to Lyndon B. Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate in the South and among African-Americans; difficulties for the Southern operations of the JFK campaign; getting the African-American vote in the South for JFK in the 1960 election; working with and around different civil rights groups and leaders in the 1960 campaign; other campaign staff members at the federal and state levels; attempts to solve the problem of discrimination in housing during JFK’s Administration; the Federal Housing Administration, including staff and directives and projects in the South; the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Housing; and the 1962 executive order in housing, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ATH-01
In this interview Hatcher discusses working for Adlai E. Stevenson at the 1956 Democratic National Convention; his personal and working relationship with Pierre E.G. Salinger; working for Governor Edmund G. Brown, 1959–1960; how he came to work on John F. Kennedy's [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; various personalities both in the Democratic National Committee and on JFK’s 1960 campaign staff; press work, demonstrations, and delegations at the 1960 Democratic National Convention; and the discussion of the 1960 Democratic vice-presidential choice, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LEM-01
In this interview Martin discusses joining John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign and his role, including working with other campaign staff members; JFK and civil rights; using the issue of civil rights in the campaign; African-American leadership and the Democratic Party in the 1960 campaign; getting civil rights leaders involved in the 1960 campaign; and the National Conference on Constitutional Rights, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-24-A
AR21, ST10
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-7-62
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative E. C. "Took" Gathings (Arkansas); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative James A. Haley (Florida); Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York). Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7266-H
President John F. Kennedy attends the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Also pictured: Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Representative Roland V. Libonati (Illinois); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Samuel S. Stratton (New York); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (Maryland); White House Secret Service agents, Ron Pontius and Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7266-A
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; member of the House Office Building Commission, Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative John V. Lindsay (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Representative Arnold Olsen (Montana); Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York); Representative James A. Haley (Florida). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.