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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-04
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses American aid to Argentina; American, British, and French involvement in Africa; the 1962 executive order about segregation in federally-funded housing; appointing African-American judges; changes John F. Kennedy [JFK] was contemplating in the Alliance for Progress; the Dominican crisis; the wheat sale to the Soviet Union; the Bobby Baker case; preparing for JFK’s 1964 campaign; RFK’s return to work after JFK’s assassination and disagreements among the Cabinet members and under President Lyndon B. Johnson; changes in White House staff and the Democratic Party; RFK’s political plans for after 1964; and JFK’s opinions of his staff and appointees, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JNF-03
Feldman discusses RFK’s 1968 presidential campaign, those involved, and various other races going on in New York State leading up to the California Democratic Primary, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-RE-04
Eldridge discusses the 1968 Senate race and Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 Presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-RE-03
Eldridge discusses Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign and the Coalition for a Democratic Alternative in New York, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-PBE-08
Edelman discusses the 1967 New York constitutional convention, the 1960s US hunger crisis, and Robert F. Kennedy's 1967 speeches and statements, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JJB-03
Burns discusses Lyndon Baines Johnson’s hostility towards Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) and RFK’s associates; and RFK's involvement in the 1965 New York City mayoral race, the 1966 New York gubernatorial race, and the 1967 New York constitutional convention, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JJB-01
Burns discusses Robert F. Kennedy’s (RFK) decision to run for president in 1968, and the presidential campaign in New York State; RFK’s relationship with Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Johnson’s decision not to run for reelection in 1968; negotiations with the Eugene J. McCarthy campaign over electoral delegates, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WJB-02
In this interview Brady discusses Robert F. Kennedy's [RFK] decision to run for Senate in 1964; the 1964 Democratic National Convention; working on RFK’s 1964 campaign; numerous speeches made on RFK’s behalf during his Senate campaign; other RFK campaign supporters; appealing to the Jewish and Italian communities of New York during RFK’s Senate campaign; working with Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 presidential campaign; RFK’s mood during his 1964 campaign; the “empty chair debate” in 1964; Brady’s relationship with RFK; how RFK reached his decision to run for President in 1968; the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner; and the battle for delegates among the different candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JEN-06
In this interview Nolan discusses Robert F. Kennedy's [RFK] 1964 Senate campaign in New York State, including working with Justin Feldman; dealing with the press; campaign appearances and scheduling; problems with over scheduling and crowds; how RFK ran on the record of John F. Kennedy’s Administration; and the Columbia University appearance, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JKJ-01
In this interview Javits discusses initial encounters with and impressions of Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; RFK as Attorney General and judicial appointments; RFK’s 1964 Senate campaign; working with Senator RFK and issues between RFK and Javits in the Senate; the “many capacities” of RFK; RFK’s public speaking ability; and Bedford-Stuyvesant, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WAH-01
In this interview Harriman discusses his role in the State Department and how it developed over time; Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] work on the Special Committee for Counter Insurgency in Latin America; various criticisms of RFK’s travels and his work on the counter insurgency committee, especially by the younger generation; how Lyndon B. Johnson supported RFK in his 1964 Senate campaign; RFK’s trip to Africa; and RFK and Vietnam, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-MSG-03
Gwirtzman discusses the 1966 New York gubernatorial race and the early stages of RFK’s 1968 presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-MSG-02
Gwirtzman discusses working on RFK’s senate staff, working with Edward M. Kennedy’s senate staff, and assisting on New York state campaigns, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-MSG-01
Gwirtzman discusses working with the Kennedy family on Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 Senate campaign, and working on RFK’s 1964 New York Senate campaign, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-10-A
AR29, ST15
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0957-019
This folder contains newspaper articles concerning the political climate of New York and Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson’s presidential campaign efforts in New York.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-18-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at left) attends an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Mr. Krim; Julie Robinson Belafonte; opera singer, Maria Callas; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-17-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated, back to camera) visits with entertainer, Shirley MacLaine, during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Mr. Krim; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-16-62
Guests attend an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Those pictured include: actor, Elliott Reid; entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Jean Kennedy Smith; comedian, Mike Nichols; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; entertainer, Jimmy Durante.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-14-62
Actor and singer, Diahann Carroll (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; comedian, Elaine May; Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; actor, Peter Lawford; actor and singer, Marilyn Monroe; entertainer, Jimmy Durante; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-13-62
Actor and singer, Diahann Carroll (far right), performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: entertainer, Jack Benny; Ethel Skakel Kennedy; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Steve Smith; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; Special Assistant to the President, Kenneth P. O’Donnell; Mayor of New York City, Robert F. Wagner, Jr.; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; actor and singer, Marilyn Monroe; actor, Peter Lawford; entertainer, Jimmy Durante; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A47-10-62
Entertainer, Eddie Jackson, performs during an evening reception at the residence of Arthur B. Krim and Dr. Mathilde Krim in New York City, New York. Also pictured: Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia Kennedy Lawford; Jean Kennedy Smith; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations, Larry O'Brien; First Lady of New York City, Susan Wagner; White House Secret Service agents, Floyd Boring and Bob Lilley.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-A31-7-62
Funeral services for Eleanor Roosevelt in the rose garden on the Roosevelt estate in Hyde Park, New York. Those pictured include: President John F. Kennedy; Laura Franklin “Polly” Delano; Representative James Roosevelt (California); Gladys Irene Roosevelt; Elliott Roosevelt; Patricia Peabody Roosevelt; John Aspinwall Roosevelt; Anne Lindsay Roosevelt; Anna Roosevelt Halsted; James A. Halsted; Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; former president, Harry S. Truman; former president, General Dwight D. Eisenhower; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Nina Warren; Supreme Court Justice, Arthur Goldberg; Dorothy Goldberg; Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Standards, Esther Peterson; Special Assistant to President Kennedy, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6618-E
President John F. Kennedy signs Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Standing, L-R: Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (behind Rayburn); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama); Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (Michigan); Congressman Otto Passman (Louisiana); Congressman Chester E. Merrow (New Hampshire); Congressman William H. Natcher (Kentucky); Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Congressman John J. Rooney (New York); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); unidentified; former President Harry S. Truman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6618-B
President John F. Kennedy signs Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Standing, L-R: Chairman of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Ambassador of Uruguay, Carlos A. Clulow; Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora; Chairman of the Council of the OAS, Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Otto Passman (Louisiana); Congressman Chester E. Merrow (New Hampshire); Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Congressman John J. Rooney (New York); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); unidentified; former President Harry S. Truman (facing away); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Wymberley Coerr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.