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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HGH-01
In this interview Hoffmann discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] campaign for the 1960 West Virginia [WV] presidential primary; JFK’s religion as a campaign issue in WV; WV press on JFK versus Hubert H. Humphrey; Hoffmann’s interactions with JFK during the WV campaign; President JFK’s continued interest in WV; reaction to the Kennedy Administration in WV; the national press’ treatment of WV during the 1960 primary; news reports on the results of the WV primary; and JFK’s lasting impact on WV, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OH-01
In this interview Harris discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] as a member of the House of Representatives; the Arkansas delegation to the 1956 Democratic National Convention and the vote for the vice presidential candidate; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; the results of the 1960 presidential election in Arkansas; the proposed changes for U.S. regulatory agencies after 1960; and various legislative proposals and battles during JFK’s Administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NOS-01
This interview focuses on Staebler’s role in Michigan politics, the 1960 presidential campaign, and John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s political legacy, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26B
Dictation Belt 26B contains seven sound recordings. Item 26B.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy, Herbert S. Walters, Governor Frank G. Clement of Tennessee, and Walter Clement. They discuss the appointment of Herbert S. Walters to succeed the late Estes Kefauver as United States Senator from Tennessee. President Kennedy speaks briefly to Governor Clement’s father Walter. Item 26B.2 is a telephone conversation held in August 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack of Massachusetts. They discuss their legislative strategy on a tax bill, including how to deal with Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas. For most of the recording there is a strong echo. Item 26B.2A is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President. Shepard asks what time President Kennedy will be available for a discussion. Item 26B.3 is a telephone conversation held on August 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Solicitor General Archibald Cox. They discuss a tidelands issue concerning Louisiana. Item 26B.3A is a brief telephone exchange on August 23, 1963, between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Arthur J. Goldberg. They chat while Justice Goldberg holds for President Kennedy. Item 26B.4 is a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Arthur J. Goldberg. Justice Goldberg advises President Kennedy on negotiations concerning a railroad work rules dispute. Item 26B.5 is part of a telephone conversation held on August 23, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator J. William Fulbright. They discuss hearings on a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 26C.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-26B-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy, Herbert S. Walters, Governor Frank G. Clement of Tennessee, and Walter Clement. They discuss the appointment of Herbert S. Walters to succeed the late Estes Kefauver as United States Senator from Tennessee. President Kennedy speaks briefly to Governor Clement’s father Walter.This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 26B, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-26B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 26B.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-18-C
ST24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-18-B
ST24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-07-C
AR25, KN20
Moving image
President's Personal Pictures
JFKPPP-64
Motion picture produced for Senator John F. Kennedy's 1958 re-election campaign. Included are highlights of Senator Kennedy's political career using stills and edited film footage, with shots of Senator Kennedy with Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana) and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (Texas), Senator Kennedy questioning James R. (Jimmy) Hoffa during the McClellan Hearings, and Senator Kennedy calling for the unanimous nomination of Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee) for Vice President at the 1956 Democratic National Convention. A few shots of Senator Kennedy with his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and his daughter Caroline Kennedy appear toward the end of the film. A number of transitional shots were made in Senator Kennedy's office particularly for this film.Possibly produced by: Senate Film Studio (Senate Recording Studio).
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-10-A
AR28, ST14
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-031-001
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver. Materials mainly represent both official and personal matters, including a letter sent to then President-elect Kennedy. Items include a 1956 list of Kefauver's voting record as both a senator and congressman and President Kennedy's handwritten notes for a statement on Kefauver's death. A letter from Mrs. Nancy Kefauver is also included.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6345-A
(L-R) Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee; Senator Albert Gore, Sr. of Tennessee; and President John F. Kennedy look at a portrait of President Andrew Jackson painted by Ralph E.W. Earl. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6412-B
Swearing-in ceremony, Frank B. Ellis, Director of Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM). L-R: Senator Allen J. Ellender (Louisiana); President John F. Kennedy; Alice Grima Ellis; Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Frank B. Ellis; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Chief Justice of Louisiana Supreme Court, John B. Fournet; Senator Russell B. Long (Louisiana), no glasses; Senator C. Estes Kefauver (Tennessee), in back; Herman Kohlmeyer, in front. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6685-B
President John F. Kennedy meets with Congressmen and Senators from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) area. President Kennedy at desk with back to camera. Standing around desk (L – R): Unidentified man; Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Congressman Carl Elliott (Alabama); Senator John Sparkman (Alabama); three unidentified men (two mostly hidden); Senator Jamie L. Whitten (Mississippi); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); TVA Chairman Herbert D. Vogel (partially hidden behind President Kennedy); Congressman Joe L. Elvins (Tennessee); two unidentified men; Congressman Tom Murray (Tennessee); two unidentified men; Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Congressman Basil L. Whitener (North Carolina); Senator John C. Stennis (Mississippi); Congresswoman Louise Reece; unidentified man (mostly hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6685-A
President John F. Kennedy meets with Congressmen and Senators from Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) area. (L-R) President Kennedy; two unidentified men (one partially hidden); Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama); Congressman Carl Elliott (Alabama); Senator John Sparkman (Alabama); Congressman Frank Smith (Mississippi); unidentified man; Herbert D. Vogel, TVA Chairman (at desk); Senator John C. Stennis (Mississippi, at back); Senator Jamie L. Whitten (Mississippi); unidentified man; Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee, at back); two unidentified men (mostly hidden); Congressman Tom Murray (Tennessee). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7400-A
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy presents the award to Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (left). Looking on (L-R): Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the HHFA, J. Stanley Baughman (mostly hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C164-9-63
President John F. Kennedy (right, at lectern) delivers an address from the speakers' platform in front of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Chemical Engineering Building at a celebration commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TVA. Those seated on the platform include: Senator Lister Hill (Alabama); Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace; Frank E. Smith, member of the TVA Board; Aubrey J. “Red” Wagner, Chairman of the TVA Board; and Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); White House Secret Service agents Sam Sulliman and Ernest “Ernie” Olsson stand in front of platform. Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C164-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (far right, at lectern) delivers an address from the speakers' platform in front of the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Chemical Engineering Building at a celebration commemorating the 30th anniversary of the TVA. Seated on left side of the platform (front row) are, left to right: Representative Albert Rains, Senator John Sparkman, and Senator Lister Hill (all of Alabama); Governor of Alabama George C. Wallace; and Frank E. Smith, member of the TVA Board. Also pictured: Naval Aide to the President Captain Tazewell Shepard; Aubrey J. “Red” Wagner, Chairman of the TVA Board; Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); and White House Secret Service agents Sam Sulliman and Ernest “Ernie” Olsson. Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C164-11-63
President John F. Kennedy (standing) rides in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) during his arrival at Vanderbilt University for a Founder's Day ceremony commemorating the school's 90th anniversary. Also riding in the car are: White House Secret Service agent Bill Greer (driving); Senators Estes Kefauver (jump seat) and Albert Gore, Sr. (back seat) of Tennessee; and Governor of Tennessee Frank G. Clement (back seat). Dudley Field, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-17360
Congressional Coffee Hour (Senate). L-R: Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Senator Oren E. Long (Hawaii); Senator Milton R. Young (North Dakota); President John F. Kennedy; Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama). Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-278-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (standing in the Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) waves to the crowd gathered along the motorcade route from Nashville Municipal Airport to Vanderbilt University. Also riding in the Presidential limousine are: White House Secret Service agent Bill Greer (driving); Senators Estes Kefauver (jump seat) and Albert Gore, Sr. (back seat) of Tennessee; and Governor of Tennessee Frank G. Clement (back seat). President Kennedy traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend Founder's Day ceremonies at Vanderbilt University.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-E
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee) after signing the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Left to right: unidentified stenographer (seated, mostly hidden on edge of frame); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Kefauver; President Kennedy (seated at desk); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-D
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after signing the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Left to right: unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Kelsey; Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); President Kennedy; Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen; Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-C
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back, partially hidden); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7530-B
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Drug Industry Act of 1962. Looking on (L-R): unidentified stenographer (seated); Senator Thomas J. Dodd (Connecticut); Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Commissioner of the FDA, George P. Larrick; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW), Ivan A. Nestingen (in back); Senator Olin D. Johnston (South Carolina); Representative Leo W. O'Brien (New York); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.