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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-22-B
ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-21-H
ST34
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JSG-02
Gleason discusses civil rights issues, building VA hospitals, working with members of Congress, participation in committees, and operation of the administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-02
In this interview Wicker discusses John F. Kennedy's [JFK] unique way of giving speeches; Lyndon B. Johnson’s unhappiness with his position as Vice President; Anthony J. Celebrezze’s appointment to the Cabinet, 1962; Wicker’s sources for Kennedy Without Tears; traveling with JFK to Texas in November, 1963; the motorcade through Dallas on November 22, 1963; the confusion after the shooting and learning what happened; gathering information from witnesses and hospital staff at Parkland Hospital; the announcement of JFK’s death and the general atmosphere after; Johnson’s swearing in as President; reporting on the day’s events from the airport; and the rapid transition to the Johnson White House, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-231-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s taped statement discussing the notable efforts and contributions of Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-05-D
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-05-C
ST25, KN36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-21-F
ST34
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-10-31-A
AR41, ST32
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-24-B
ST29
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-28-F
KN23
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-26-B
ST14
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-03-07-C
KN13
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-17-B
AR19
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-047-027
This folder contains a copy of President John F. Kennedy's taped statement written by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen discussing the notable efforts and contributions of Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0990-006
This folder contains correspondence regarding President John F. Kennedy’s trip to Texas. Topics including numerous requests from individuals and organizations to meet the President, the Democratic Party in the state, and the exclusion of Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough from various events.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-022-005
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is a memorandum from Senator Ralph W. Yarborough accompanied by an autographed copy of the program from his appreciation dinner, "The Statewide Texas Salute to United States Senator Ralph W. Yarborough." Also of note is a copy of the "Joseph Young Art in Architecture Retrospective Exhibition" catalog.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24319
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) visits with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the signing of a bill to establish the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. Standing (L-R): unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); Representative J. T. Rutherford, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, and Representative John Young, all of Texas; Vice President Johnson; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); unidentified; Representative John Kyl (Iowa); unidentified; Representative Joe M. Kilgore (Texas). Unidentified persons may include: Judge Oscar Dancy, of Cameron County, Texas; Robert C. McConnell, of the Office of the Secretary in the Department of the Interior; Assistant Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Ben H. Thompson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C24318
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a bill to establish the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. Standing (L-R): Senator Frank E. Moss (Utah); unidentified (in back, mostly hidden); Representative J. T. Rutherford, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, and Representative John Young, all of Texas; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Alan Bible (Nevada); unidentified; Representative John Kyl (Iowa); unidentified; Representative Joe M. Kilgore (Texas). Unidentified persons may include: Judge Oscar Dancy, of Cameron County, Texas; Robert C. McConnell, of the Office of the Secretary in the Department of the Interior; Assistant Director of the National Park Service (NPS), Ben H. Thompson. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-20383
President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visit with United States District Court judges from Texas. L-R: Judge James L. Noel, Jr.; Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (Texas); President Kennedy; Judge Sarah T. Hughes; Edmund O. Noel (in front), son of Judge Noel; Vice President Johnson; Judge Adrian A. Spears; Judge Leo Brewster. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
John E. Byrne Personal Papers
JBPP-001-002-p0019
President John F. Kennedy walks with Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and others towards a parking lot outside the Hotel Texas, prior to attending a breakfast hosted by the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, in Fort Worth, Texas. Those pictured walking with President Kennedy include Senator Ralph Yarborough (Texas); Congressman Jim Wright (Texas); Vice President Johnson; Governor of Texas John Connally; Marjorie Belew; Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce President, Raymond Buck; Senator Don Kennard (Texas). The photograph was sent with a letter from David O. Belew, Jr., to John E. Byrne, Executive of the United States General Services Administration (GSA), on January 13, 1964.
Photograph
John E. Byrne Personal Papers
JBPP-001-002-p0016
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy depart the Hotel Texas with their motorcade, following a breakfast honoring the President in Fort Worth, Texas. Those pictured also include: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; Senator Ralph Yarborough (Texas); Executive of the United States General Services Administration (GSA), John E. Byrne; Vice Presidential aide, Clifton C. Carter. An American flag is visible in foreground. The photograph was sent by David O. Belew, Jr., to Mr. Byrne on January 13, 1964.
Photograph
John E. Byrne Personal Papers
JBPP-001-002-p0013
Senator Ralph Yarborough (Texas), Governor John Connally (Texas), and others exit the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth, Texas, following a breakfast honoring President John F. Kennedy. Those pictured also include: Executive of the United States General Services Administration (GSA), John E. Byrne; David O. Belew, Jr.; Governor Connally's wife, Nellie Connally. The hotel marquee reads, "Welcome Mr. President." The photograph was sent with a letter by Mr. Belew to Mr. Byrne on January 13, 1964.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1051-003
This folder contains telegrams concerning contact information for Florida Senator George A. Smathers and a request for quotations by President-elect John F. Kennedy on Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough’s role in the 1960 presidential campaign.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C206-20-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left, wearing sunglasses) views missile demonstrations at the White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico. Seated right of President Kennedy in first row (left to right): Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (wearing sunglasses); Senator Ralph W. Yarborough (Texas); Senator Strom Thurmond (South Carolina); Representative Ed Foreman (Texas). Also pictured: Governor of New Mexico, Jack Campbell; Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Earle G. Wheeler; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O’Brien; Military Aide to the President, General Chester V. Clifton; White House Secret Service agent, Roy Kellerman. [Notes: Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]