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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-BM-01
Interviewee(s)
Marshall, Burke, 1922-2003
Biographical Note
(1922 - 2003) Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice (1961-1964); general counsel, International Business Machines Corp. (1965-1969); adviser to Robert F. Kennedy.
Interviewer(s)
Louis Oberdorfer
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
Tape Closed
Description
Marshall discusses violence in Alabama in May 1961 during the Freedom Rides, the situation in Birmingham, negotiations with Governor Patterson, the decision to send federal marshals to Montgomery, and federal protection for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date(s) of Materials
29 May 1964
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Burke Marshall, recorded interview by Louis Oberdorfer, May 29, 1964, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Place(s)
Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Associated Record
Accession Number
OH 1974-010
Transcript
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