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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-LEM-03
Interviewee(s)
Martin, Louis (Louis Emmanuel), 1912-1997
Biographical Note
(1912 - 1997). Journalist; deputy chairman, Democratic National Committee (1960–1969); political advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy (1960–1963), Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1968).
Interviewer(s)
Ronald Grele
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Martin discusses helping fill government positions after John F. Kennedy [JFK] is elected President, 1960; the appointment of African American judges, including Thurgood Marshall to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; providing African American candidates for different agency positions; civil rights crises during JFK’s Administration; Lee White as the White House advisor on civil rights; the civil rights bill introduced in 1963; religious groups in the civil rights movement; the issue of “white backlash”; and working for President JFK versus working for President Lyndon B. Johnson, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
11 May 1966
Deed Status
Rights Transferred Upon Death of Donor
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Louis E. Martin, recorded interview by Ronald Grele, May 11, 1966, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Person(s)
Organization(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.
Accession Number
OH 1992-002
Transcript
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