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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-PES-02
Interviewee(s)
Salinger, Pierre (Pierre Emil George), 1925-2004
Biographical Note
(1925 - 2004). Investigator, U.S. Senate Select Committee to Investigate Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field (1957-1959); Press Secretary to Senator John F. Kennedy (1959-1960); Press Secretary to JFK (1959-1963) & LBJ (1963-1964)
Interviewer(s)
Theodore White
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Salinger discusses the White House press corps, coverage of the White House, press conferences, the press secretaries of agencies, his role as liaison between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, ferrying secret correspondence between John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev.
Date(s) of Materials
10 August 1965
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Pierre E. G. Salinger, recorded interview by Theodore White, August 10, 1965, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Subject(s)
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.
Accession Number
OH 1991-036
Transcript
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