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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
RFKOH-DWB-01
Interviewee(s)
Burke, David W. (David Warren), 1936-
Biographical Note
Member, Labor-Management Committee, Department of Commerce (1961-1964); Executive Secretary, President's Advisory Committee on. Labor-Management Policy, assistant to the Secretary of Commerce and to the Secretary of Labor (1961-1965); legislative assistant (1965) and administrative assistant (1966-1971) to Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Interviewer(s)
Larry J. Hackman
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Burke discusses Edward M. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy’s (RFK) relationship in the Senate, and differences between the operations of their Senate offices; the Vietnam War; long deliberations about whether or not RFK should enter the 1968 presidential race; and RFK’s 1968 campaign, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
8 December 1971
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1969-1981.
Preferred Citation
David W. Burke, recorded interview by Larry J. Hackman, December 8, 1971, (page number), Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Program of the John F. Kennedy Library.
Subject(s)
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(R) 1978-002
Transcript
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