Government official. Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Liaison (1961-1968).
Papers (1943-1979) consist of correspondence, memorandums, reports, news clippings, and photographs pertaining to the Department of Agriculture and Democratic politics.
Oral History Interviews (1964, 1967): Birkhead completed three interviews for the John F. Kennedy Library; JFK#1 interview: 7/1/1964 and 12/4/1964; JFK#2 interview: 7/27/1967; and JFK#3 interview: 9/1/1967. In these interviews, Birkhead comments upon John F. Kennedy's (JFK) years in Congress; the 1960 presidential campaign; the evolution of JFK's views on agriculture; and agriculture legislation during the Kennedy administration, among other issues.