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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WJH-01
In this interview Hartigan discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] for the first time; working with Kenneth P. O’Donnell on JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; the Democratic Party in Massachusetts; JFK as a Senator; JFK’s try for the vice presidential nomination in 1956; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; the 1960 West Virginia and Wisconsin presidential primaries; traveling with JFK during his 1960 campaign; working in the White House and traveling with President JFK; moving over to the Post Office Department; and JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NFW-01
John F. Kennedy [JFK] White House staff members, journalists, and JFK Library staff members discuss their relationships to each other and to JFK during the Kennedy Administration. They discuss JFK’s domestic and foreign policies, international relations with the Soviet Union and Vietnam, and compare JFK with other United States presidents, among other issues.