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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AJH-01
Houvouras discusses JFK’s appeal to labor businessmen during the 1960 Democratic Primary in West Virginia, the religious issue in the presidential campaign in West Virginia, President JFK’s economic policies and New Frontier programs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JHH-01
In this interview Herling discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] as part of the House Labor Committee headed by Andrew Jacobs; JFK’s understanding of labor issues; Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and JFK as part of the McClellan Committee [U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management]; RFK’s dinner with Edward Cheyfitz and James Hoffa and the attempted infiltration of the McClellan Committee; McClellan Committee hearings; George Meany testifying before the subcommittee on labor affairs of the Senate Labor and Education Committee and JFK’s reaction; labor unions’ support for JFK in the 1960 presidential campaign; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; Lyndon B. Johnson asking for labor support right before the 1960 Convention; the negative reaction to Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate from labor delegates; JFK and the Landum-Griffin Bill; and covering JFK’s 1960 campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AEH-02
In this interview Henry discusses how he first got involved in civil rights activity and how he became an active leader in the NAACP; contact with the Justice Department during the Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration; the FBI investigation into Henry and into the civil rights movement; Henry’s relationship with Medgar Evers; voting rights and voter registration campaigns; beatings and killings of activists in Mississippi; the NAACP and the 1960 presidential election; Jim Silver; Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders; labor movement leadership and the NAACP in the sixties; the relationships among the various civil rights organizations, including the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, SCLC, and SNCC; organizing boycotts of certain stores; Henry’s arrest in 1961; and the disappearance and murder of Andrew Goodman, Mickey Schwerner, and James Chaney in 1964, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JOFH-01
Henning discusses John F. Kennedy’s presidential candidacy, his role as Under Secretary of Labor during Kennedy’s administration and his impressions of Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JPH-01
In this interview Healey discusses meeting the Kennedy brothers at Harvard; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] campaign for the House of Representatives in 1946; Healey’s political experience in Cambridge, Massachusetts; Michael J. Neville; Massachusetts politics in the postwar period; the “age factor” in the 1946 campaign; the development of JFK’s public speaking ability; engaging with the academic community in Cambridge during the 1946 campaign; Kennedy family members helping out on JFK’s campaigns; JFK’s worries after his election to his first term in Congress and his work once the term began; JFK on the House Labor Committee and the Hartley Bill in the House; the petition for the pardon of James Michael Curley and issues for JFK; Paul A. Dever; JFK’s 1952 campaign for Senate; Henry Cabot Lodge; speechwriting during the 1952 campaign; and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and JFK’s campaigns, among other issues.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF15-014
This folder contains a legal memorandum from the Justice Department regarding prevailing wages in government contracts for janitorial services.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EDA-01
Anderson discusses labor issues, the 1960 Democratic primary candidates, and the 1960 presidential campaign in Oregon, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CBA-01
Albert talks about a range of political and legislative issues during John F. Kennedy’s time in Congress and as president.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ABA-01
Akers discusses the 1960 presidential campaign, his posting to New Zealand, his work with Robert Kennedy and the senator’s assassination.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-25-C
AR07, KN03
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-04-A
AR10, KN06
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-31-B
AR10, ST04, KN07
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-05-B
AR07
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF11-001
This folder contains memoranda and orders for implementing a manpower utilization plan at the General Services Administration. It followed a directive from President Kennedy for increased productivity and efficiency in the federal government so that essential services could be carried out by a minimum number of personnel.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ARC-01
Cox discusses legislative work with the labor movement, and his position as Solicitor General, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CEA-01
Members of the Council of Economic Advisers discuss the Council of Economic Advisers under President Kennedy, the recession issue, the budget, and the relationship between the Treasury and Federal Reserve, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EWC-02
Clague discusses the revision of the Consumer Price Index, John F. Kennedy’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s publication the Negro Family, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AKC-01
Christie discusses John F. Kennedy's (JFK) work on labor issues as Senator and President; Robert F. Kennedy’s relationship with Jimmy Hoffa; and Christie’s role as an economic advisor to JFK during the 1960 presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ABJC-03
Chayes discusses maritime labor laws and flags of convenience, the Satellite Communications Act of 1962, and other domestic and international issues surrounding U.S. satellites, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AAC-02
Chapin discusses efforts to desegregate the Department of Labor and hire minorities, efforts to encourage desegregation and equal employment opportunities for minorities in the private sector, and civil rights legislation, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MC-02
Cass discusses changes in the responsibilities of various assistant secretaries of labor under Secretaries of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg and Willard Wirtz, employment and anti-poverty efforts, and federal intervention in labor-management negotiations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MC-01
Cass discusses the operations of the Department of Labor and the various Secretaries of Labor that he worked under, the transition between the Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy administrations, and Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg’s administrative style, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JBC-01
Carey discusses the International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers' (IUE) close relationship with John F. Kennedy (JFK) during his years in Congress and as president, and JFK’s interest in international labor matters, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AJB-02
Biemiller discusses the Kennedy and Johnson administrations’ legislative records, particularly on labor issues; specific issues and pieces of legislation; civil rights; and the labor movement’s relationship with the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AJB-01
Biemiller discusses John F. Kennedy’s record on labor legislation as a senator and labor union sentiment during the 1960 presidential primaries, among other issues.