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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.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-B
AR41, ST34
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TWJB-01
The Bradens discuss their roles in John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign and Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign; California politics; humorous anecdotes about the Kennedy family; and Robert F. Kennedy’s speech in Indianapolis on the night Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SSB-01
Booker discusses African Americans’ disappointment with and distrust of John F. Kennedy (JFK) due to his lack of action on civil rights in Congress; his experience with the 1960 Kennedy-for-President campaign, JFK and Robert F. Kennedy's awareness of civil rights during the Presidency.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EOG-02
Guthman discusses the press coverage of civil rights during the Kennedy Administration, RFK’s relationship with the press, and Guthman’s involvement in the investigation of James R. Hoffa, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RJD-01
Donovan discusses the process of writing his book, the casting of the PT 109 film, and his memory of the assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-PBE-02
Edelman discusses Theodore H. White’s 1968 book The Making of the President, developing Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign speeches, and Lyndon B. Johnson’s withdrawal from the 1968 presidential race, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-HC-01
Cushman discusses Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s 1951 speech at the University of Virginia, her only meeting with Robert F. Kennedy, and her career as a journalist, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-BJC-02
Coleman discusses Robert F. Kennedy's (RFK) senate staff and their responsibilities, preparing for RFK’s presidential run, and senators using their own senate staff as part of their campaign staff, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-AB-01
Buchwald discusses his friendship with Robert F. Kennedy, his impressions of the Kennedy family, and the lines between the personal and political relationships, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WB-01
Barthelmes discusses relations between Robert F. Kennedy's (RFK) senate office and different news outlets and reporters, RFK’s personality and eccentricities, and his rapport with different groups that he spoke to, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WPW-01
Wilson discusses his involvement in Adlai E. Stevenson’s presidential campaign (1956), John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidential campaign (1960), and Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] senatorial and presidential campaigns (1964 and 1968, respectively). Wilson touches upon his experience with television media, and he highlights the use and importance of television in both of the Kennedy’s campaigns, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-FM-08
This interview focuses on the press coverage and logistics during Robert Kennedy’s 1968 campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-FM-03
Mankiewicz discusses Robert Kennedy’s relationship with President Johnson and the Johnson administration, the foreign and domestic press, Robert Kennedy’s speech on Vietnam and campaigning, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-FM-02
Mankiewicz discusses his relationship with Senator Robert F. Kennedy, the role of the press, the staff, functionality and physical set up of the senate office, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-08-09-A
ST28
Collection
IKPP
Papers 1956-1970. Journalist, government official. Reporter, Milwaukee Journal (1956-1963); Special Assistant to the Postmaster General for Information (1963-1968); special assistant to the director of organization, Robert F. Kennedy for President campaign (1968); executive assistant to the chairman, Democratic National Committee. Materials relating to his government service, journalistic career, and 1960s politics, particularly Hubert Humphrey's 1968 presidential campaign.
Collection
FMPP
Papers 1962-1978. Journalist, author, political figure. Peace Corps Country Director, Peru (1962-1964), Peace Corps Regional Director, Latin America, (1964-1966); press secretary to Robert Kennedy (1966-1968); manager of George McGovern's Presidential campaign (1972); author, Perfectly Clear (1973), U.S. vs. Nixon (1975), and Remote Control (1978). Correspondence, memoranda, reports, polls, speeches, and research materials.
Collection
PERIODICAL
Periodicals, 1936-2009. Magazines and other serial publications that contain articles about John F. Kennedy, members of the Kennedy family, and the Kennedy administration.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1049-001
This folder contains press releases concerning the 1960 presidential campaign; Senator John F. Kennedy’s tour schedule for Oregon; the Area Redevelopment Bill; the Minimum Wage Bill; James R. “Jimmy” Hoffa, President of the Teamsters Union, and his ties to organized crime; Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev and the Cold War; and the role of religion in the 1960 presidential campaign.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1046-017
This folder contains magazine articles concerning labor; Robert F. Kennedy’s role during the McClellan Committee’s investigation of James R. "Jimmy" Hoffa, President of the Teamsters union; the military; the 1960 presidential campaign; and the use of birth control to slow population growth.
Collection
EOGPP
Papers 1948-1999. Author; journalist; Director of Public Information, Department of Justice (1961-1964); Press assistant to Robert F. Kennedy (1964-1965). Material relating to Attorney General Robert Kennedy includes speeches, newspaper articles, subject files, 1964 Senate campaign and trip files, memorial and legacy materials, and audiovisual items. Professional papers of Edwin Guthman include journalism articles and research files (Watergate investigation, 1973-1974), calendars and monthly planners, publications and manuscripts, correspondence, book reviews, and news clippings. Personal material includes school notes, certificates, and a Seattle Times oral history interview.
Collection
JCPP
Writer and political advisor. Materials related to potential articles on Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. for the Readers Digest and on Robert F. Kennedy for Newsweek . Included in the papers are drafts of articles, correspondence, transcripts of interviews, notes and notebooks, research material and newspaper clippings, with the bulk of the material relating to Cannon’s article, "The Kennedy Who Isn’t There," about the life of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Of note are transcripts of interviews Cannon conducted with John F. Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, and Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy, and a sound recording of an interview that Cannon conducted with John F. Kennedy on January 5, 1960.