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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CEH-01
In this interview Hooton discusses personal relationship with the Kennedy family, and JFK’s campaign in West Virginia, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RH-01
In this interview Hilsman discusses his initial interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; Hilsman’s appointment to the Department of State during the Kennedy Administration; Foreign Service officers and “hot-seat” jobs; issues with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; reorganizing the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; the flow of information between the State Department and the White House; staffing the State Department; the use of satellite intelligence; John A. McCone; working with and around Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; JFK, RFK, and Vietnam; Edward G. Lansdale; Maxwell D. Taylor; the connection between Vietnam and Laos; U.S. action in Laos; the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam; the impact of WWII on Hilsman and JFK’s generation; and the 1963 coup in Vietnam, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KGH-01
In this interview Heath discusses her family and her childhood; how she reached her chosen career path; obstacles to her advancement because of her gender; studying at American University and at Syracuse University; myths of the “male chauvinists’ world”; taking a women’s studies course; working while in school; running a cost of living survey for the Department of Labor in Rochester, NY, and then in Richmond, VA; the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration; working with the disadvantaged during the Depression; the “great American dream”; the effectiveness of institutionalization and the rise in bureaucracy; the National Association of Deans of Women; stigmas attached to higher education; the Civil Service Commission; working during World War II with various organizations, including the Norden Company in Elmira, NY, at the bombsight plant and the United States Army; the attitude towards women in war work; and writing her dissertation and getting her doctorate, 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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JH-01
In this interview Harllee discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK] during World War II; working with Congressman JFK on selection procedures for Annapolis and West Point, 1947–1948; his impressions of JFK in Congress; working as chairman of Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson [Lyndon B. Johnson] in northern California, 1960; anti-Catholic opposition to JFK in California during the 1960 presidential election; and becoming a member of the Federal Maritime Commission amid changes to the Commission’s powers and functions, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-09-C
AR10, KN06
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-01-C
AR06, KN03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KLB-03
In this interview, Billings discusses his trip to Europe with John F. Kennedy [JFK], information about his demeanor and fashion tastes, and his early years with the Navy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WCB-04
Battle and his wife Barry discuss John F. Kennedy (JFK) during World War II, the P.T. 109 incident, and their friendship with JFK and Robert F. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WCB-02
Battle discusses the internal politics of the Virginia delegation to the Democratic National Convention in 1956 and 1960; his appointment as ambassador to Australia; conflicts, both active and political, that arose in the South Pacific during his tenure as ambassador, including West New Guinea (West Irian), Malaysian independence, and the Vietnam War; Australian politics and politicians; and military cooperation between the U.S. and Australia.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WCB-01
Battle discusses his friendship with John F. Kennedy when they were both PT boat commanders in World War II, the 1960 presidential campaign in West Virginia and Virginia, and his appointment as Ambassador to Australia.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TMB-01
Broderick discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, including campaign workers, events, and strategies; his 1952 senate campaign; and humorous anecdotes illustrating JFK’s personality, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WFL-01
This interview focuses on his time serving in the Solomon Islands, John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] ship being sunk, and his involvement in JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DBF-01
Frost discusses life in the Pacific Theater, the rescue mission, and operating PT boats, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-09
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] decision to enter politics right after WWII; JFK’s campaign for the House of Representatives and Kennedy family and supporters’ roles in it; JFK as a campaigner, strengths and weaknesses; traveling around the world with JFK in 1951 and meeting foreign leaders; JFK’s interest in foreign affairs while in Congress; JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; the Massachusetts Democratic Party; Adlai E. Stevenson; Paul A. Dever; the tea parties for JFK’s campaigns; the organization of JFK’s 1952 campaign; and the 1956 Democratic National Convention and the question of the vice-presidential nomination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BAJ-01
In this interview Jacobson discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] at Harvard University in 1936 and interactions with him at the school; visiting the Cape with the Kennedy family, 1937–1938; JFK’s plans for after his Harvard graduation; JFK’s 1946 congressional campaign; flying back with JFK from the 1960 Democratic National Convention; interactions with the Kennedy boys at Harvard; social interactions with JFK; visiting JFK in Washington, D.C.; JFK’s distrust of Fidel Castro; and Jacobson’s long relationship with JFK and the Kennedy family, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RIF-01
In this interview Flood discusses his friendship with Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; the relationship, similarities, and differences between John F. Kennedy [JFK] and his older brother while together at Harvard; his interactions with JFK at Harvard, during WWII, and later on up until 1963; his experiences working on JFK’s 1946 congressional campaign and 1952 Senate campaign; and his impressions of some of JFK’s work as a politician, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-006-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate funding payments stipulated in legislation passed the previous year to compensate surviving Japanese-Americans who were interned during World War II. The episode aired on Thursday, August 17, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WFW-01
West discusses his background growing up on the water and around boats, his career with the Navy as a PT boat skipper near the Solomon Islands, and the retrieval of John F. Kennedy and his PT-109 crew after their boat was rammed by a Japanese destroyer, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FMO-01
This interview focuses on first meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] and the Kennedy family, O’Ferrall’s personal relationship with JFK after World War II through his Presidency, and reflections on the Kennedy brothers, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EFM-01
This interview focuses on JFK’s military service during World War II, his early political career, and his friendship with McLaughlin, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SFR-01
This interview focuses on Reynolds’ time stationed in the Solomon Islands during World War II, his acquaintance with John F. Kennedy, and the sinking of PT boat 109, among other topics.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-026-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss the formal Presidential apology and financial reparations issued by U.S. Attorney General Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh to Japanese-American citizens who were incarcerated in internment camps during World War II. The episode aired on Monday, November 19, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-216-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s telephone remarks to Admiral James R. Reedy, former commanding officer of the VPB-110 Patrol Bomber Squadron. In his remarks the President discusses the history of the VPB-110 (the Squadron of which Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. was a member when he was killed in World War II), commends the veterans who served in the Squadron, and explains the need to honor the achievements of the past while looking to the future.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-123-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s telephone address to the American Veterans of World War II convention held at the Commodore Hotel (later known as the Grand Hyatt New York) in New York City. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the veterans for their continued support of the administration, and discusses how the military must confront new challenges on land and in space.