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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CHAH-01
In this interview Horsky discusses how the position of Adviser to the President for National Capital Affairs was created; problems within the District of Columbia; how Horsky came to the Adviser position and how he developed it as he went along; advising President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on children and juvenile delinquency in the District; the November 1962 Thanksgiving disturbances at the District of Columbia Stadium; the process of getting the District to participate in the President’s Commission on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime; Washington Action for Youth; the problem of District finance; and JFK and the congressional District Committee, among other issues.
Textual folder
Daniel L. Knapp Personal Papers
DLKPP-051-016
Collection
RWPP
Papers 1961-1969. Author, Youth and Opportunity: The Federal Anti-Delinquency Program (contracted study for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1968-1969). Research material, including documents, interview notes, chapter drafts, etc.