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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-10
In this interview Carver discusses his role in the Department of the Interior; some successes and difficulties in running the Indian Bureau and programs for Indians; Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall’s leadership style; and the transition from President John F. Kennedy to President Lyndon B. Johnson in terms of Interior matters, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-05
In this interview Carver discusses the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its Commissioner, Philleo Nash; federal claims to and use of Indian land; industries and commercial enterprises on or close to Indian reservations; problems working with Congress and other federal agencies on issues related to Indian affairs; the Miccosukee in Florida; and the Bureau of Land Management with Karl S. Landstrom as its Director, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-02
In this interview Carver discusses the transition from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Administration to John F. Kennedy’s [JFK]Administration in late 1960 through 1961; the process of and issues with staffing the various bureaus in the Department of the Interior; tensions between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; and working with other federal agencies and interests, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-06
Beaty discusses appointments to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and territorial administrations including Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SLU-06
This interview focuses on President Kennedy’s tours of national parks, the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Conrad Wirth’s resignation as National Park Service Director, the integration of the Department of Interior, and territorial and Indian affairs.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PN-03
This interview focuses on the 1960 Democratic National Convention and the issues that the Bureau of Indian Affairs dealt with during the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PN-02
This interview focuses on the 1960 presidential election in Wisconsin and the workings of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-006-007
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF38-005
This folder contains materials concerning the 1964 legislative program to combat poverty. There is feedback from the Department of the Interior on the poverty program proposed by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and the Bureau of the Budget, with attached memoranda by the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding programs to attack poverty on reservations, as well as an overview titled "Indians and Poverty." Next there is information from the Department of Agriculture on their anti-poverty proposals and cost estimates. There is also a handwritten spreadsheet for budget reconciliation of the total legislative program and the poverty program, and a copy of the CEA report to Theodore Sorensen regarding recommendations for making the "Attack on Poverty" a central feature of the 1964 legislative program.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0358-013
Materials in this folder include a summary of the administration’s civil rights initiatives, memoranda concerning equal employment opportunities within government departments and agencies, a press release announcing the reorganization of the Department of the Interior's Advisory Board on Indian Affairs, a report concerning the National Park Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and correspondence concerning President John F. Kennedy’s meetings with representatives from the National Urban League.
Collection
USDI
Records 1956-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Microfilm copies of records of Secretary Stewart L. Udall, the Assistant Secretary for Water and Power, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Resources Program Staff, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Reclamation, and the Office of the Solicitor. Hard copy records include publications, printed material, reports, memoranda, press releases, and compilations of departmental activities by state. Topics covered include water projects, Native Americans, commercial fisheries, and outdoor recreation.