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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-ABJC-01
Interviewee(s)
Chayes, Abram (Abram Joseph), 1922-2000
Biographical Note
(1922 - 2000) Staff director, Democratic Platform Committee (1960); legal adviser, Department of state (1961 - 1964)
Interviewer(s)
Eugene Gordon
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Chayes discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) vice presidential candidacy at the 1956 Democratic National Convention, an advisory group to JFK of Harvard academics that Chayes helped form in 1958, loyalty oaths and McCarthyism, and the 1960 Democratic National Convention, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
18 May 1964
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Abram J. Chayes, recorded interview by Eugene Gordon, May 18, 1964, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
Subject(s)
Organization(s)
Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Associated Record
Accession Number
OH 1968-013
Transcript
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