About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-JPH-01
Interviewee(s)
Healey, Joseph P. (Joseph Peter), 1915-1985
Biographical Note
(1915 - 1985). Harvard classmate of Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.; Massachusetts political figure; campaign worker, John F. Kennedy's House (1946) and Senate (1952) campaigns
Interviewer(s)
Robert Healey
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
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.
Date(s) of Materials
23 April 1964
Deed Status
Rights Transferred Upon Death of Donor
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Joseph P. Healey, recorded interview by Robert Healey, April 23, 1964, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Person(s)
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Use Restriction Note
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Accession Number
OH 1991-024
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