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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-OWH-01
Interviewee(s)
Hill, Oliver W. (Oliver White), 1907-1974
Biographical Note
(1907-1974) Virginia political figure, State Coordinator for the South, 1960 Presidential Campaign; Assistant to the Commissioner (Intergroup Relations Service) Federal Housing Administration, 1961 - 1966.
Interviewer(s)
Larry Hackman
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Hill discusses working on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to Lyndon B. Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate in the South and among African-Americans; difficulties for the Southern operations of the JFK campaign; getting the African-American vote in the South for JFK in the 1960 election; working with and around different civil rights groups and leaders in the 1960 campaign; other campaign staff members at the federal and state levels; attempts to solve the problem of discrimination in housing during JFK’s Administration; the Federal Housing Administration, including staff and directives and projects in the South; the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Housing; and the 1962 executive order in housing, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
29 February 1968
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Oliver W. Hill, recorded interview by Larry Hackman, February 29, 1968, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Person(s)
Organization(s)
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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.
Accession Number
OH 1997-015
Transcript
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