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About Oral History
Digital Identifier:
JFKOH-TGW-01
Interviewee:
Wicker, Tom (Thomas Grey), 1926-2011
Access Restriction Status:
Open
Use Restriction Status:
None
Description:
In this interview Wicker discusses early impressions of John F. Kennedy [JFK], 1952–1961; Lyndon B. Johnson campaigning for JFK in the South, 1960; Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK and Johnson in the August 1960 special session of Congress; Wicker’s first interview with President JFK for the New York Times, 1961; building a rapport with JFK’s staff; various Times articles, by Wicker and others, about the Kennedy Administration and White House reactions to them; Wicker’s arguments with Pierre E.G. Salinger over certain articles; year-end briefings in Palm Beach; and President JFK’s press conferences, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials:
27 January 1966
27 January 1966
Deed Status:
Deeded
Copyright Status:
Donated to the United States
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 1993-011
Transcript:
JFKOH-TGW-01-TR.pdf
JFKOH-TGW-01-TR.pdf