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KN-C22349. President John F. Kennedy with Members of the American Veterans Committee

Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22349
President John F. Kennedy (left) visits with members of the American Veterans Committee (AVC). Those present include: National Chairman of the AVC, Murray Gross; National Vice Chairman of the AVC, Dr. Paul Philips Cooke; editor of The New Republic and former National Chairman of the AVC, Gilbert A. Harrison; member of the National Executive Committee of the AVC, John D. Fauntleroy; Special Counsel to the AVC, Phineas Indritz; member of the National Board of the AVC, Bernard J. Cogan; Executive Director of the AVC, J. Arnold Feldman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
JFKWHP-KN-C22349.jpg

ST-290-2-62. President John F. Kennedy with Members of the American Veterans Committee

Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-290-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with members of the American Veterans Committee (AVC). Those present include: National Chairman of the AVC, Murray Gross; National Vice Chairman of the AVC, Dr. Paul Philips Cooke; editor of The New Republic and former National Chairman of the AVC, Gilbert A. Harrison; member of the National Executive Committee of the AVC, John D. Fauntleroy; Special Counsel to the AVC, Phineas Indritz; member of the National Board of the AVC, Bernard J. Cogan; Executive Director of the AVC, J. Arnold Feldman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes and scratches on image are original to the negative.]
JFKWHP-ST-290-2-62.jpg

ST-290-1-62. President John F. Kennedy with Members of the American Veterans Committee

Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-290-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with members of the American Veterans Committee (AVC). Those present include: National Chairman of the AVC, Murray Gross; National Vice Chairman of the AVC, Dr. Paul Philips Cooke; editor of The New Republic and former National Chairman of the AVC, Gilbert A. Harrison; member of the National Executive Committee of the AVC, John D. Fauntleroy; Special Counsel to the AVC, Phineas Indritz; member of the National Board of the AVC, Bernard J. Cogan; Executive Director of the AVC, J. Arnold Feldman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes and scratches on image are original to the negative.]
JFKWHP-ST-290-1-62.jpg

KN-C22350. President John F. Kennedy with Members of the American Veterans Committee

Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22350
President John F. Kennedy (center left, with back to camera) visits with members of the American Veterans Committee (AVC). Those present include: National Chairman of the AVC, Murray Gross; National Vice Chairman of the AVC, Dr. Paul Philips Cooke; editor of The New Republic and former National Chairman of the AVC, Gilbert A. Harrison; member of the National Executive Committee of the AVC, John D. Fauntleroy; Special Counsel to the AVC, Phineas Indritz; member of the National Board of the AVC, Bernard J. Cogan; Executive Director of the AVC, J. Arnold Feldman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
JFKWHP-KN-C22350.jpg

HU: 2-1 (Employment): Executive, July 1961: 16-31

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-004
Materials in this folder include memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning federal employment opportunities for African Americans and racial relations within the United States National Guard.

American Veterans Committee

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the efforts of the American Veterans Committee (AVC) to ensure adequate veterans' pensions and eliminate segregationist policies in the military. Materials include memoranda, reports, and letters between Murray Gross, National Chairman of the AVC, and Carlisle P. Runge, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower.

HU: 2: Equality of Races: General, October 1963 (Folder 1 of 2)

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0364-007
Materials in this folder include memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racially motivated violence, pending civil rights legislation, efforts to provide equal employment opportunities for racial and ethnic groups, and psychological and sociological research concerning racial relations.

Carver, John A., Jr.: Oral History Interview - JFK #7, 11/18/1969

Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-07
In this interview Carver discusses the difficulties in how the Department of the Interior worked with Congress; instances when the White House needed to step into these congressional dealings; and several different members of the United States House of Representatives and their relationship both with him personally and with the Department of the Interior professionally, Wayne N. Aspinall and Michael J. Kirwan in particular, among other issues.

HU: 2-1 (Employment): General, 1962: 11 September-31 October

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0371-002
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of discriminatory employment practices, efforts by labor organizations to eliminate discriminatory employment practices, and racial relations in Birmingham, Alabama. The folder also contains a publication by the United Steelworkers of America entitled "1961-1962 Fair Employment Practices in Steel: A Story of Progress."

Correspondence: General: January 1961-October 1962

Textual folder
Gerhard A. Gesell Personal Papers
GAGPP-001-001
This folder contains correspondence to and from Gerhard A. Gesell, Chair of the President's Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services, regarding segregation and discrimination against African American and Black individuals in the United States armed forces. The folder also contains press releases, newspaper clippings, and memoranda regarding the armed services and the Committee's work.

LE: Human Rights (HU): General [1 of 2 folders]

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0482-001
This folder contains telegrams and letters from various organizations and individual citizens regarding civil rights legislation and President John F. Kennedy’s civil rights program.

HU: 2: Equality of Races: General, July 1963: 11-19

Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0363-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, individual citizens, and school administrators concerning dropout prevention and desegregation of educational institutions.