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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JH-01
In this interview Harllee discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK] during World War II; working with Congressman JFK on selection procedures for Annapolis and West Point, 1947–1948; his impressions of JFK in Congress; working as chairman of Citizens for Kennedy and Johnson [Lyndon B. Johnson] in northern California, 1960; anti-Catholic opposition to JFK in California during the 1960 presidential election; and becoming a member of the Federal Maritime Commission amid changes to the Commission’s powers and functions, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ARB-01
Burke discusses his frustrations with the Kennedy administration, including Robert S. McNamara’s changes to the Department of Defense, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, general lack of respect for procedures and lessons from the past, and censoring of a speech that Burke was to give in January 1961, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include a visit to European shipyards by Chief of the Bureau of Ships Ralph K. James, the first sea trials of the USS Bainbridge, naming of ships, Cuban Komar class motor torpedo boats, and a request for research and development of an ASW ship. Of note is a handwritten letter to the President from Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. Also included in this folder are numerous condolence letters from the President to families of deceased Navy personnel.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Materials include technical information of United States Coast Guard ships, a statement by the President on the west coast maritime labor dispute, histories for the Mayflower and USS Saratoga, an introduction by the President and the catalog for the exhibit of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s naval art titled, “Old Navy: 1776-1860,” and invitations to numerous members of Congress to join the President at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, D.C. for the Evening Parade. Also included in this folder is a pamphlet on naval sea power.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include suggestions of names for the new aircraft carrier CVA-66, the USS Williamsburg to compete in the International Indian Ocean Expedition, a proposal to Sir Winston Churchill to name a Polaris submarine after him, and the President's visit to observe the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Of note is a memorandum regarding a conversation between Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, and others. Also included in this folder is the program for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet event.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Materials consist of an article titled, "The President's Desk," by Lieutenant Commander Marvin F. Studebaker, USN (Ret.).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include a fire on the USS Constitution, the launching of the USS Sam Houston, readiness and deployment of Fleet ballistic missile submarines, and the resignation of Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally. Also included in this folder are materials regarding an article in the Washington Post titled, "Speechmakers and Peacemakers," by Marquis Childs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include the percentage of publicly owned coastline of the western United States, the use of College Entrance Examination Board tests by Service Academies, and the specifications of a diesel launch. Also included in this folder are condolence letters from the President to families of deceased Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Of note is a draft of a resignation letter, presumably by Secretary of the Navy Fred H. Korth, with annotations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Materials consist of condolence letters from the President to families of deceased USS Thresher (SSN-593) personnel.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include moving the USS Constitution; the first sea trials of Polaris submarine USS Andrew Jackson; and the appointment of Admiral Harold Page Smith as Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, upon the retirement of Admiral Robert L. Dennison. Also included in this folder are letters from the President to Navy personnel injured on the USS Constellation, numerous condolence letters from the President to families of deceased Navy and Marine Corps personnel, and a transcript of a press conference held by Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric concerning the Defense Industry Advisory Council. Of note is a newspaper clipping from The Chicago Sun dated September 13, 1942 with a picture of Navy personnel, including the President, recently chosen for torpedo boat service.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy, and consists of a booklet about the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute at the National Naval Medical Center.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-004
This folder contains carbon copies of outgoing memoranda, dictated by President John F. Kennedy to his secretary Evelyn Lincoln, to the Department of Labor, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the United States Navy. Topics primarily focus on domestic and foreign affairs.