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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-02
This interview focuses on relations with Cuba under the Kennedy Administration, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban exile community, and the Cold War, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WH-01
In this interview Holness discusses her job at the White House; interactions with and impressions of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis; the Kennedy family moving into the White House; traveling with presidential families; interacting with the Kennedy children; and learning of President Kennedy’s death, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AUG-01
In this interview Heckscher discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as an “inspiration to cultural life”; Heckscher’s involvement in government affairs prior to becoming a Special Consultant to the President; the invitation of 168 artists to JFK’s 1961 inauguration and its impact; how Heckscher came to work for the White House; discussing Heckscher’s position with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.; the reasoning behind the creation of the new position of Special Consultant on the Arts and the favorable public reaction to it; enlarging the definition of “The Arts,” especially regarding architecture; Arthur Goldberg; the establishment of the Freedom Medal; creating the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts through executive order; personal impressions of JFK; setting up Heckscher’s office and staff; how Heckscher was meant to advise JFK and what his position entailed; the Cultural Center [Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]; conversations with JFK; Mrs. Kennedy’s expansive work for the arts; the arts as part of national policy; working with other White House staff members and other Departments; designing special postage stamps; what the President’s role in the arts should be; and the Fine Arts Commission, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-08-04-C
KN06
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-04-26-C
KN03
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MVB-02
Boylan discusses the requests for assistance from individuals and groups that would come to John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) Senate office in Boston, hiring African Americans for JFK’s Senate staff, and the members of JFK’s Boston staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MVB-01
Boylan discusses transcribing dictated correspondence and speeches for John F. Kennedy (JFK), interactions with JFK’s constituents, and JFK’s final campaign trip though New England in 1960, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-05
In this interview Komer discusses working with McGeorge Bundy; the “inner circle” of the Bundy State Department; Komer’s major contacts; the intelligence system; the power and responsibilities of the State Department; how Bundy screened what President John F. Kennedy [JFK] would see; relations with other key officials; Robert F. Kennedy and foreign policy issues; the Bundy State Department and White House staff; the “little State Department” in the White House; the bureaucratic role of the State Department; U.S. foreign policy in Asia; relations with key U.S. Ambassadors; handling Arab-Israeli issues; domestic pressures of American-Jewish community on JFK; Arabists in the Kennedy Administration; working with Myer Feldman on Israeli issues; the United States, Saudi Arabia, and oil; filling the power vacuum left by the British; dealing with Congress on foreign aid matters; counterinsurgency; and looking back at programs during the Kennedy Administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HPJ-02
This interview focuses on observations of the incoming John F. Kennedy Administration, United States involvement in Indonesia, and communication with the Kennedy White House regarding Indonesia, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HPJ-01
This interview focuses on meeting John F. Kennedy, relations with the Far East, and serving as Ambassador to Indonesia, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JBH-01
This interview focuses on Hynes relationship with the Fitzgerald family, Hynes relationship with John F. Kennedy [JFK] during his campaigns, and Hynes role as National Committeeman, among other things.
Moving image
White House Films
JFKWHF-WHS23
Silent motion picture containing shots of the various rooms of the White House, Washington, D.C. Apart from one shot of a man vacuuming, there are no shots of people. The picture tends to be somewhat dark in places.Photography by: Cecil W. Stoughton.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-01
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-APR-01
This interview focuses on the James M. Landis Report, Commission appointments and the Kennedy Administration, and relationships between agencies, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WHP-03
This interview covers collaboration between Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Senator Jacob K. Javits’ offices, communication with John F. Kennedy staff at the White House under the Johnson administration, and the Hudson Highlands, among other topics.
Collection
PCP
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
Collection
LMPC
Photographs, 1957-1963. 8” x 10” black-and-white prints. Images made by LOOK Magazine, Cowles Communications, Inc., featuring John F. Kennedy at various events during his tenure as Senator through his presidency. Members of the Kennedy family, Kennedy administration and foreign dignitaries also appear.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-07-08-A
KN19
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-010-002
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-018-019
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18194
Aerial photo of Washington, D.C. and the North Front of the White House taken from Lafayette Park in President's Park. Also included in the photograph are the Ellipse, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Executive Office Building, and the United States Department of the Treasury building.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18193
Aerial photo of Washington, D.C. and the North Front of the White House taken from Lafayette Park in President's Park. Also included in the photograph are the Ellipse, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, Executive Office Building, United States Department of the Treasury building, and the United States Commerce Department building.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18191
Aerial photo of the South Front and the South Lawn of the White House, United States Department of the Treasury building (to the right of the White House), and the Executive Office Building (to the left of the White House), Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18190
Aerial photo of the South Front and the South Lawn of the White House, United States Department of the Treasury building (to the right of the White House), and the Executive Office Building (to the left of the White House), Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-18189
Aerial photo of the South Front and the South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.