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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CHAH-02
In this interview Horsky discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and the aesthetic development of the National Capital Area; JFK’s reaction to the January 1963 issue of the Architectural Forum magazine; new appointments to the Commission on Fine Arts; the development along the shores of the Potomac River; the problem of mass transportation within the District of Columbia; the National Capital Transportation Agency; the development of highways within the District; civil rights marches in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1963; the attempt to better public higher education in the District; and D.C.’s high crime rates, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CHAH-01
In this interview Horsky discusses how the position of Adviser to the President for National Capital Affairs was created; problems within the District of Columbia; how Horsky came to the Adviser position and how he developed it as he went along; advising President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on children and juvenile delinquency in the District; the November 1962 Thanksgiving disturbances at the District of Columbia Stadium; the process of getting the District to participate in the President’s Commission on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime; Washington Action for Youth; the problem of District finance; and JFK and the congressional District Committee, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AEH-02
In this interview Henry discusses how he first got involved in civil rights activity and how he became an active leader in the NAACP; contact with the Justice Department during the Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration; the FBI investigation into Henry and into the civil rights movement; Henry’s relationship with Medgar Evers; voting rights and voter registration campaigns; beatings and killings of activists in Mississippi; the NAACP and the 1960 presidential election; Jim Silver; Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders; labor movement leadership and the NAACP in the sixties; the relationships among the various civil rights organizations, including the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, SCLC, and SNCC; organizing boycotts of certain stores; Henry’s arrest in 1961; and the disappearance and murder of Andrew Goodman, Mickey Schwerner, and James Chaney in 1964, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AEH-01
In this interview Henry discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Robert F. Kennedy; discussing Mississippi and civil rights issues with President JFK; voting rights and poll taxes; the freedom rides; the murder of three young activists in Mississippi during the Freedom Summer of 1964; Mississippi politics beginning in the late fifties; white people in Mississippi; school segregation; the 1960 presidential election; and early contact with the federal government and the Justice Department in 1961, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-13-A
AR10, ST04, KN07
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WJC-03
Cohen discusses the Department of Healh, Education, and Welare's (HEW) legislative division and its and staff, the naiveté of John F. Kennedy's (JFK) appointees, and the lack of legislative control during JFK’s presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-008-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate abolishing the death penalty (capital punishment). The episode aired on Monday, October 2, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-007-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate banning assault weapons made in the United States, in addition to the already banned assault weapons made in foreign countries, to keep the weapons out of the hands of drug criminals. The episode aired on Thursday, September 14, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-006-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate tax evasion by the wealthy and the need for stronger Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax collection and enforcement measures. The episode aired on Monday, August 21, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-006-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the issue of terrorism and discuss the murder of Colonel William R. Higgins in Lebanon. Colonel Higgins was in Lebanon as part of a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission. They also comment on Israel's abduction of a pro-Iranian sheik. The episode aired on Tuesday, August 8, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-005-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the U.S. Senate's vote on legislation to prevent future scandals like the Iran-Contra affair by imposing criminal penalties for any official who solicits illegal aid or wrongly diverts other funds to promote activities prohibited by Congress. The episode aired on on the Mutual Broadcasting System; air date is undetermined, but probably early August 1989.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-005-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Bush administration's new ban on foreign-made assault rifles and whether further gun control is needed to fight crime. The episode aired on Thursday, July 20, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-005-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the plan of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy William "Bill" Bennett to punish sellers and users of illegal drugs as part of the "war on drugs." The episode aired on Wednesday, July 19, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-004-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate U.S. Attorney General Richard L. "Dick" Thornburgh's plan to abolish the regional federal "strike forces" of experienced investigators and prosecutors that fight organized crime. The episode aired on Friday, June 30, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President George H. W. Bush's proposals to fight violent crime, including a ban on imported assault rifles. The episode aired on Wednesday, May 24, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate allegations against Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives James C. "Jim" Wright, who is accused of misusing his public office for personal gain. The episode aired on Thursday, May 11, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-RLG-01
Goldfarb discusses the Department of Justice during the John F. Kennedy administration, working with Robert F. Kennedy [RFK], trying organized crime cases in various locations across the country, and personal interaction with RFK, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-CAE-05
Evans discusses FBI wiretapping procedure, RFK and Hoover during the December ’66 controversy, and MLK wiretapping, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-CAE-02
Evans discusses organized crime, RFK and J. Edgar Hoover’s relationship, and the relationship between the FBI and the Department of Justice, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-CDD-01
Dillon discusses Robert Kennedy’s (RFK) relationships with U.S. political leaders, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and RFK’s time as a senator, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JB-01
Bennett discusses the attorneys general under whom he served, Robert F. Kennedy’s Justice Department reforms, and J. Edgar Hoover, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WB-03
Barthelmes discusses conflicts and negotiations between Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) & Edith Green, about juvenile delinquency legislation and programs, the relationship between Kennedy family members and their staff, and impressions of RFK’s character and personality.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-011-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the response by the United Nations Human Rights Commission to reported human rights abuses of President of Cuba Fidel Castro. The episode aired on Tuesday, August 25, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-010-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the results of an investigation into violence and human rights abuses by the Contras in Nicaragua, and whether the United States should provide aid to the group. The episode aired on Thursday, August 20, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.