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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WLB-02
Batt discusses issues and negotiations surrounding the 1963 expansion of the Area Redevelopment Act, and the Accelerated Public Works Program, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WLB-01
Batt discusses the 1955 Depressed Areas Act, difficulties with operating the ARA within the Commerce Department, and the actions of the ARA around the country, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RRB-01
Barnett discusses his conflicts with the federal government over civil rights, his opposition to integrating Mississippi schools and universities, and Mississippi’s economics during his governorship, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JGB-01
Banks discusses urban renewal programs during the Kennedy administration, low-income housing, and barriers to receiving welfare assistance, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DWB-01
Burke discusses the members and staff of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, the key issues that the Committee addressed, and differences in the Committee during the John F. Kennedy and Lydon B. Johnson administrations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HHB-01
Bookbinder discusses John F. Kennedy’s work on labor legislation during him time in Congress, the Kennedy administration’s work on civil rights issues, and addresses various criticisms of JFK and his administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RWB-01
Bolling discusses his work with John F. Kennedy (JFK) on the Landrum-Griffin labor bill, JFK’s relationship with Speaker of the House Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, the 1960 presidential campaign in California, the process of reforming the House Rules Committee.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GB-01
Bolling discusses her work on John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, on patronage requests at the beginning of the Kennedy administration, and on education and Medicare legislation as a congressional liaison, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMB-02
Boggs discusses the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation, the different task forces, drafting its final report, the disciplines and personalities represented on the Panel, and the Panel’s investigative mission to the Netherlands, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EMB-01
Boggs discusses National Association for Retarded Children's (NARC) legislative and public policy goals during the 1950s and 1960s, frustration at John F. Kennedy's lack of action on mental retardation during his time in Congress, the inner workings of the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CB-01
Boggs discusses her work on John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) presidential campaign and inaugural ball, reflections on JFK’s time in Congress and as president, and anecdotes about her friendship with the Kennedys, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KMB-03
Birkhead discusses specific agriculture legislation during the Kennedy administration, including among others the 1962 farm bill and 1963 wheat referendum, and Southern members of Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KMB-02
Birkhead discusses his work on Lyndon Baines Johnson’s speech-writing team during his vice-presidential campaign in 1960, his duties as Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Liaison, and 1961 feed grains legislation, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWM-02
This interview focuses on federal salary reform during the Kennedy administration, equal employment for women and African Americans, and the Presidential Medals of Freedom project, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JWM-01
This interview focuses on Macy’s appointment as chairman, his service on various committees during the Kennedy administration, and the development of a labor management program, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WBM-01
This interview focuses on Macomber’s professional relationship with John F. Kennedy [JFK] while JFK was a senator and the Kennedy administration’s foreign policy concerning the Middle East, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-VGM-01
This interview focuses on the causes of pollution and the legislation that was enacted in order to counteract pollution during the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LL-01
This interview focuses on the antitrust cases and legislation during the Kennedy administration and economic issues such as the steel crisis, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFL-01
This interview focuses on the Department of Labor during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, especially the Department of Labor’s work on equal opportunity employment, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RGL-01
This interview focuses on the efforts to win farmers’ support during the 1960 presidential campaign and legislation concerning agricultural issues during the Kennedy administration.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AJL-01
This interview focuses on the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation’s attempts to pass legislation concerning people with developmental and intellectual disabilities (referred to as "the handicapped" or "mentally retarded") and Lesser’s experiences working with the Kennedy family, among other topics.Content note: This folder contains records that use now-outdated language to describe people with intellectual disabilities. The material is available here in its original form to facilitate research of the historical record.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MAL-01
In this interview Lasker discusses her work lobbying for different health and medical programs such as a presidential commission on strokes; her encounters with John F. Kennedy [JFK], both in the White House and socially; her friendship with Adlai E. Stevenson and his experience during the 1960 presidential campaigns; and her work on the National Cultural Center Board which she suggested be renamed as a memorial for JFK, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NEH-02
In this interview Halaby discusses different civil rights issues throughout John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] Administration, including the process of and problems with desegregating airport terminals in accordance with Boynton v. Virginia (1960); the 1961 hijacking of a plane, referred to as the El Paso incident; constructing and dedicating the new John Foster Dulles Airport; federal transportation policy; different White House staff members and procedures; and running the Federal Aviation Administration, including problems with certain political figures, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KGWH-02
Gordon and Heller discuss wage-price guideposts, the steel crises in 1962 and 1963, John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] relationship with the business community, and their efforts regarding tax reform and a tax cut bill, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JTG-01
Galvin discusses working with JFK on veterans’ housing, JFK as a young congressman, and Lodge’s campaign team, among other issues.