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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JEH-02
John E. Horne (1908-1985) was the administrative assistant to Senator John Sparkman of Alabama from 1947 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1961, a campaign worker in Citizens for Kennedy-Johnson, and administrator of the Small Business Administration from 1961 to 1963. This interview focuses on Horne’s time working for the Small Business Administration and the financial situation during the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHH-03
This interview focuses on discussions with business leaders about civil rights, transportation issues such as the deterioration of railroads the highway program, and the Department of Commerce’s budget, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHH-01
In this interview Hodges discusses the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions; the 1960 National Governors’ Conference; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the Department of Commerce, including reorganization, agencies within the Department, and relations with other groups; establishing the U.S. Travel Service; the Business Advisory Council; businessmen and government; the economic recession in 1960–1961; the Area Redevelopment Act; the 1962 rise in steel prices; balance of payments; and trips abroad, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EWH-01
In this interview Henry discusses working on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign as part of the Nationalities Division of the Democratic National Committee; getting the vote of different ethnic groups in the 1960 presidential election; impressions of JFK; joining the Kennedy Administration and the Federal Communications Commission [FCC]; Newton Minow as Chairman of the FCC and his successes; the relationship between the FCC and Congress and between the FCC and the broadcasting industry; keeping the broadcasting industry fair; White House involvement in FCC conflicts with the broadcasting industry; and meeting with JFK on November 20, 1963, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-21-D
AR11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-20-E
ST04
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-05-25-C
AR07, KN03
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF04-005
This folder contains miscellaneous brochures, reports, and other printed material pertaining to the disposal of the former Air Force Plant No. 60 in Adrian, Michigan, which was deemed surplus federal property. Items include a property appraisal report, an information packet for potential buyers, a report on the General Services Administration disposal process, an Air Force disposal project report, and a draft inventory of equipment and machinery at the plant.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF04-004
This folder contains correspondence with companies that were interested in purchasing the former Air Force Plant No. 60 in Adrian, Michigan, which was deemed surplus federal property.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF04-003
This folder contains letters, memoranda, and news clippings regarding the disposition of and potential uses for the former Air Force Plant No. 60 in Adrian, Michigan, which was deemed surplus federal property. Correspondents include local citizens, elected officials, other government agencies, and commercial developers. The file also contains legal paperwork for the sale of the property to Harvey Aluminum Sales, Inc., in October 1961, and an inventory of equipment and machinery in the plant.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF12-003
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, and press releases pertaining to a General Services Administration investigation into expense reimbursement claims made by the Hanna Smelting Company. The investigation was undertaken in conjunction with the Senate Subcommittee on the National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, chaired by Senator Stuart Symington.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CLB-02
Bartlett discusses the 1962 Steel Crisis, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and John F. Kennedy's personal life during the presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BL-01
This interview focuses on Lytton’s friendship with John F. Kennedy, the importance of campaign finances, and the 1960 presidential campaign, 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-WIEK-01
This written statement focuses on William E. Knox’s trips to the Soviet Union and Knox’s meeting with Chairman Krushchev in 1962, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-06
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Marshall discuss civil rights legislation, and how it was innovative and yet inevitable; meetings between RFK and businessmen on civil rights legislation; RFK’s unintentional intimidation of the businessmen based on his history with Senate hearings on labor; attempting to put leadership in the community (North and South) to deal with the problem of segregation and other racial discrimination; hostile treatment of RFK in Alabama; working with the NAACP on school desegregation; the desegregation of the University of Alabama, and the question of if and how to bring in troops to help; and using the incident at the University of Alabama as a political stepping stone, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HPJ-03
This interview focuses on Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] involvement in Indonesia, different ideas about Indonesian policy in the early 1960s, and organizational changes under the Kennedy Administration, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PRD-01
Dixon discusses the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) relationship with the White House, the FTC’s reorganization, and the anti-business image of the John F. Kennedy Administration, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-007-016
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 importance of U.S. military and scientific programs partnering with private contractors. They comment on the involvement of private enterprise in development of the Voyager 2 space probe and on other instances of federal government partnerships with private contractors. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 19, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-007-006
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 commitment by some U.S. companies to reduce the use of ozone-depleting CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). The episode aired on Tuesday, September 5, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-006-016
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate their grades from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on their Senate voting records on legislative issues relating to small businesses. The episode aired on Monday, August 28, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-006-015
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 congressional initiative to mandate employer-provided health insurance benefits for all workers. The episode aired on Friday, August 25, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-004-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether employers should be required to provide health insurance benefits to employees. They comment on the American Medical Association's (AMA) endorsement of this concept. The episode aired on Wednesday, July 12, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0001-001-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate health insurance coverage for small business employees. The episode aired on Wednesday, May 28, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TJW-01
Watson touches upon his role in various business organizations as he discusses business, labor and unemployment, and the balance of payments. He also discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] involvement in dealing with those topics, among other issues.