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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-03
In this interview Carver discusses federal regulation of the Alaska Railroad, including rates and personnel; the debate over congressional oversight versus executive prerogatives in acquiring areas for the National Park Service; the interaction between the Department of the Interior and then First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis to preserve the White House as a monument; and the management style of Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RAD-01
Dungan discusses Theodore C. Sorensen’s role during the Senate years; Senate Labor Committee, Landrum-Griffin Act, John F. Kennedy's relationship with labor leaders; 1960 presidential campaign, primaries in West Virginia and Oregon and the 1960 Democratic National Convention, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-PBE-03
Edelman discusses Robert F. Kennedy’s (RFK) 1968 Washington D.C. presidential campaign, RFK’s farm program, and RFK’s California 1968 presidential debate debacle with Eugene J. McCarthy, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-013-004
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0906-011
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “Better Housing for a Better America,” given at a Democratic State Central Committee luncheon in Roseburg, Oregon. In his speech he proposes a housing program, including revised legislation to expand housing development and meet the demands of population growth and economic disparity.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0908-026
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given in Portland, Oregon discussing proposed legislation to protect the elderly against rising hospital and nursing costs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0905-003
This file contains copies and a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at a Portland Realty Board luncheon in Portland, Oregon. In his speech he discusses the rising demand for housing as a result of population growth and a need for legislation to encourage housing development, including for the elderly and low-income families. Of note is a draft with notations by the Senator.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0911-002
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s remarks at Multnomah Hotel in Portland, Oregon during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics include labor, legislation, congressional relations, the 1960 campaign, and international relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0904-006
This file contains copies and a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) convention in Seaside, Oregon. He discusses his work on the McClellan Committee (formally known as the United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management), including proposed legislation to end labor racketeering, and addresses increasing the minimum wage and unemployment benefits.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6618-E
President John F. Kennedy signs Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Standing, L-R: Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (behind Rayburn); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama); Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (Michigan); Congressman Otto Passman (Louisiana); Congressman Chester E. Merrow (New Hampshire); Congressman William H. Natcher (Kentucky); Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Congressman John J. Rooney (New York); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); unidentified; former President Harry S. Truman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6618-B
President John F. Kennedy signs Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Standing, L-R: Chairman of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Ambassador of Uruguay, Carlos A. Clulow; Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora; Chairman of the Council of the OAS, Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Otto Passman (Louisiana); Congressman Chester E. Merrow (New Hampshire); Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Congressman John J. Rooney (New York); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); unidentified; former President Harry S. Truman (facing away); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, Wymberley Coerr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6618-A
President John F. Kennedy speaks prior to signing Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Others, L-R: Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Chairman of the Inter-American Economic and Social Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Ambassador of Uruguay, Carlos A. Clulow; unidentified man in back; Secretary General of the OAS, Dr. José Mora; Chairman of the Council of the OAS, Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts (in back); Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama); Congressman Gerald R. Ford, Jr., of Michigan (in shadow); Congressman William H. Natcher of Kentucky (in back); Congressman Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Senator Wayne Morse (Oregon); Congressman John J. Rooney (New York); former President Harry S. Truman; Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont); two unidentified men. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6672-C
President John F. Kennedy signs the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); and Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6672-B
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Unidentified man; Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); and an unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6672-A
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Unidentified man; Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); unidentified man; Congressman Wright Patman (Texas); and two unidentified men. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6669-C
President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon) after signing H.R. 6713 Public Law 87-61 Federal Aid Highway Act, amending certain laws and other provisions regarding the Federal highway program. (L-R) Congressman John McCormack (Massachusetts), Senator Francis Case (South Dakota), Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan), Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), President Kennedy (seated at desk), Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota), Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland), Senator Neuberger, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, unidentified man (partially hidden), Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, unidentified man, and Congressman William C. Cramer (Florida). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6669-B
President John F. Kennedy signs the H.R. 6713 Public Law 87-61 Federal Aid Highway Act, amending certain laws and other provisions regarding the Federal highway program. (L-R) Congressman Robert E. Jones (Alabama), unidentified man, Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky), Congressman Noah M. Mason (Illinois), Congressman Gordon H. Scherer (Ohio), Congressman Thomas J. O’Brien (Illinois), Congressman Wilbur Mills (Arkansas), Senator Harry F. Byrd (Virginia), Senator Robert Kerr (Oklahoma), Congressman John McCormack (Massachusetts), Senator Francis Case (South Dakota), Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan), Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), President Kennedy (seated at desk), Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota), Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland), Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6669-A
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the H.R. 6713 Public Law 87-61 Federal Aid Highway Act, amending certain laws and other provisions regarding the Federal highway program. (L-R) Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin), Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky), Congressman Noah M. Mason (Illinois), Congressman Gordon H. Scherer (Ohio), Congressman Thomas J. O’Brien (Illinois), Congressman Wilbur Mills (Arkansas), Senator Robert Kerr (Oklahoma), Senator Harry F. Byrd (Virginia), Congressman John McCormack (Massachusetts), Senator Francis Case (South Dakota), President Kennedy (seated at desk), Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan), Senator Dennis Chávez (New Mexico), Congressman John A. Blatnik (Minnesota), Congressman George H. Fallon (Maryland), Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon), Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, two unidentified men, and Federal Highway Administrator Rex M. Whitton. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1030-034
This folder contains copies of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy titled, “Labor – The Source of American Strength,” in Oregon and Wisconsin. In the speech Senator Kennedy discusses the importance of organized labor in the history of the United States and internationally, a need for labor-management reform and social welfare legislation, the effect of automation on labor, and the defeat of anti-labor legislation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1032-008
This folder contains a Congressional Record and copies of speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy in Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin concerning legislation for a national medical insurance program to assist aged citizens with health care costs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1030-030
This folder contains speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy at conventions of the ALF-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations) in California, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, and Oregon. Topics include legislation for unemployment insurance, the minimum wage, and care for the aged; effects of automation on the labor industry; racketeering and corruption within the labor movement; and the endorsement of Senator Kennedy by the AFL-CIO for the 1960 presidential campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1029-032
This folder contains copies of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy titled, "The Crisis in American Education," concerning insufficient training for educators and a deficiency in funding for schools. Also included are copies of remarks made by Senator Kennedy in Oregon and Wisconsin regarding overcrowded schools, an inadequate number of teachers, and a bill granting money to states for the construction of schools and salary increases for teachers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1027-005
This folder contains press releases, statements, speeches, and transcripts of press conferences given by Senator John F. Kennedy in Alaska, California, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Washington during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics addressed include voter registration, labor, legislation and congressional relations, the 1960 campaign, natural resources, Communism, Latin America, and the Soviet Union.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C17938
President John F. Kennedy speaks prior to signing Public Law 87-41, Inter-American Social and Economic Cooperation Program and the Chilean Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program Act. Others, L-R: Chairman of the Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), Dr. Fernando Lobo; Congressman John J. Rhodes (Arizona); Congressman Joseph M. Montoya (New Mexico); Congressman Silvio O. Conte (Massachusetts); Senator J. W. Fulbright (Arkansas); President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota (in back); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (Alabama); Congressman Otto Passman (Louisiana); former President Harry S. Truman; Congressman William H. Natcher of Kentucky (in back); Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon (in front of Natcher); Congressman John J. Rooney of New York (in front of Morse). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.