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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-REH-01
In this interview Hedrick discusses how he first became interested in John F. Kennedy [JFK] as a presidential candidate and initial interactions with him; the 1960 West Virginia [WV] presidential primary; the economics of Randolph County, WV; the issue of religion during JFK’s 1960 campaign; the Douglas Committee and legislation; forestry and Randolph County’s economy; Hubert H. Humphrey’s campaign in Randolph County during the 1960 primary; mining communities in southern WV; which of JFK’s domestic policies played well in WV; the students and faculty of Randolph County colleges and JFK’s campaign; Republican hostility towards JFK versus religious hostility in the 1960 election; the impact of JFK’s war record on the WV vote; how the JFK campaign helped WV’s national image and reputation; and the 1960 Democratic National Convention, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HWH-01
In this interview Hazen discusses how he came to support JFK for the 1960 presidential nomination; Paul Corbin and JFK’s campaign in Wisconsin’s seventh district during both the primary and the general election; how Republicans in the seventh district voted in the Wisconsin primary and the general election; JFK’s ignorance of how the farm economy worked; tensions between JFK’s and Hubert H. Humphrey’s campaigns; the attempt to woo Humphrey’s Wisconsin delegates over to JFK’s side; the 1960 vice presidential nomination; and bitterness over Humphrey’s loss of the Democratic nomination in 1960, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KMB-01
Birkhead discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy (JFK), during JFK’s years in the U.S. Congress, the 1960 presidential campaign, and the evolution of JFK’s knowledge of and views on agriculture, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PAHD-01
Douglas discusses his memories of John F. Kennedy as a Senator and as President, including their work on labor and civil rights legislation, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RVF-01
In this interview Fitzgerald discusses his first time meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK]; JFK’s campaign visit to South Dakota in September 1960; the importance of agriculture in JFK’s Administration; the reaction to JFK’s death in agricultural fields; and the role of agricultural committees in civil defense, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CTE-01
Ellis discusses JFK’s early voting record concerning conservation and public power, JFK’s relation with the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), and results of the foreign aid program, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RBW-04
Weaver discusses the contributions of the Kennedy Administration and John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] personality in relation to urban and rural societies and urbanization. He discusses his relationship with White House staff as well as those within the Housing and Home Finance Agency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ATT-01
This interview focuses on discussions of the farm problem before and during John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidency, the 1960 Farm conference and rally in Iowa, and recollections of JFK’s assassination and the following days, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DAW-01
Williams discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] position regarding soil and water conservation. He covers the development of JFK’s conservation efforts with the United States Department of Agriculture and the programs and policies JFK supported, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HDN-01
This interview focuses on the relationship of the National Grange and other farm organizations to the Kennedy administration, the 1960 presidential election, and the 1960 presidential campaign, among other topics.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-010-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate rural America as a 1988 presidential campaign issue and the important issues affecting rural Americans, such as agriculture, business, and rural development. The episode aired on Tuesday, August 11, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-012-002
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 need to reform the Medicare system of payments to hospitals, which pays urban hospitals more than rural hospitals. The episode aired on Wednesday, December 20, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-014-014
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 need for federal support for community development corporations (CDCs) to help create new jobs, provide job training, and renovate housing in urban and rural areas with declining development and deepening poverty. The episode aired on Wednesday, June 24, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-012-017
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 need for congressional action to control malpractice insurance costs and overall healthcare costs. The Senators comment on the effects of malpractice insurance costs on doctors practicing in rural areas. The episode aired on Thursday, May 7, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-035-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation to reform the Medicare system of payments to hospitals, which pays urban hospitals more than rural hospitals. The episode aired on Friday, February 24, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-011-016
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 coalition of ranchers and farmers, "Ranchers & Farmers for Dole (RFD)", that supports Bob Dole in the 1988 Presidential election. The episode aired on Wednesday, September 16, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-032-004
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) has served its mission to help bring electricity and telephone service to rural areas, and whether funding for current REA loan programs should be cut from the federal budget. The episode aired on Friday, August 13, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-008-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate an experiment by some Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals in rural areas to treat patients from the general public. The episode aired on Wednesday, January 22, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-008-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether action is needed to address the problem of default by medical doctors in the National Health Service Corps, who practice in neglected rural areas in exchange for federal scholarships. The episode aired on Friday, January 10, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-007-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate reforming the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) to cut federal spending. The episode aired on Tuesday, December 17, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-027-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) has served its mission to help bring electricity and telephone service to rural areas, and whether funding for current REA loan programs should be cut from the federal budget. The episode aired on Thursday, April 29, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-002-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a congressional initiative to raise the fee for ranchers and farmers to graze their livestock on public lands. The episode aired on Friday, August 23, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-017-014
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 vote in the U.S. Senate to defeat an increase to grazing fees, which are fees paid by ranchers who graze their cattle on federal land. Senator Kennedy refers to the current grazing fee as a federal subsidy to ranchers. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 8, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-14-D
AR38, KN36
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-024-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate how Congress can provide relief and support for farmers and ranchers in agricultural communities that have suffered from drought. The episode aired on Monday, July 4, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.