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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKJ-01
In this interview Javits discusses first meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] in 1946; working with JFK in the House of Representatives on housing and veterans issues and in the Senate on different pieces of legislation; the confrontation between Javits and JFK in the Senate on medicare; social interactions with Senator JFK; JFK’s occasional “offbeat position;” the 1960 presidential election; and JFK’s sense of humor, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-21-C
AR23, KN18
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-009-002
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the efforts of the American Veterans Committee (AVC) to ensure adequate veterans' pensions and eliminate segregationist policies in the military. Materials include memoranda, reports, and letters between Murray Gross, National Chairman of the AVC, and Carlisle P. Runge, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22350
President John F. Kennedy (center left, with back to camera) visits with members of the American Veterans Committee (AVC). Those present include: National Chairman of the AVC, Murray Gross; National Vice Chairman of the AVC, Dr. Paul Philips Cooke; editor of The New Republic and former National Chairman of the AVC, Gilbert A. Harrison; member of the National Executive Committee of the AVC, John D. Fauntleroy; Special Counsel to the AVC, Phineas Indritz; member of the National Board of the AVC, Bernard J. Cogan; Executive Director of the AVC, J. Arnold Feldman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22349
President John F. Kennedy (left) visits with members of the American Veterans Committee (AVC). Those present include: National Chairman of the AVC, Murray Gross; National Vice Chairman of the AVC, Dr. Paul Philips Cooke; editor of The New Republic and former National Chairman of the AVC, Gilbert A. Harrison; member of the National Executive Committee of the AVC, John D. Fauntleroy; Special Counsel to the AVC, Phineas Indritz; member of the National Board of the AVC, Bernard J. Cogan; Executive Director of the AVC, J. Arnold Feldman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-290-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with members of the American Veterans Committee (AVC). Those present include: National Chairman of the AVC, Murray Gross; National Vice Chairman of the AVC, Dr. Paul Philips Cooke; editor of The New Republic and former National Chairman of the AVC, Gilbert A. Harrison; member of the National Executive Committee of the AVC, John D. Fauntleroy; Special Counsel to the AVC, Phineas Indritz; member of the National Board of the AVC, Bernard J. Cogan; Executive Director of the AVC, J. Arnold Feldman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes and scratches on image are original to the negative.]
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-290-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (center left) visits with members of the American Veterans Committee (AVC). Those present include: National Chairman of the AVC, Murray Gross; National Vice Chairman of the AVC, Dr. Paul Philips Cooke; editor of The New Republic and former National Chairman of the AVC, Gilbert A. Harrison; member of the National Executive Committee of the AVC, John D. Fauntleroy; Special Counsel to the AVC, Phineas Indritz; member of the National Board of the AVC, Bernard J. Cogan; Executive Director of the AVC, J. Arnold Feldman. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemishes and scratches on image are original to the negative.]