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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WH-01
In this interview Holness discusses her job at the White House; interactions with and impressions of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis; the Kennedy family moving into the White House; traveling with presidential families; interacting with the Kennedy children; and learning of President Kennedy’s death, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AUG-01
In this interview Heckscher discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as an “inspiration to cultural life”; Heckscher’s involvement in government affairs prior to becoming a Special Consultant to the President; the invitation of 168 artists to JFK’s 1961 inauguration and its impact; how Heckscher came to work for the White House; discussing Heckscher’s position with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.; the reasoning behind the creation of the new position of Special Consultant on the Arts and the favorable public reaction to it; enlarging the definition of “The Arts,” especially regarding architecture; Arthur Goldberg; the establishment of the Freedom Medal; creating the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts through executive order; personal impressions of JFK; setting up Heckscher’s office and staff; how Heckscher was meant to advise JFK and what his position entailed; the Cultural Center [Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]; conversations with JFK; Mrs. Kennedy’s expansive work for the arts; the arts as part of national policy; working with other White House staff members and other Departments; designing special postage stamps; what the President’s role in the arts should be; and the Fine Arts Commission, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-11-25-C
ST34, KN40
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-SLF-01
Fox discusses Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy’s aesthetic influence on White House social events, presidential citations, and the White House renovation, and Fox’s work in preparing for John F. Kennedy’s funeral, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WVE-01
Elder discusses the White House renovation project, the media attention, and the roles of JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-02
In this interview Wicker discusses John F. Kennedy's [JFK] unique way of giving speeches; Lyndon B. Johnson’s unhappiness with his position as Vice President; Anthony J. Celebrezze’s appointment to the Cabinet, 1962; Wicker’s sources for Kennedy Without Tears; traveling with JFK to Texas in November, 1963; the motorcade through Dallas on November 22, 1963; the confusion after the shooting and learning what happened; gathering information from witnesses and hospital staff at Parkland Hospital; the announcement of JFK’s death and the general atmosphere after; Johnson’s swearing in as President; reporting on the day’s events from the airport; and the rapid transition to the Johnson White House, among other issues.
Collection
PCP
Photographs, 1919-1963 (bulk 1937-1963). Photographs of John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and colleagues, and his political activities. Contains photographs of Kennedy's early years, family homes, his naval service during World War II, and his political activities in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The largest portions of this collection cover Kennedy's Senate Years (1953-1960), and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.
Collection
MPC
Photographs, 1939-1968. 35mm and 4" x 5" black and white contact sheets, one silver-gelatin print, one reel 35mm negative microfilm. Images made by Magnum Photos, Inc. photographers, featuring John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, members of the Kennedy family, and their associates.
Collection
LMPC
Photographs, 1957-1963. 8” x 10” black-and-white prints. Images made by LOOK Magazine, Cowles Communications, Inc., featuring John F. Kennedy at various events during his tenure as Senator through his presidency. Members of the Kennedy family, Kennedy administration and foreign dignitaries also appear.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-07-02-A
AR23, ST12, KN19
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-28-C
AR23, ST11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-28-A
AR23
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-21-D
AR23, ST11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-29-B
AR19, ST09, KN15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-15-F
AR21, ST10, KN17
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-09-C
AR20, KN16
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-27-H
ST16, KN26
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-11-F
AR19, KN15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-04-10-C
AR19, KN14
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-12-05-J
AR14, KN11
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-018-015
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-110-021
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's extensive restoration of the White House. Materials in this folder include memoranda regarding news media coverage of the restoration process, a ceremony devoted to the presentation of Woodrow Wilson's typewriter, and the First Lady's meeting with members of the Special Committee for White House Paintings.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29747
Framed photographs of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and her father, John Vernou Bouvier III, sit on a table in the West Sitting Hall. White House, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-067-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Pamela Turnure, Press Secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Topics include a television show by NBC titled "The World of Jacqueline Kennedy," a dinner for Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg, general reminders for the President, and an article about the White House restoration by Newsweek.