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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JJH-01
In this interview Holtz discusses his relationship with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; working on JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; comparisons between JFK and Henry Cabot Lodge during the 1952 Senate race; JFK, Holtz, and the Algerian crisis; JFK’s involvement with Holtz’s 1954 and 1956 congressional campaigns; discussing Senator Joseph McCarthy with JFK; the 1956 Democratic National Convention; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ wedding, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WJH-01
In this interview Hartigan discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] for the first time; working with Kenneth P. O’Donnell on JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; the Democratic Party in Massachusetts; JFK as a Senator; JFK’s try for the vice presidential nomination in 1956; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; the 1960 West Virginia and Wisconsin presidential primaries; traveling with JFK during his 1960 campaign; working in the White House and traveling with President JFK; moving over to the Post Office Department; and JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TPC-01
Costin discusses the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s divisions and changes, the John William McCormack supporters’ anti-Kennedy sentiment, and the events leading up to John F. Kennedy’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SOC-01
Conte discusses his collaboration with John F. Kennedy (JFK) as a fellow Massachusetts politician, passage of the foreign aid bill, and changes to the Secret Service following JFK’s assassination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAGC-01
Colbert discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, the effects of JFK’s 1958 Senate victory on the Massachusetts Democratic Party, and the 1956 Massachusetts Democratic State Committee chairmanship battle.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JEC-01
Casey discusses Massachusetts politics, including his 1942 Senate race against John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, his interactions with Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., and John F. Kennedy’s years in Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ECB-01
Berube discusses the 1952 campaign, Massachusetts politics, humorous and poignant anecdotes about Berube’s friendship with John F. Kennedy (JFK), and the story behind JFK’s wedding cake, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FCB-01
Belen discusses the congressional retirement program, relations between the Kennedy White House and the Postal Service, and the Plymouth mail robbery, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SB-01
Beer discusses John F. Kennedy''s place in the Democratic Party and relationship with Democratic politicians, social issues and social programs, his extramarital affairs and those of other politicians, and various academics involved with the Kennedy administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JFC-01
Cahill discusses Democratic politics in Massachusetts and nationally from the 1910s to 1960s, touching in particular upon John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald’s political career, John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, and the 1956 Democratic National Convention at which JFK was nominated for vice president, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-GHB-01
Byrne discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) campaigns for the House of Representatives, Senate, and presidency; JFK’s relationships with other Massachusetts Democrats, including Foster Furcolo and John William McCormack; and JFK’s influence on Massachusetts political races, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAMB-01
Burns discusses the assessments of John F. Kennedy that he made in his book, Kennedy and Theodore C. Sorensen’s critiques of the book, the authorship of Profiles in Courage, and whether or not Kennedy’s decision-making involved emotion, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAAB-02
Burke discusses John F. Kennedy’s personality and political skill, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAAB-01
Burke discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) congressional and presidential campaigns, and JFK’s time in Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TMB-01
Broderick discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) 1946 congressional campaign, including campaign workers, events, and strategies; his 1952 senate campaign; and humorous anecdotes illustrating JFK’s personality, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JMM-01
Mannix discusses her contributions to John F. Kennedy’s Senate campaign and working on Capitol Hill, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ENL-01
In this interview Lincoln discusses how she started working for John F. Kennedy [JFK] when he was in Congress; moving JFK from the House of Representatives to the Senate; JFK’s Senate office organization; Senator JFK’s relationship with the Massachusetts press; Senator JFK’s speeches and decisions; and Senator JFK’s travels between Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JFL-01
Leahy discusses the congressional campaign, and personal stories of JFK, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MSG-01
Gwirtzman discusses the 1960 campaign, time on the staff for Senator Benjamin A. Smith and Edward M. Kennedy, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PWG-01
Glennon discusses his participation in the 1952 and 1958 Senate campaigns, and the presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AG-01
Galluccio discusses JFK’s political aspirations, working in Cambridge on the campaign in 1946, and JFK’s personality and college days, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FOF-01
Furcolo discusses working with John F. Kennedy [JFK] in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the gubernatorial relationship with JFK during the 1960 campaign and his presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-09
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] decision to enter politics right after WWII; JFK’s campaign for the House of Representatives and Kennedy family and supporters’ roles in it; JFK as a campaigner, strengths and weaknesses; traveling around the world with JFK in 1951 and meeting foreign leaders; JFK’s interest in foreign affairs while in Congress; JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; the Massachusetts Democratic Party; Adlai E. Stevenson; Paul A. Dever; the tea parties for JFK’s campaigns; the organization of JFK’s 1952 campaign; and the 1956 Democratic National Convention and the question of the vice-presidential nomination, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BAJ-01
In this interview Jacobson discusses meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] at Harvard University in 1936 and interactions with him at the school; visiting the Cape with the Kennedy family, 1937–1938; JFK’s plans for after his Harvard graduation; JFK’s 1946 congressional campaign; flying back with JFK from the 1960 Democratic National Convention; interactions with the Kennedy boys at Harvard; social interactions with JFK; visiting JFK in Washington, D.C.; JFK’s distrust of Fidel Castro; and Jacobson’s long relationship with JFK and the Kennedy family, among other issues.