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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AEH-02
In this interview Henry discusses how he first got involved in civil rights activity and how he became an active leader in the NAACP; contact with the Justice Department during the Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration; the FBI investigation into Henry and into the civil rights movement; Henry’s relationship with Medgar Evers; voting rights and voter registration campaigns; beatings and killings of activists in Mississippi; the NAACP and the 1960 presidential election; Jim Silver; Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders; labor movement leadership and the NAACP in the sixties; the relationships among the various civil rights organizations, including the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, SCLC, and SNCC; organizing boycotts of certain stores; Henry’s arrest in 1961; and the disappearance and murder of Andrew Goodman, Mickey Schwerner, and James Chaney in 1964, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-09-22-C
AR11
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LDB-02
Battle discusses the Bureau of Cultural Affairs, including the Inter-Agency Youth Committee and Robert F. Kennedy’s involvement in youth affairs, and Battle’s efforts to improve the status of the Bureau.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WB-01
Barthelmes discusses relations between Robert F. Kennedy's (RFK) senate office and different news outlets and reporters, RFK’s personality and eccentricities, and his rapport with different groups that he spoke to, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-08-06-B
ST28
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-05-31-B
AR21, ST11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-08-A
AR22, KN18
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-28-I
[print folder not found]
Textual folder
Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-086-001
This scrapbook, compiled to commemorate the establishment, construction, and dedication of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Home for Children in the Bronx, New York, documents the life and naval career of Lieutenant Kennedy and the early history of the Home for Children that was named in his honor. The cover displays the engraving, "Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. / Home for Children / Bronx, New York." Newspaper clippings cover Lieutenant Kennedy’s enlistment and commission as ensign in the United States Naval Reserve; his death while piloting a U.S. Navy aircraft over Blythburgh, East Suffolk, England; his posthumous receipt of the Navy Cross; the launching of the U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., naval destroyer; the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Foundation’s donation to the Archdiocese of New York for the establishment of the Home for Children; and the Home’s blessing and dedication on October 29, 1950. Photographs capture Lieutenant Kennedy posing in his Harvard University football uniform; receiving his wings from his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; wearing his flight jacket; and standing in flight gear with his airplane. Also pictured are interior, exterior, and aerial views of the Home for Children’s buildings; children and staff using the Home’s various facilities; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman, and members of the Kennedy family at the blessing and dedication ceremony, including Joseph, Sr., Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and his wife, Ethel Kennedy, and Jean Kennedy; the unveiling of a portrait of Lieutenant Kennedy and a bronze plaque bearing his citation for the Navy Cross; the groundbreaking for the Home’s new chapel-gymnasium on March 5, 1951; children participating in a radio broadcast charity campaign; the Home’s first graduates; and children meeting the Mayor of New York City, Vincent R. Impellitteri. Other items of note are an invitation to and a program for the Home’s dedication ceremony. This scrapbook contains 27 photographic prints, ten newspaper clippings, one invitation, and one program.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6803-E
President John F. Kennedy signs the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act (S. 279) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Representative Carl Elliott of Alabama; Senator Herman E. Talmadge of Georgia (in back); Representative Charles S. Joelson of New Jersey; Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr. of New Jersey (partially hidden behind Representative Joelson); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Ivan Nestingen; Representative Carroll Kearns of Pennsylvania; Representative John Brademas of Indiana (in back); Representative Edith Green of Oregon; Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia; Representative Robert Giaimo of Connecticut; Senator Lister Hill of Alabama; Representative John E. Fogarty of Rhode Island; Senator John A. Carroll of Colorado; Executive Director of the President’s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime, David L. Hackett; Under Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz (in back, mostly hidden); Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (mostly hidden, head turned); Senator Jacob Javits of New York; Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6803-B
President John F. Kennedy signs the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act (S. 279) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Representative Carl Elliott of Alabama; Senator Herman E. Talmadge of Georgia (in back); Representative Charles S. Joelson of New Jersey; Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr. of New Jersey (partially hidden behind Representative Joelson); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Ivan Nestingen; Representative Carroll Kearns of Pennsylvania; Representative Edith Green of Oregon; Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia; Representative Robert Giaimo of Connecticut; Senator Lister Hill of Alabama; Representative John E. Fogarty of Rhode Island; Under Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz; Senator John A. Carroll of Colorado; Executive Director of the President’s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime, David L. Hackett; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Senator Jacob Javits of New York; Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6803-A
President John F. Kennedy signs the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act (S. 279) in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Representative Carl Elliott of Alabama; Senator Herman E. Talmadge of Georgia (in back); Representative Charles S. Joelson of New Jersey; Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr. of New Jersey (partially hidden behind Representative Joelson); Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Ivan Nestingen; Representative Carroll Kearns of Pennsylvania; Representative John Brademas of Indiana (in back); Representative Edith Green of Oregon; Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia; Representative Robert Giaimo of Connecticut; Senator Lister Hill of Alabama; Representative John E. Fogarty of Rhode Island; Under Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz; Senator John A. Carroll of Colorado; Executive Director of the President’s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime, David L. Hackett; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Senator Jacob Javits of New York; Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-016-001-p0060
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy standing in his office with members of the Youth-to-Youth Project, an agency established to coordinate correspondence between American youth and those of less developed nations. Among those present at the meeting with Robert Kennedy were Project Chairman Thomas Caplan, Pamela Spence, James Hardesty, Dorothy Dowling, and David Winstead.
Collection
ECPP
Government official. Information Assistant, President’s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency. Minutes, newsletters, reports, training manuals, and publications relating to her work on the President’s Committee on Juvenile Delinquency.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22180
President John F. Kennedy attends the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. President Kennedy presents the medal to Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon. Left to right: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); President Kennedy; Gerald Lee Davis; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Representative James Harvey (Michigan); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; medal recipient, Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan (partially hidden). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22179
President John F. Kennedy attends the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. President Kennedy presents the medal to Mary Ann Kingry, of Saginaw, Michigan. Left to right: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; unidentified; Representative Al Ullman of Oregon (partially hidden); President Kennedy; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); medal recipient, Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon; Representative James Harvey of Michigan (in back); Ms. Kingry; medal recipient, Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan (partially hidden); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22178
President John F. Kennedy and others listen as Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (at microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. Left to right: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); unidentified (partially hidden); President Kennedy; Representative Al Ullman of Oregon (partially hidden); medal recipient, Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Attorney General Kennedy; Representative James Harvey of Michigan (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); medal recipient, Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan; medal recipient, Mary Ann Kingry, of Saginaw, Michigan. Associate Press Secretary, Andrew T. Hatcher (right of column), stands in background. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22177
President John F. Kennedy and others listen as Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (right of microphones), delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. Left to right: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover (mostly hidden on edge of frame); Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana (partially hidden); unidentified; President Kennedy; medal recipient, Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Attorney General Kennedy; Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan (in back, mostly hidden); medal recipient, Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan; medal recipient, Mary Ann Kingry, of Saginaw, Michigan. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22176
President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, stand with attendees of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service presentation ceremony. Those pictured include: medal recipients, Mary Ann Kingry (Saginaw, Michigan), Gordon Bernard Kilmer (Reed City, Michigan), and Gerald Lee Davis (Ontario, Oregon); Representative James Harvey (Michigan); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Representative Al Ullman (Oregon); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Mark D. Seath (rescued by Gordon Bernard Kilmer). Also listed in the President's schedule: Mr. and Mrs. Loren G. Davis; Janie Davis; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kilmer; Vincent P. Kingry; Ann C. Kingry; Dora L. Shaver (teacher of Gerald Lee Davis); Edward E. Seath; Dorothy T. Junghans, of the Department of Justice. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22175
President John F. Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks at the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. Left to right: Representative Al Ullman of Oregon (mostly hidden on edge of frame); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); President Kennedy; Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Representative James Harvey (Michigan); medal recipient, Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; medal recipient, Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon; Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); medal recipient, Mary Ann Kingry, of Saginaw, Michigan. Presidential Assistant, John J. McNally (in doorway), stands at right in background. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemish in upper right portion of image is original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22174
President John F. Kennedy attends the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. President Kennedy (at microphones) shakes hands with Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan, after presenting him with the medal. Left to right: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; Representative Al Ullman (Oregon); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); the President; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Gordon Bernard Kilmer; Representative James Harvey (Michigan); Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C22173
President John F. Kennedy attends the presentation ceremony of the Young American Medals for Bravery and Service. President Kennedy (at microphones) delivers remarks after presenting the medal to Gordon Bernard Kilmer, of Reed City, Michigan. Left to right: Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar Hoover; Representative Al Ullman (Oregon); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); the President; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Gordon Bernard Kilmer; Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy; Mark D. Seath (rescued by Kilmer); medal recipient, Gerald Lee Davis, of Ontario, Oregon (mostly hidden); Senator Maurine Neuberger of Oregon (partially hidden on edge of frame). Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-361-9-63
Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (onstage, at lectern), delivers remarks to students participating in the White House Summer Seminar. Unidentified arena, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-361-8-63
Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (at lectern), delivers remarks to students participating in the White House Summer Seminar. Unidentified arena, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-361-7-63
Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy (at lectern), delivers remarks to students participating in the White House Summer Seminar. All others are unidentified. Unidentified arena, Washington, D.C.