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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHH-01
In this interview Hodges discusses the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions; the 1960 National Governors’ Conference; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the Department of Commerce, including reorganization, agencies within the Department, and relations with other groups; establishing the U.S. Travel Service; the Business Advisory Council; businessmen and government; the economic recession in 1960–1961; the Area Redevelopment Act; the 1962 rise in steel prices; balance of payments; and trips abroad, among other issues.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy signs the S-610 Act, establishing the United States Travel Service within the Department of Commerce. (L-R) Unidentified man, Congressman Robert W. Hemphill (South Carolina), unidentified man (in back), Congressman Peter F. Mack (Illinois), Congressman Milton W. Glenn (New Jersey), Congressman John B. Bennett (Michigan), Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas), President Kennedy, unidentified man (in back), Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Chairman of the European Travel Commission Manolita T. Doelger, Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island), Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges (in back), and unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy signs the S-610 Act, establishing the United States Travel Service within the Department of Commerce. (L-R) Unidentified man, Congressman Robert W. Hemphill (South Carolina), unidentified man, Congressman Peter F. Mack (Illinois), Congressman Milton W. Glenn (New Jersey), Congressman John B. Bennett (Michigan), Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas), President Kennedy, unidentified man (in back), Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Chairman of the European Travel Commission Manolita T. Doelger, Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island), Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges (in back), and unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6670-A
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the S-610 Act, establishing the United States Travel Service within the Department of Commerce. (L-R) Unidentified man, Kennedy family friend Kirk LeMoyne “Lem” Billings, unidentified man, Congressman Robert W. Hemphill (South Carolina), unidentified man, Congressman Peter F. Mack (Illinois), Congressman Milton W. Glenn (New Jersey), Congressman John B. Bennett (Michigan), Congressman Oren Harris (Arkansas), President Kennedy, unidentified man (in back), Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), Chairman of the European Travel Commission Manolita T. Doelger, Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island), and Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.