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Dolan discusses John F. Kennedy’s (JFK) pre-1960 convention Colorado visits, the Colorado Democratic Party’s dislike of JFK, and the 1960 Democratic National Convention, among other issues.

In this interview they discuss their article in Look magazine; personal recollections of President John F. Kennedy's [JFK] assassination; working on JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK’s campaigning style; JFK’s relationship with the press, White House staff, and his family; and JFK’s trips to Nassau, Europe, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch, among other issues.

In this interview Hilsman discusses his initial interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; Hilsman’s appointment to the Department of State during the Kennedy Administration; Foreign Service officers and “hot-seat” jobs; issues with Dean Rusk as Secretary of State; reorganizing the Bureau of Intelligence and Research; the flow of information between the State Department and the White House; staffing the State Department; the use of satellite intelligence; John A. McCone; working with and around Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; JFK, RFK, and Vietnam; Edward G. Lansdale; Maxwell D. Taylor; the connection between Vietnam and Laos; U.S. action in Laos; the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam; the impact of WWII on Hilsman and JFK’s generation; and the 1963 coup in Vietnam, among other issues.

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.

In this interview Harrison discusses his interactions with John F. Kennedy [JFK] beginning when JFK was a congressman; the American Veterans Committee’s interest in JFK; JFK’s personal interactions with journalists; The New Republic’s support for Adlai E. Stevenson over the years and then for JFK in 1960; Stevenson’s position within JFK’s Administration; an article about the Bay of Pigs that Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., asked Harrison to pull; and Harrison’s opinion of JFK as President, among other issues.

In this interview Hackett discusses working in the Justice Department under Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy [RFK], specifically on the issues of juvenile delinquency and poverty; getting the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act passed and processing the related grant applications; traveling with RFK to impoverished areas; experiencing friction with R. Sargent Shriver, Jr., as head of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s war on poverty; and RFK’s approach to poverty programs, among other issues.

Miller discusses problems with organized crime and investigative jurisdiction among government agencies, among other issues.

Miller discusses working with United States attorneys and the passage of influential legislation in prosecuting organized crime cases, among other issues.

Evans discusses RFK’s involvement with the McClellan Committee, his role as liaison to RFK as Attorney General, and traveling with RFK, among other issues.

Evans discusses organized crime, RFK and J. Edgar Hoover’s relationship, and the relationship between the FBI and the Department of Justice, among other issues.

Evans discusses investigating Kennedy administration appointments, FBI investigations of civil rights issues, and RFK’s personal relationships, among other issues.

Evans discusses wiretapping under RFK and telephone taps on Martin Luther King, Jr., among other issues.

Evans discusses FBI wiretapping procedure, RFK and Hoover during the December ’66 controversy, and MLK wiretapping, among other issues.

Feldman discusses his role in JFK’s presidential campaign in New York state, the organization of the campaign in New York, contact with RFK after he became attorney general, and discussing a run for the Senate in New York, among other issues.

In this interview Javits discusses initial encounters with and impressions of Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; RFK as Attorney General and judicial appointments; RFK’s 1964 Senate campaign; working with Senator RFK and issues between RFK and Javits in the Senate; the “many capacities” of RFK; RFK’s public speaking ability; and Bedford-Stuyvesant, among other issues.

Schlei discusses the Civil Rights Act of 1963, passing immigration legislation, and the atmosphere of the Justice Department, among other issues.

Clark discusses his appointment as Assistant Attorney General for the Lands division, problems and changes in the Land division, and Robert F. Kennedy’s concern for Native Americans, among other issues.

Douglas discusses his personal and professional relationship with Robert F. Kennedy, their 1955 trip to Russia, and his impressions of Robert F. Kennedy as Attorney General, among other issues.

Douglas discusses his impressions of Robert F. Kennedy as Attorney General and Senator, and Robert F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, among other issues.

Silberling discusses the breakdown of work in the Organized Crime Section of the Department of Justice, and relationships with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, among other issues.

Silberling discusses issues with particular cases in the Organized Crime Section of the Department of Justice, and Robert F. Kennedy’s working style and methods, among other issues.

In this interview Nolan discusses Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] right after John F. Kennedy’s assassination; RFK’s speeches and appearances in early 1964 and his plans to leave the Department of Justice; the trip to Europe in the summer of 1964; planning RFK’s visit to Poland; RFK in Germany and Poland; and RFK’s decision to run for Senate in New York in 1964 and his campaign, among other issues.