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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-JKJ-01
Interviewee(s)
Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986
Biographical Note
(1904 - 1986) Senator from New York (1957 - 1981)
Interviewer(s)
Charles Morrissey
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
In this interview Javits discusses first meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] in 1946; working with JFK in the House of Representatives on housing and veterans issues and in the Senate on different pieces of legislation; the confrontation between Javits and JFK in the Senate on medicare; social interactions with Senator JFK; JFK’s occasional “offbeat position;” the 1960 presidential election; and JFK’s sense of humor, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
26 April 1966
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Donated to the United States
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Jacob K. Javits, recorded interview by Charles Morrissey, April 26, 1966, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Use Restriction Note
Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Accession Number
OH 1968-005
Transcript
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