About Oral History
Digital Identifier
JFKOH-RFK-06
Interviewee(s)
Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
Marshall, Burke, 1922-2003
Biographical Note
(1925 - 1968) Brother of President Kennedy; Attorney General of the United States (1961-1964); Senator from New York (1965-1968)
Interviewer(s)
Anthony Lewis
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
Portion(s) Closed
Description
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Marshall discuss civil rights legislation, and how it was innovative and yet inevitable; meetings between RFK and businessmen on civil rights legislation; RFK’s unintentional intimidation of the businessmen based on his history with Senate hearings on labor; attempting to put leadership in the community (North and South) to deal with the problem of segregation and other racial discrimination; hostile treatment of RFK in Alabama; working with the NAACP on school desegregation; the desegregation of the University of Alabama, and the question of if and how to bring in troops to help; and using the incident at the University of Alabama as a political stepping stone, among other issues.
Date(s) of Materials
6 December 1964
Deed Status
No Deed
Copyright Status
Retained by Donor
Collection
Series
Series 1. John F. Kennedy Oral History Interviews, 1964-2012.
Preferred Citation
Robert F. Kennedy, recorded interview by Anthony Lewis, December 6, 1964, (page number), John F. Kennedy Library Oral History Program.
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Use Restriction Note
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Accession Number
OH(R) 1979-002
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