Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JOJH-02
John Jay Hooker Jr. was the National Director of Men and Women for the Kennedy Campaign in Washington D.C. in 1960 and special assistant to Robert F. Kennedy from 1961 to 1962. This interview focuses on anti-Catholic sentiment in the 1960 presidential campaign, Hooker’s interactions with Eleanor Roosevelt, and Hooker’s attempts to seek endorsements in the campaign, among other topics.