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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ECH-01
This interview focuses on Hutchinson’s appointment to the Kennedy Administration, the Agency for International Development, and new attitudes towards Africa, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-03
This interview focuses on U.S. economic policy in regards to Cuba during the Kennedy Admin., reactions of U.S. citizens to the Cuban policy, and the United States' economic investments in Cuba at the time of Fidel Castro's takeover, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-02
This interview focuses on relations with Cuba under the Kennedy Administration, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban exile community, and the Cold War, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROAH-01
This interview focuses on Bay of Pigs prisoners, exchanges with Fidel Castro for the prisoners, and effects of the missile crisis on prisoner release, among other things.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FTH-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy’s relationship with the United States Catholic Conference, Catholicism and aid to education under the Kennedy Administration, and programs such as the Peace Corps, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HHH-01
Humphrey discusses first impressions of JFK, their shared service on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, political wrangling over the Democratic vice presidential candidacy in 1956, 1960 Democratic primaries and Presidential election.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PSH-02
In this interview, Hughes discusses the transition from Dwight D. Eisenhower to John F. Kennedy, how the Bureau of the Budget handled this transition and interactions between the Bureau of the Budget and White House staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PSH-01
In this interview, Hughes discusses the transition from Dwight D. Eisenhower to John F. Kennedy, how the Bureau of the Budget handled this transition and interactions between the Bureau of the Budget and White House staff, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OLH-01
In this interview Father Huber discusses hearing about John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] assassination and heading to Parkland Memorial Hospital; administering the last rites to JFK and speaking with Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis immediately after; and Catholic beliefs about death and the soul, “apparent death” versus “real death,” and the reason behind giving the last rites, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AJH-01
Houvouras discusses JFK’s appeal to labor businessmen during the 1960 Democratic Primary in West Virginia, the religious issue in the presidential campaign in West Virginia, President JFK’s economic policies and New Frontier programs, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCH-01
This interview focuses on rallying support for John F. Kennedy prior to the election of 1960, Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign in 1968, and John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy’s roles in ethnic politics, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SH-01
This interview focuses on the presidential campaign, the reorganization of the Department of Defense, and the controversy over the TFX contract, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RPH-01
This interview focuses on JFK’s time at Choate Academy and his 1960 presidential campaign, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CHAH-02
In this interview Horsky discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and the aesthetic development of the National Capital Area; JFK’s reaction to the January 1963 issue of the Architectural Forum magazine; new appointments to the Commission on Fine Arts; the development along the shores of the Potomac River; the problem of mass transportation within the District of Columbia; the National Capital Transportation Agency; the development of highways within the District; civil rights marches in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1963; the attempt to better public higher education in the District; and D.C.’s high crime rates, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CHAH-01
In this interview Horsky discusses how the position of Adviser to the President for National Capital Affairs was created; problems within the District of Columbia; how Horsky came to the Adviser position and how he developed it as he went along; advising President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on children and juvenile delinquency in the District; the November 1962 Thanksgiving disturbances at the District of Columbia Stadium; the process of getting the District to participate in the President’s Commission on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime; Washington Action for Youth; the problem of District finance; and JFK and the congressional District Committee, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OUH-01
This interview focuses on the political situation in Czechoslovakia and the United States’ negotiations with the Czechoslovakian government, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JEH-02
John E. Horne (1908-1985) was the administrative assistant to Senator John Sparkman of Alabama from 1947 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1961, a campaign worker in Citizens for Kennedy-Johnson, and administrator of the Small Business Administration from 1961 to 1963. This interview focuses on Horne’s time working for the Small Business Administration and the financial situation during the Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JEH-01
This interview focuses on Citizens for Kennedy Johnson’s work in the 1960 presidential campaign, particularly in the Southern states, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WIJH-02
This interview focuses on the duties and organization of the White House staff during the Kennedy administration and the transition in the White House between presidents, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WIJH-01
This interview focuses on the administrations of the various presidensts that Hopkins worked for and the workings of the White House staff, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CEH-01
In this interview Hooton discusses personal relationship with the Kennedy family, and JFK’s campaign in West Virginia, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JOJH-01
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 personal anecdotes about the Kennedy family, the 1960 presidential campaign, and the JFK administration’s relations with Cuba, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-KH-01
This interview focuses on the inner workings of the Water and Power Development Department and legislation concerning resource development during the John F. Kennedy administration, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JJH-01
In this interview Holtz discusses his relationship with John F. Kennedy [JFK]; working on JFK’s 1952 Senate campaign; comparisons between JFK and Henry Cabot Lodge during the 1952 Senate race; JFK, Holtz, and the Algerian crisis; JFK’s involvement with Holtz’s 1954 and 1956 congressional campaigns; discussing Senator Joseph McCarthy with JFK; the 1956 Democratic National Convention; and JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ wedding, among other issues.