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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EWH-01
In this interview Henry discusses working on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign as part of the Nationalities Division of the Democratic National Committee; getting the vote of different ethnic groups in the 1960 presidential election; impressions of JFK; joining the Kennedy Administration and the Federal Communications Commission [FCC]; Newton Minow as Chairman of the FCC and his successes; the relationship between the FCC and Congress and between the FCC and the broadcasting industry; keeping the broadcasting industry fair; White House involvement in FCC conflicts with the broadcasting industry; and meeting with JFK on November 20, 1963, among other issues.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-014-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate levels of federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The episode aired on Thursday, June 11, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-011-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the controversy of transforming black-and-white films to color for showing on television, a process called colorization, and the issue of artistic integrity. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 15, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-15-F
ST21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-11-29-C
AR29
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-T
Master of ceremonies, composer, and conductor Leonard Bernstein (at microphones) speaks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. Nina Warren, wife of Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, sits left of Mr. Bernstein. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-063-002
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Frederick G. Dutton, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include international relations, private communication satellites, mail from communist countries, and the educational efforts of communist countries versus the United States. Of note is a handwritten letter to the President from the Irish writer Brendan Behan. Also included in this folder is a copy of the Evergreen Review containing a story by Behan, who dedicated the title page to the President.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-O
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (seated at table) attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-N
Master of ceremonies, composer, and conductor Leonard Bernstein (left), speaks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. At the head table (L-R): Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; unidentified; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Nina Warren, wife of Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; Mr. Bernstein; chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens; Lady Bird Johnson; Chief Justice Warren; and Virginia Rusk, wife of Secretary Rusk. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-L
Entertainer Danny Kaye conducts the National Symphony Orchestra during a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-K
President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and others attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Left to right: Nina Warren (seated), wife of Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; master of ceremonies, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein; chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; and President Kennedy. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-J
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy prepares to deliver remarks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Left to right: chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; and President John F. Kennedy. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-H
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Seated (L-R): chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the National Cultural Center, Roger L. Stevens; Lady Bird Johnson; and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-F
Guests attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Seated (L-R): two unidentified persons; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville L. Freeman; opera singer Dorothy Kirsten; and Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy also attended the dinner. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-A
View of the National Guard Armory auditorium during a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-G
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-R
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (seated at table) attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-Q
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (seated at table) attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-P
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (seated at table) attend a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-M
Entertainer Danny Kaye (center, back to camera) conducts the National Symphony Orchestra during a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-I
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center. Left to right: chairman of the dinner committee for the National Cultural Center, Suzanne Gardner; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Mrs. Kennedy; and President John F. Kennedy. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-E
Entertainer Danny Kaye (center, holding microphone) speaks with an unidentified woman in the National Guard Armory auditorium during a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attended the dinner. Guests sit at tables in the background. Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7606-D
Master of ceremonies, composer, and conductor Leonard Bernstein (second from right, holding a cigarette), stands with opera singers Richard Tucker (second from left) and Dorothy Kirsten (right) at a fundraising dinner and closed-circuit telecast of "An American Pageant of the Arts" for the National Cultural Center; man at far left is unidentified. National Guard Armory, Washington, D.C.