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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.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-AUG-01
In this interview Heckscher discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as an “inspiration to cultural life”; Heckscher’s involvement in government affairs prior to becoming a Special Consultant to the President; the invitation of 168 artists to JFK’s 1961 inauguration and its impact; how Heckscher came to work for the White House; discussing Heckscher’s position with Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.; the reasoning behind the creation of the new position of Special Consultant on the Arts and the favorable public reaction to it; enlarging the definition of “The Arts,” especially regarding architecture; Arthur Goldberg; the establishment of the Freedom Medal; creating the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts through executive order; personal impressions of JFK; setting up Heckscher’s office and staff; how Heckscher was meant to advise JFK and what his position entailed; the Cultural Center [Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]; conversations with JFK; Mrs. Kennedy’s expansive work for the arts; the arts as part of national policy; working with other White House staff members and other Departments; designing special postage stamps; what the President’s role in the arts should be; and the Fine Arts Commission, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-03
In this interview Carver discusses federal regulation of the Alaska Railroad, including rates and personnel; the debate over congressional oversight versus executive prerogatives in acquiring areas for the National Park Service; the interaction between the Department of the Interior and then First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis to preserve the White House as a monument; and the management style of Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BLB-02
In this interview Boutin discusses New Hampshire politics; presidential elections and Democratic National Conventions from 1956 through 1968; various staff members of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidential campaign from 1956 to 1960; JFK’s presidential campaign in several different states; the 1960 presidential primary in New Hampshire; working as the Administrator of the General Services Administration [GSA], including public works projects, federal buildings and sites, reorganization of GSA structure and personnel, and working with Congress and other federal agencies on GSA matters; the National Archives and Records Administration and presidential libraries; the Democratic National Committee during JFK’s Administration; Boutin’s memories of immediately following JFK’s assassination in 1963; tensions between Robert F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; and “Johnson people” versus “Kennedy people,” among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-02
In this interview Wicker discusses John F. Kennedy's [JFK] unique way of giving speeches; Lyndon B. Johnson’s unhappiness with his position as Vice President; Anthony J. Celebrezze’s appointment to the Cabinet, 1962; Wicker’s sources for Kennedy Without Tears; traveling with JFK to Texas in November, 1963; the motorcade through Dallas on November 22, 1963; the confusion after the shooting and learning what happened; gathering information from witnesses and hospital staff at Parkland Hospital; the announcement of JFK’s death and the general atmosphere after; Johnson’s swearing in as President; reporting on the day’s events from the airport; and the rapid transition to the Johnson White House, among other issues.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-01-14-A
AR31, ST19
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-9-15-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and others guests listen as President John F. Kennedy delivers his annual address to the Congress on the State of the Union. Front row includes: Antoinette Pinchot Bradlee (wife of journalist Benjamin Bradlee); Helen Sullivan O’Donnell (wife of Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O’Donnell); Martha Buck Bartlett (wife of journalist Charles Bartlett); Jacqueline Kennedy; Lucy (later Luci) Baines Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson. Second row includes Erma Lee Webb Udall (wife of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall); Jane Shields Freeman (wife of Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman); Ethel Kennedy; Margaret Craig McNamara (wife of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara); Phyllis Chess Ellsworth (wife of Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon). House of Representatives Chamber, United States Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-23-6-63
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and others listen to President John F. Kennedy deliver his annual address to the Congress on the State of the Union. Also pictured: President Kennedy’s Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; First Lady’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure; Erma Lee Webb Udall (wife of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall); Jane Shields Freeman (wife of Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman); Princess Lee Radziwill (sister of the First Lady); Janet Lee Auchincloss (mother of the First Lady); Margaret Craig McNamara (wife of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara); Representative Clark W. Thompson (Texas); Lady Bird Johnson; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary of State Dean Rusk); First Lady’s Social Secretary, Letitia Baldrige; Phyllis Chess Ellsworth (wife of Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon). Chamber of the House of Representatives, Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.