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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OWH-01
In this interview Hill discusses working on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to Lyndon B. Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate in the South and among African-Americans; difficulties for the Southern operations of the JFK campaign; getting the African-American vote in the South for JFK in the 1960 election; working with and around different civil rights groups and leaders in the 1960 campaign; other campaign staff members at the federal and state levels; attempts to solve the problem of discrimination in housing during JFK’s Administration; the Federal Housing Administration, including staff and directives and projects in the South; the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Housing; and the 1962 executive order in housing, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JLA-01
Almond discusses Southern governor's attitiudes toward President Kennedy, Virginia politics, Johnson's candidacy, and civil rights, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-07
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Marshall discuss the very limited proposal for voting rights legislation before the demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama; how civil rights groups did not always understand politics or how to get things through Congress; John F. Kennedy [JFK] trying to explain political difficulties to civil rights leaders; meetings on civil rights legislation and the strategy for getting the votes for a civil rights bill in both houses of Congress; RFK’s disagreements with Lyndon B. Johnson on civil rights legislation; RFK, the Justice Department, and the reapportionment cases; RFK’s meeting with James Baldwin and the subsequent attack on RFK in the press; JFK’s role in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, 1963; speeches at the March on Washington; George Wallace, Alabama state troopers, and the investigation into the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, September, 1963; and JFK, James J. Delaney, and the issue of aid to church schools, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JOFD-02
Dolan discusses the federal judgeship appointment process, his involvement with the 1960 Citizens’ for Kennedy-Johnson, and the civil rights issues of the 1960s, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LEM-03
In this interview Martin discusses helping fill government positions after John F. Kennedy [JFK] is elected President, 1960; the appointment of African American judges, including Thurgood Marshall to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; providing African American candidates for different agency positions; civil rights crises during JFK’s Administration; Lee White as the White House advisor on civil rights; the civil rights bill introduced in 1963; religious groups in the civil rights movement; the issue of “white backlash”; and working for President JFK versus working for President Lyndon B. Johnson, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LEM-02
In this interview Martin discusses African American voters in the 1960 presidential election; dealing with African American press during John F. Kennedy's [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; Lyndon B. Johnson’s vice-presidential nomination and African American press; getting prominent African Americans to endorse JFK; the telephone call from JFK to Coretta Scott King, 1960; and mobilizing the African American vote for JFK in different American cities in 1960, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-02
In this interview Conway discusses working with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to the choice of Lyndon B. Johnson for JFK’s running mate; labor leadership and JFK’s campaign; unions and the religious issue during the 1960 election; discussing presidential appointments with JFK after the election; Conway’s role in JFK’s Administration; the Housing and Home Finance Agency, legislation, and working with Congress; accelerated public works, the Department of Commerce, and problems with the extent of presidential powers; Walter Reuther and his relationship with JFK; confrontations between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; working with RFK on civil rights marches and their legislative demands; and interactions with RFK from 1964 through 1968, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-01
In this interview Wicker discusses early impressions of John F. Kennedy [JFK], 1952–1961; Lyndon B. Johnson campaigning for JFK in the South, 1960; Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK and Johnson in the August 1960 special session of Congress; Wicker’s first interview with President JFK for the New York Times, 1961; building a rapport with JFK’s staff; various Times articles, by Wicker and others, about the Kennedy Administration and White House reactions to them; Wicker’s arguments with Pierre E.G. Salinger over certain articles; year-end briefings in Palm Beach; and President JFK’s press conferences, among other issues.
Moving image
United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-01-15
Motion picture narrated by Charlton Heston and focusing on the national and international scene during the month of June, 1963. Events covered include activities at the Vatican, with the election and coronation of Pope Paul VI as successor to the late Pope John XXIII, the launching of a Soviet rocket and background on the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, battles in South Vietnam between Communists and South Vietnamese soldiers, the integration of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, with the admission of African-American students Vivian Malone and James Hood while Alabama Governor George C. Wallace stood by in opposition, and President John F. Kennedy's trip to Berlin, Germany, and his remarks upon signing the Golden Book at the Rathaus Schöneberg on Rudolph Wilde Platz. In his remarks President Kennedy famously proclaims, "Ich bin ein Berliner."Directed by: Walter de Hoog and Bruce Herschensohn.
Screenplay and Music by: Bruce Herschensohn.
Narrated by: Charlton Heston.
"A News of the Day Production."
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-035-003
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-033-004
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-002-010
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-002-008
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-004-039
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-004-033
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-097-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's meeting with religious leaders to discuss the administration's efforts to confront and eliminate racially motivated discriminatory practices and ideology, such as segregation, the denial of voting rights, and discriminatory employment practices. Materials in this folder include preparatory notes for the meeting, a list of religious leaders and representatives attending the meeting, an off-the-record transcript of the meeting, a memorandum from Louis F. Oberdorfer, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Tax Division, to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy concerning desegregation of public facilities, a report classifying cities according to possibilities of "racial progress," statements from representatives from the National Council of Churches and the American Baptist Association, a copy of President Kennedy's Special Message to Congress on the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1963, and State Executive Authority to Promote Civil Rights, a research publication from The Potomac Institute. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0363-002
Materials in this folder include memoranda, newspaper articles, a draft of a speech concerning the current status of race relations in the country, and correspondence between various members of the White House staff and individual citizens concerning incidents of racial discrimination, incidents of religious discrimination, immigration and naturalization legislation, non-discrimination policies in foreign assistance programs, commemorative events for the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the desegregation of health facilities and educational institutions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0361-004
Materials in this folder include a petition sponsored by the Baltimore, Maryland chapter of CORE (Committee on Racial Equality) signed in support of civil rights and the Freedom Riders; a report titled, “Racism within Organized Labor: A Report of Five Years of the AFL-CIO, 1955-1960;” a memorandum by Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), titled, “Priorities in an Effective Federal Civil Rights Program;” and a copy of an address given by Elmer Berger, Executive Vice President of the American Council for Judaism, titled, “The Constitution and the Balfour Declaration.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0361-003
Materials in this folder include letters and memoranda concerning allegations of discrimination at McClellan Air Force base and a Marine Corps supply center in Barstow, California; concern for Jewish people in Morocco; and resolutions adopted by various groups supporting the President’s civil rights program. Also included in this folder are telegrams, letters, and newspaper clippings regarding an article by columnist Walter Winchell concerning the appointment of Italian-Americans in the Administration.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0361-001
Materials in this folder include letters, telegrams, and memoranda regarding criticism of and support for the President’s civil rights program, civil rights in education, greetings by the President to various religious organizations for meetings or conventions, and a demonstration in Frankfurt, Germany in favor of racial equality in the United States. Of note is a letter from entertainer Josephine Baker offering her support in the fight for civil rights. Also included in this folder is a copy of Resolution No. 1, supporting the President’s civil rights program, adopted by the National Assembly of Panama. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-001
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the desegregation of athletic activities, the White House Women’s Conference on Civil Rights, and President Kennedy’s meeting with religious leaders concerning the role of the religious community in civil rights initiatives.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-009
Materials in this folder include telegrams, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the local enforcement of civil rights policies, President Kennedy’s meeting with business executives concerning the voluntary desegregation of commercial establishments, and President Kennedy’s meeting with religious leaders concerning the role of the religious community in civil rights initiatives. The folder also contains a press release of the President’s speech on equal employment opportunities and a report entitled “Religion’s role in Racial Crisis” from the National Conference on Religion and Race.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0369-007
Materials in this folder include letters and telegrams regarding racial and religious discrimination; letters concerning integration and private business; copies of outgoing correspondence regarding the pending trial of several persons on kidnapping charges in Monroe, North Carolina; and an interim report by the Mayor of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Barr’s Commission on Human Relations regarding equality within the local building trade unions. Also included in this folder are several newspaper clippings related to civil rights.