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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.
Textual folder
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01017-044
Textual folder
Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF23-002
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by individuals other than Bernard Boutin. The speeches were collected by Boutin along with related correspondence. Authors include James K. Carr of San Francisco; Senator Thomas J. McIntyre of New Hampshire; Governor John W. King of New Hampshire; Philip L. Graham of the Washington Post; FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover; President John F. Kennedy; C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Charles J. Hitch, Assistant Secretary of Defense; and William McC. Martin, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. There are also numerous White House press releases of remarks by President Johnson; the platform booklet from the 1964 Democratic National Convention; and three items published by the Democratic National Committee: "Some Hard Questions about the Civil Rights Act," "A Goldwater Primer in Five Parts," and "Goldwater Contradictions and Shifts." Note that file contains some draft statements about the General Services Administration that were written by Boutin for other government officials.