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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-NEH-02
In this interview Halaby discusses different civil rights issues throughout John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] Administration, including the process of and problems with desegregating airport terminals in accordance with Boynton v. Virginia (1960); the 1961 hijacking of a plane, referred to as the El Paso incident; constructing and dedicating the new John Foster Dulles Airport; federal transportation policy; different White House staff members and procedures; and running the Federal Aviation Administration, including problems with certain political figures, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKJ-01
In this interview Javits discusses first meeting John F. Kennedy [JFK] in 1946; working with JFK in the House of Representatives on housing and veterans issues and in the Senate on different pieces of legislation; the confrontation between Javits and JFK in the Senate on medicare; social interactions with Senator JFK; JFK’s occasional “offbeat position;” the 1960 presidential election; and JFK’s sense of humor, 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-EAG-06
Graves discusses the Bedford-Stuyvesant project, his and RFK’s involvement, project management issues, and the roles played by men such as Tom Johnston, Ed Logue, and John Doar, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-02
Graves discusses his role as a black member in RFK’s presidential campaign (1968), what the dynamics of RFK’s campaign staff looked like, especially pertaining to the lack of black staff members, and issues regarding outreach to black communities in New York and Indiana, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JKJ-01
In this interview Javits discusses initial encounters with and impressions of Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; RFK as Attorney General and judicial appointments; RFK’s 1964 Senate campaign; working with Senator RFK and issues between RFK and Javits in the Senate; the “many capacities” of RFK; RFK’s public speaking ability; and Bedford-Stuyvesant, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WFH-01
Haddad discusses his work on the campaigns of multiple politicians, the organizing of Robert Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign, and RFK’s strengths as a political leader, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-EAG-07
Graves discusses the switch between the Bedford-Stuyvesant Renewal and Rehabilitation Corporation and the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the creation of their separate boards, issues that arose between board members, and the involvement of board members such as Tom Johnston, Franklin A. Thomas, and Judge Thomas R. Jones, among other issues.