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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-02
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] discusses the 1961 Berlin crisis; American forces, military and diplomatic, in Germany; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] recommendation for Americans to have fallout shelters; nuclear testing; problems with the Department of State; the start of the conflict in Vietnam, 1961; the Department of Justice under RFK and organized crime; RFK’s difficult relationship with J. Edgar Hoover; the wiretapping bill; new federal judgeships in 1961 and other presidential appointments; the Alliance for Progress; Red China; crises during JFK’s presidency and how he was an optimist; RFK’s move for an income tax increase during the Berlin crisis; RFK’s disagreements with President JFK; indecisiveness over picking JFK’s running mate, 1960; the missile gap; fighting and UN operations in the Congo; Nikita S. Khrushchev’s speeches; RFK’s 1962 trip to Japan, Indonesia, Germany, and other countries; the release of Allen L. Pope; Dutch disputes in Southeast Asia; the 1961 crisis in the Dominican Republic and the assassination of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina; the 1962 disarmament conference in Geneva; Edward M. Kennedy’s 1962 campaign for U.S. Senate; the Kennedy family national and political reputation; the Justice Department under RFK and civil rights; and the 1962 steel crisis, among other issues.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0376-008-p0098
Miami-Metro News Bureau photograph of a boy (wearing colonial costume and hat) standing on a street corner distributing promotional material for an anti-communism campaign in Miami, Florida. The photograph was sent with a letter from Mayor of Miami Robert King High to President John F. Kennedy on October 13, 1961.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0376-008-p0095
Miami-Metro News Bureau photograph of a proclamation issued by the Mayor of Miami Robert King High titled, "Days of Rededication to God and Country," dated 14-15 October 1961. The photograph of the document was sent with a letter from Mayor High to President John F. Kennedy on October 31, 1961.