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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 folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-01-09-A
AR15
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-01-30-A
AR15
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6325-B
Legislative Leaders Breakfast Meeting in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Senator George Smathers of Florida; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President John F. Kennedy; Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn; Congressman John McCormack of Massachusetts; Congressman Carl Albert of Oklahoma.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6396-B
Luncheon for a bipartisan Congressional group. Front Row (L-R): Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (reaching out to shake President Kennedy's hand); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Back Row (L-R): Congressman Leslie Arends (Illinois); Senator George Smathers (Florida); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Charles Hoeven (Iowa); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts); President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6396-A
Luncheon for a bipartisan Congressional group. Front row (L-R): Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Charles Halleck (Indiana); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Back row (L-R): Congressman Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Congressman Leslie Arends (Illinois); Senator George Smathers (Florida); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Charles Hoeven (Iowa); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Senator Leverett Saltonstall (Massachusetts). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7014-A
Members of Congress speak to reporters regarding Legislative Leaders Breakfast. L-R: Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Fish Room (conference room), White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6967-A
Congressmen speak to reporters regarding the congressional leadership breakfast. L-R: Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Senator Harry Flood Byrd (Virginia); Senator George A. Smathers (Florida); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congressman Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Fish Room (Conference Room), White House, Washington, D.C.