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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.
Collection
USDC
Records 1961-1964. Microfilm copies of records of the Executive Secretary, the Deputy Under Secretary for Transportation, Area Redevelopment Administration, Maritime Administration, Business and Defense Services Administration, Office of Trade Adjustment, Bureau of International Commerce, and National Bureau of Standards. Hard copy includes speeches and statements of Secretary Luther H. Hodges, reports, studies, publications, Commerce News Digest, Foreign Commerce Weekly (later International Commerce), Survey of Current Business, and the 1960 Census.