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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JHH-01
In this interview Herling discusses John F. Kennedy [JFK] as part of the House Labor Committee headed by Andrew Jacobs; JFK’s understanding of labor issues; Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and JFK as part of the McClellan Committee [U.S. Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management]; RFK’s dinner with Edward Cheyfitz and James Hoffa and the attempted infiltration of the McClellan Committee; McClellan Committee hearings; George Meany testifying before the subcommittee on labor affairs of the Senate Labor and Education Committee and JFK’s reaction; labor unions’ support for JFK in the 1960 presidential campaign; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; Lyndon B. Johnson asking for labor support right before the 1960 Convention; the negative reaction to Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate from labor delegates; JFK and the Landum-Griffin Bill; and covering JFK’s 1960 campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-CB-01
Burden discusses the staff and office politics in Robert F. Kennedy’s New York Office, the office’s relations with members of the press and labor organizations, and the Bedford-Stuyvesant Redevelopment Corporation, among other issues
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SEW-01
Weber discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidential campaign and primary in Oregon (1960). He discusses his role in JFK’s campaign as the secretary of the Kennedy for President Committee in Oregon, and he touches upon campaign issues such as labor and Catholicism, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-PES-01
Salinger discusses his Senate work with Robert F. Kennedy, his introduction to John F. Kennedy and work coordinating press relations on the 1960 campaign; 1960 Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and West Virginia, 1960 DNC, the Kennedy-Nixon debates.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-23B-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. It probably occurred between July 10 and July 17, 1963. They discuss President Kennedy’s response to an unidentified grievance, judgments about the suitability of men to serve in roles related to a railroad work rules dispute, and a press editorial critical of President Kennedy.The recording begins in mid-conversation.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 23B, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-23B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 23B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-23B
Dictation Belt 23B contains six sound recordings. Item 23B.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. It probably occurred between July 10 and July 17, 1963. They discuss President Kennedy’s response to an unidentified grievance, judgments about the suitability of men to serve in roles related to a railroad work rules dispute, and a press editorial critical of President Kennedy. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 23B.2 is closed. Personal conversations withdrawn under privacy provisions of the donor’s deed of gift. Item 23B.3 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation held on July 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. The topic of discussion is unclear. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 23B.4 is a telephone conversation held on July 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator George A. Smathers of Florida. They discuss a legislative strategy for a foreign aid bill. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 23B.5 is a telephone conversation held on July 19, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Russell B. Long of Louisiana. They discuss a foreign aid bill. [White House Operator?] announces the call. Item 23B.6 is part of a telephone conversation held on July 24, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss hearings on a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) and the positions held by various Senators. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 23C.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-12B-1
The recording of this conversation begins on Dictation Belt 12A.4. Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on March 8, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner. They continue to discuss negotiations for a settlement of the New York newspapers strike.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 12B, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-12B, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 12B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-12B
Dictation Belt 12B contains two sound recordings from March 8, 1963. The recording of the conversation in item 12B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 12A.4. Item 12B.1 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner. They continue to discuss negotiations for a settlement of the New York newspapers strike. Item 12B.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and W. Averell Harriman. President Kennedy asks for insight on the proposed merger of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (“B&O”) and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (“C&O”).Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-12A-4
Sound recording of part of a telephone conversation held on March 8, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner. They discuss negotiations for a settlement of the New York newspapers strike. [White House Operator?] speaks to Mayor Wagner while he holds for the President. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 12B.1.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 12A, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-12A, Title: Telephone recordings: Dictation Belt 12A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-12A
Dictation Belt 12A contains four sound recordings from March 8, 1963. Item 12A.1 is a telephone between President John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. The topic of discussion is unclear. It involves the prospective meeting of a group. President Kennedy suggests that Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen should attend the meeting. After speaking to President Kennedy, Roosevelt asks [White House Operator?] to transfer the call. Machine noise follows. Item 12A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Robert C. Weaver. Weaver advises President Kennedy on a proposal for a separate authority in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for multi-family dwellings. Unintelligible chatter and office noises follow the conversation. Item 12A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They discuss a proposed merger of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company (“B&O”) and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (“C&O”). Item 12A.4 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner. They discuss negotiations for a settlement of the New York newspapers strike. [White House Operator?] speaks to Mayor Wagner while he holds for the President. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 12B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-09B-5
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss the status of negotiations concerning the New York newspapers strike.Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 9B, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-09B, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 9B.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-09B
Dictation Belt 9B contains eight sound recordings. The recording of the conversation in item 9B.1 begins on Dictation Belt 9A.6. Item 9B.1 is part of a telephone conversation held on March 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. They continue their discussion about John A. McCone’s testimony and involvement in press stories. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 9B.2 is a telephone conversation held on March 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. They discuss John A. McCone’s testimony and involvement in press stories. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 9B.3 a telephone conversation held on March 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. They review the prelude to the Cuban missile crisis. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 9B.4 is an undated telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and a man identified as “Al.” They discuss a movie version of the PT-109 story. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 9B.5 is a telephone conversation held on March 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss the status of negotiations concerning the New York newspapers strike. Item 9B.6 is a brief undated telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and an unidentified woman. The woman informs Lincoln of the imminent delivery of a package from William Haddad. At the beginning of the exchange, President John F. Kennedy says “hello.” Item 9B.7 is an undated telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and United States Navy Admiral George G. Burkley, a physician assigned to the White House Physician’s Office. President Kennedy asks for medication. [White House Operator?] places the call at President Kennedy’s request. Item 9B.8 is part of a telephone conversation held on March 6, 1963, between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Attorney General Kennedy asks to speak to President John F. Kennedy. The recording of this conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 10A.1.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-08A-3
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Theodore W. Kheel. They discuss the status of negotiations concerning the New York newspapers strike and the positions held by Dorothy Schiff and other parties.The recording begins in mid-sentence.
Transcript included. This sound recording was originally recorded on Dictation Belt 8A, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. To hear all of the recordings on the Dictation Belt, see Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-TPH-08A, Title: Telephone Recordings: Dictation Belt 8A.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-08A
Dictation Belt 8A contains four sound recordings. Item 8A.1 is a telephone conversation held on February 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and George Meany. They discuss arrangements for a White House reception for labor leaders. Item 8A.2 is a telephone conversation held on February 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator James Howard Edmondson of Oklahoma. They discuss a proposed merger of American Airlines and Eastern Air Lines, its potential effects on other airlines and the state of Oklahoma, and Delos W. Rentzel’s thoughts on the matter. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Note: James Howard Edmondson was previously identified as "Ed Edmondson" in some John F. Kennedy Library documents. Item 8A.3 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Theodore W. Kheel. They discuss the status of negotiations concerning the New York newspapers strike and the positions held by Dorothy Schiff and other parties. The recording begins in mid-sentence. Item 8A.4 is a telephone conversation held on March 2, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss reconnaissance flights over Cuba and statements attributed to Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona. They also discuss a press item about a proposed nuclear naval force and Soviet surveillance of naval vessels. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 8B.1.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-07A-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. They discuss the status of negotiations concerning the New York newspapers strike and a strategy for dealing with Boeing aerospace problems.The dictation belt skips occasionally. The recording begins in mid-conversation, is noisy, and much of the conversation is inaudible or unintelligible. Machine noise follows the conversation.
Transcript included.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-106
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of June 14, 1962 (News Conference 36). The President begins the press conference with a statement concerning the strike being threatened by the flight engineers union against three major airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Pan American World Airways (Pan Am), and Eastern Airlines. He states that a strike could have a significant effect on the economy and urged the flight engineers to reconsider striking and find some other means of settling their dispute without interrupting airline operation. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including why government deficits are not necessarily inflationary or harmful, the economy, support for his legislative program, the proposed farm bill, United States foreign policy, and foreign aid.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-086
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of April 11, 1962 (News Conference 30). The President begins the press conference by criticizing the simultaneous increase of steel prices by United States steel and several other major United States steel producers shortly after the Steelworkers Union had agreed to negotiate non-inflationary contracts. He then briefly announces that following a review of military strength the decision has been reached to release National Guardsmen called to involuntary active service and that he has created a Board of Inquiry to inquire into the issues involved in a labor dispute in the West Coast maritime industry. Following the announcements the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the steel price increase and the possibility of wage-price controls in the steel industry.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-078
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of March 7, 1962 (News Conference 26). The President begins the press conference by reading the text of a telegram he sent to the chief executive officers of the major steel companies and to the President of the Steelworkers Union concerning steel labor negations. He then discusses the tariff and trade agreements obtained at Geneva between the United States and the European Common Market, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Following the announcements the President answers questions on a variety of topics including the forthcoming Geneva negotiations for a nuclear test ban treaty, foreign aid to underdeveloped countries, and possible legislative action by Congress concerning funds for the B-70 supersonic bomber.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-164
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of February 21, 1963 (News Conference 50). The President begins the press conference with a statement regarding the needs of senior citizens, recommending a reduction in taxes and an increase in social security. He also announces a revised hospital insurance program bill. The President then urges the unions involved in the New York City newspaper strike to submit their differences independently so as to arrive at a swift resolution. Following this statement the President answers questions from the press on a variety of topics including the attack on a shrimp boat by a Cuban MiG fighter aircraft, the tax program, and a nuclear test ban treaty.
Textual folder
Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-002-012
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-07-10-B
AR38
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-11-B
AR33, ST21
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-03-05-C
AR33, ST21, KN31
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-14-C
AR16, KN12
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1961-02-23-B
AR03