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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JCPW-01
In this interview they discuss their article in Look magazine; personal recollections of President John F. Kennedy's [JFK] assassination; working on JFK’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK’s campaigning style; JFK’s relationship with the press, White House staff, and his family; and JFK’s trips to Nassau, Europe, and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s ranch, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SD-01
Davis discusses the 1960 presidential campaign, John F. Kennedy’s assassination and Lyndon B. Johnson’s swearing in, and the press coverage of the White House, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-02
In this interview Wicker discusses John F. Kennedy's [JFK] unique way of giving speeches; Lyndon B. Johnson’s unhappiness with his position as Vice President; Anthony J. Celebrezze’s appointment to the Cabinet, 1962; Wicker’s sources for Kennedy Without Tears; traveling with JFK to Texas in November, 1963; the motorcade through Dallas on November 22, 1963; the confusion after the shooting and learning what happened; gathering information from witnesses and hospital staff at Parkland Hospital; the announcement of JFK’s death and the general atmosphere after; Johnson’s swearing in as President; reporting on the day’s events from the airport; and the rapid transition to the Johnson White House, among other issues.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6869-B
Luncheon for Texas publishers. (Clockwise from bottom right): S.B. Whittenburg, publisher of The Amarillo News-Globe and Globe-Times; Pat Taggart, publisher of The Waco News-Tribune and Times-Herald (back to camera); Frank Mayborn, publisher of The Temple Telegram (back to camera); Rhea Howard, publisher of The Wichita Falls Record-News and Times (back to camera); O. Eugene Davis, President of The Enterprise and Journal; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; James F. Chambers, Jr., President of The Dallas Times; Dudley Dougherty, publisher of La Prensa (mostly hidden); Walter R. Humphrey, President of The Fort Worth Press (mostly hidden); James Roberts, publisher of The Andrews County News; C.C. Woodson, publisher of The Brownwood Bulletin (mostly hidden); Dorrance D. Roderick, publisher of The El Paso Times; John T. Jones, Jr., President of The Houston Chronicle; Conway C. Craig, publisher of The Corpus Christi Caller-Times; Houston Harte, publisher of The San Angelo Standard-Times; R.H. Whitten, publisher of The Navasota Examiner-Review; President John F. Kennedy; Doris Wesley, Vice President of The Houston Informer; Ted Dealey, publisher of The Dallas Morning News; Colonel B.J. Horner, publisher of The San Antonio Light; Howard McMahon, publisher of The Abilene Reporter-News. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6869-A
Luncheon for Texas publishers. (Clockwise from left): S.B. Whittenburg, publisher of The Amarillo News-Globe and Globe-Times; Pat Taggart, publisher of The Waco News-Tribune and Times-Herald; Frank Mayborn, publisher of The Temple Telegram; Rhea Howard, publisher of The Wichita Falls Record-News and Times; O. Eugene Davis, President of The Enterprise and Journal; Press Secretary Pierre Salinger; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; James F. Chambers, Jr., President of The Dallas Times; Dudley Dougherty, publisher of La Prensa; Walter R. Humphrey, President of The Fort Worth Press; James Roberts, publisher of The Andrews County News; C.C. Woodson, publisher of The Brownwood Bulletin; Dorrance D. Roderick, publisher of The El Paso Times (mostly hidden); John T. Jones, Jr., President of The Houston Chronicle (mostly hidden); Conway C. Craig, publisher of The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (partially hidden); Houston Harte, publisher of The San Angelo Standard-Times; R.H. Whitten, publisher of The Navasota Examiner-Review; President John F. Kennedy; Doris Wesley, Vice President of The Houston Informer (back to camera); Ted Dealey, publisher of The Dallas Morning News (back to camera); Colonel B.J. Horner, publisher of The San Antonio Light (back to camera); Howard McMahon, publisher of The Abilene Reporter-News (back to camera). State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.