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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JOFH-01
Henning discusses John F. Kennedy’s presidential candidacy, his role as Under Secretary of Labor during Kennedy’s administration and his impressions of Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JRL-01
In this interview Lewis discusses President John F. Kennedy on civil rights; Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] as Attorney General and civil rights; working on RFK’s 1968 presidential campaign; RFK’s assassination, 1968; J. Edgar Hoover and FBI investigations of the civil rights movement; discrimination, hatred, and violence; and the march from Selma to Montgomery and “Bloody Sunday,” 1965, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-FGD-01
In this interview Dutton discusses his personal and working relationships with Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; his role in Lyndon B. Johnson’s 1964 presidential campaign; RFK’s staff from 1964 to 1968; and RFK’s 1968 presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-03
In this interview Conway discusses getting Martin Luther King out of jail in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963; Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] view of King and his actions; the March on Washington; working with RFK and the Justice Department on civil rights legislation; Walter Reuther; Conway’s decision to leave John F. Kennedy’s Administration and working on legislation from the outside; the Community Action Program; working with Senator RFK during the Johnson Administration; Senator RFK’s involvement in the labor movement; Jesse M. Unruh, RFK, and the 1968 California presidential primary; Department of Urban Affairs legislation; getting accelerated public works legislation through Congress; Housing and Home Finance Agency staff members; and the attempt to pick up congressional seats in 1962 and 1964, among other issues.
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.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JRR-04
This interview focuses on the impact of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] assassination on Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] role in the Justice Department, Reilly’s appointment to the Federal Trade Commission, and RFK’s 1968 presidential campaign, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JRR-01
This interview focuses on Reilly’s first interactions with the Kennedys, involvement in the 1960 campaign for John F. Kennedy, and role in the Justice Department under Robert F. Kennedy from 1960 - 1963, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WHO-01
This interview covers the presidential campaign of 1960 in California, Orrick’s time with the civil division and in the State Department, and Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] involvement in civil division cases, among other topics.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WFM-01
In this interview, Mondale discusses Robert F. Kennedy’s time as Attorney General, what it was like to work with him in the Senate, and his campaign for the presidency, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-GSM-01
This interview focuses on communications with Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] under Food for Peace, RFK as a Senator, and RFK’s run for president in 1968, among other issues.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-ESJ-03
This interview focuses on unfinished plans under the Bedford – Stuyvesant project, Robert Kennedy’s [RFK] relationship with his staff and other business leaders, and Eli Smith’s departure from the Bedford – Stuyvesant project, among other things.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-WAH-01
In this interview Harriman discusses his role in the State Department and how it developed over time; Robert F. Kennedy’s [RFK] work on the Special Committee for Counter Insurgency in Latin America; various criticisms of RFK’s travels and his work on the counter insurgency committee, especially by the younger generation; how Lyndon B. Johnson supported RFK in his 1964 Senate campaign; RFK’s trip to Africa; and RFK and Vietnam, among other issues.