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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHH-01
In this interview Hodges discusses the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions; the 1960 National Governors’ Conference; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the Department of Commerce, including reorganization, agencies within the Department, and relations with other groups; establishing the U.S. Travel Service; the Business Advisory Council; businessmen and government; the economic recession in 1960–1961; the Area Redevelopment Act; the 1962 rise in steel prices; balance of payments; and trips abroad, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-05
In this interview Carver discusses the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its Commissioner, Philleo Nash; federal claims to and use of Indian land; industries and commercial enterprises on or close to Indian reservations; problems working with Congress and other federal agencies on issues related to Indian affairs; the Miccosukee in Florida; and the Bureau of Land Management with Karl S. Landstrom as its Director, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RFK-05
In this interview Robert F. Kennedy [RFK] and Marshall discuss how John F. Kennedy [JFK] and RFK grew increasingly more involved with and concerned about civil rights; getting Martin Luther King out of jail during JFK’s 1960 campaign; civil rights advisers during JFK’s 1960 campaign; RFK becoming Attorney General amidst the civil rights battle and the transitional period in the Department of Justice [DOJ]; how Marshall got his position in the DOJ; the struggle over school desegregation; the New Orleans school crisis of February 1961; the Freedom Riders and violence against them; sending federal marshals to Alabama; trying to find a bus driver to get the Freedom Riders out of Birmingham, Alabama; criticism of RFK’s response to the Freedom Riders; how Freedom Riders were arrested and threatened in Mississippi; African-American voting rights in the South and DOJ authority; difficulties with judges; Supreme Court appointments; the FBI and organized crime; reorganization of the DOJ; RFK’s interactions with the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover after JFK’s death; Hoover’s allegations about JFK and the Kennedy family; the alleged FBI wiretapping of officials; JFK’s opinion of Hoover; FBI press releases; connecting the civil rights movement with communism to discredit it; FBI involvement in civil rights matters; issues with the FBI as having civilian control of a police force; JFK’s communication with King and other civil rights leaders; civil rights legislation; the issue of equal employment; the Civil Rights Commission; and violence against African Americans in Birmingham in the spring of 1963, 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.
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USDCP
Photographs and descriptive material, 1957-1963. Activities and programs of the United States Department of Commerce during the Administration of President John F. Kennedy.
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USG
Motion picture films and other audiovisual materials created or commissioned by Departments and Agencies of the United States Government, including United States Information Agency / Service (USIA/USIS); Departments of Defense, Army, Air Force, Labor, Commerce, Agriculture, and Interior; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); others.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-005-008
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-005-006
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-011-028
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-023
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 235 (NSAM 235) titled, “Large-Scale Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Adverse Environmental Effects,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) Anthony J. Celebrezze; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg; Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb; Director of the National Science Foundation Alan Tower Waterman; Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy; and Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-012
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 226 (NSAM 226) titled, “Directive Relating to the Transmittal of Information to the Watch Committee of the USIB [United States Intelligence Board],” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) J. Edgar Hoover from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-017
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 203 (NSAM 203) titled, "Responsibility for Port Security," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-017
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 161 (NSAM 161) titled, "U.S. Internal Security Programs," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Materials consist of an extensive letter from Peter Grace to Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges detailing Grace's analysis of private investment in Latin America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Materials consist of an extensive letter from Peter Grace to Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges detailing Grace's analysis of private investment in Latin America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the balance of payments, a proposal of a tax incentive for exports, and preparations for action in the event of a railroad shutdown. Of note is a memorandum from the Export Control review board titled, "East-West Trade," on a possible expansion of the U.S. trade policy with the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a booklet of a full report of the White House Conference on Export Expansion.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include issues with funding and construction of the Federal Pavilion for the 1964 World's Fair, the balance of payments, the Export Control Act and possible prohibitions for the Soviet Union, and the Area Redevelopment Administration. Of note is a progress report on the special program for Appalachian development by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce. Also included in this folder are copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the 1964 World's Fair, the balance of payments, the Export Promotion program, and railroad mergers. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges and copies of numerous addresses by Secretary Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce, and consists of a report by the Panel on Civilian Technology titled, "Technology and Economic Prosperity".
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include sales of the manufacturing industry, the acceleration of public works projects, and the itinerary of an official trip by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Materials include copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, an issue of International Commerce magazine, and a paper by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology J. Herbert Hollomon titled, "The Impending Crisis in Technology".
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include Gross National Project projections, the exporting of American automobiles, the textile industry, and economics. Of note is a report titled "Comments on Amendments Introduced by Senator Bush to H.R. 11970, the Trade Expansion Act". Also included in this folder are copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include program activity in the Area Redevelopment Administration, an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act granting eminent domain to carriers of coal by pipeline, the Pittsburgh Steel Company, and the "E" awards ceremony. Of note is a "Freedom of Communications" report by the Subcommittee on Communications. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the 1964 New York World's Fair, the early release of Federal highway funds to the States, and U.S. cotton imports. Of note is a report titled, "1962 Outlook and 1961 Year-End Economic Review," by Secretary of Commerce Luther B. Hodges. Also included in this folder is a booklet by the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) titled, ""El Progreso del Pueblo," a monthly newsletter for First National Bank, and a report titled, "Saline Water Conversion," by Stanford Research Institute (SRI). This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics primarily concern the "Boost the Economy" program presented at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Federal aid to U.S. communities. Of note is an issue of This Week Magazine containing an article by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges titled, "How to Start Things Booming Again." Also included in this folder is the "Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities" by the Area Redevelopment Administration. This folder also contains a draft of a paper titled, "Your Community and the Area Redevelopment Act."