Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JEH-02
John E. Horne (1908-1985) was the administrative assistant to Senator John Sparkman of Alabama from 1947 to 1951 and from 1953 to 1961, a campaign worker in Citizens for Kennedy-Johnson, and administrator of the Small Business Administration from 1961 to 1963. This interview focuses on Horne’s time working for the Small Business Administration and the financial situation during the Kennedy administration, among other topics.