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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-TGW-01
In this interview Wicker discusses early impressions of John F. Kennedy [JFK], 1952–1961; Lyndon B. Johnson campaigning for JFK in the South, 1960; Richard M. Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge’s 1960 presidential campaign; JFK and Johnson in the August 1960 special session of Congress; Wicker’s first interview with President JFK for the New York Times, 1961; building a rapport with JFK’s staff; various Times articles, by Wicker and others, about the Kennedy Administration and White House reactions to them; Wicker’s arguments with Pierre E.G. Salinger over certain articles; year-end briefings in Palm Beach; and President JFK’s press conferences, among other issues.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C20698
President John F. Kennedy (center, behind Lincoln Continental) bids farewell to former president General Dwight D. Eisenhower at General Eisenhower’s residence in Palm Springs. White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn, and Military Aide to President Kennedy, General Chester V. Clifton (partially hidden), stand behind car at right. All others are unidentified. Eldorado Country Club, Indian Wells, California.