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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OWH-01
In this interview Hill discusses working on John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to Lyndon B. Johnson as the vice-presidential candidate in the South and among African-Americans; difficulties for the Southern operations of the JFK campaign; getting the African-American vote in the South for JFK in the 1960 election; working with and around different civil rights groups and leaders in the 1960 campaign; other campaign staff members at the federal and state levels; attempts to solve the problem of discrimination in housing during JFK’s Administration; the Federal Housing Administration, including staff and directives and projects in the South; the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Housing; and the 1962 executive order in housing, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-FAF-03
Forbes discusses creating and editing the Kennedy Convention Bulletin, his first days in Washington on the Housing and Home Finance Agency, and the White House regional conferences, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JNS-01
This interview focuses on Sparkman’s evaluation of working with John F. Kennedy (JFK), JFK’s stance on civil rights and desegregation, and Sparkman’s perceptions of JFK and Robert F. Kennedy (RFK), among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WLS-01
This interview focuses on John F. Kennedy (JFK)’s stance on urban renewal, concerns and resistance to federal assistance, and Slayton’s role as Commissioner for Urban Renewal, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HJM-01
Mields discusses his work in the HHFA and his criticisms of Robert Weaver as an administrator, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-010-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of Robert C. Weaver as Housing and Home Finance Administrator held in the President’s Office in the White House. In his speech President Kennedy discusses his administration’s goal to provide decent housing for all American families and Mr. Weaver’s responsibilities concerning public housing, private housing, and urban renewal.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-21-D
AR37, ST24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-07-01-F
ST27
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-07-C
AR25, KN20
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-10-18-B
AR28, KN24
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-02-20-F
AR16, ST08, KN12
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-011-007
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-MPS-01
This interview focuses on Semer’s responsibilities as General Counsel of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), President John F. Kennedy’s active efforts to create affordable housing through legislation, and the role of the HHFA, among other issues.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6339-C
Swearing-in Ceremony for Dr. Robert Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency in the White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President John F. Kennedy; Robert Weaver and wife Dr. Ella Weaver.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6339-B
Swearing-in Ceremony for Dr. Robert Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency in the White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President John F. Kennedy; Robert Weaver and wife Dr. Ella Haith Weaver; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House Herbert L. Miller.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6339-A
Swearing-in Ceremony for Robert Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, in the White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) President John F. Kennedy; Robert Weaver and his wife Dr. Ella Haith Weaver.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-249-8-62
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (third from left) and Lady Bird Johnson visit with unidentified guests at a dinner in honor of Vice President Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Standing in the background at right are (L-R): Beryl Hastie, wife of Judge William H. Hastie; Judge Hastie; Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency Robert C. Weaver; and Dr. Ella Haith Weaver, wife of Administrator Weaver (mostly hidden). Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-249-7-62
President John F. Kennedy (laughing) greets guests at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. (L-R) Beryl Hastie, wife of Judge William H. Hastie (in back); Dr. Ella Haith Weaver, wife of Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency Robert C. Weaver; Administrator Weaver; Judge Hastie; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Glenn T. Seaborg (in back); and President Kennedy. Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-249-15-62
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (right) visits with Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency Robert C. Weaver (center) and his wife Dr. Ella Haith Weaver at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6672-C
President John F. Kennedy signs the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); and Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6672-B
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Unidentified man; Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); and an unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6672-A
President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Unidentified man; Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); unidentified man; Congressman Wright Patman (Texas); and two unidentified men. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7400-A
Presentation ceremony of the President’s Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service. President John F. Kennedy presents the award to Medical Officer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey (left). Looking on (L-R): Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), Robert C. Weaver; award recipient and President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the HHFA, J. Stanley Baughman (mostly hidden); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Representative Kenneth A. Roberts (Alabama); Senator Estes Kefauver (Tennessee); Senator John A. Carroll (Colorado); Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Dr. James E. Webb. West Wing Lawn, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-002-001-p0002
Photograph of state Governors at the Area Redevelopment Advisory Policy Board Conference of Appalachian Governors. Seated (L-R): William L. Batt, Administrator of the Area Redevelopment Administration; Secretary of Commerce, Luther H. Hodges; President John F. Kennedy; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency; and Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall. Standing (L-R): Unidentified man; James Webb, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; unidentified man; Governor of Maryland, J. Millard Tawes; Governor of Tennessee, Frank G. Clement; Governor of West Virginia, William W. Barron; Governor of Virginia, Albertis S. Harrison; Governor of Kentucky, Bert T. Combs; Under Secretary of Commerce, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.; and two unidentified men. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Verso is stamped: “27912, 9 April 1963.”
Collection
USHHFA
Records 1961-1963. Microfilm copies of subject files, legislative proposals, weekly activity reports, minutes, memorandums, speeches, and publications. Paper records include reports, publications, press releases, hearings, legislation, and statistics concerning the Community Facilities Agency, Urban Renewal Administration, and Public Housing Authority; includes speeches by Robert C. Weaver, Sidney H. Woolner, William L. Slayton, Marie C. McGuire, and Neal J. Hardy.