Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

Authoritative Name:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Biography:
"Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts and 35th President of the United States; born in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., May 29, 1917; attended the public and private schools of Brookline, Mass., Choate School, Wallingford, Conn., the London School of Economics at London, England, and Princeton University; graduated from Harvard University in 1940; attended Stanford University School of Business; during the Second World War served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy 1941-1945; PT boat commander in the South Pacific; author and newspaper correspondent; elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth, Eighty-first, and Eighty-second Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1953); did not seek renomination in 1952; elected to the United States Senate in 1952; reelected in 1958 and served from January 3, 1953 to December 22, 1960, when he resigned to become President of the United States; chairman, Special Committee on the Senate Reception Room (Eighty-fourth and Eighty-fifth Congresses); unsuccessfully sought the Democratic vice presidential nomination in 1956; elected thirty-fifth President of the United States in 1960, and was inaugurated on January 20, 1961; died in Dallas, Tex., November 22, 1963, from the effects of an assassin's bullet; remains returned to Washington, D.C.; lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, November 24-25, 1963; interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on December 6, 1993."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Alternate Names:
Kennedy, John
Associated Subjects:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Assassination
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Death and burial
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Influence
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Monuments
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Travel
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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--Aw, be a sport, Adlai, some of the boys just kidding around! / Baldy, [1962]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1962
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Confounded younger generation / Baldy, [ca. 1961]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Congratulations, again!-- and again!-- and again-- / Baldy, [1960]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1960
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Don't kid yourself, I know how you feel!-- / Baldy, [1960]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1960
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Here he comes now!--/ Baldy, 1960

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1960
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--Hi!-- / Baldy, [ca. 1961]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1961
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
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Carroll Gartin Political Broadcast

Creator:
Gartin, Carroll
Date of Original:
1963-08-05
Collection:
Carroll Gartin Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Freedom Rides

Creator:
Eckelmann, Susan
Date of Original:
2008-07-24
Collection:
Encyclopedia of Alabama
Contributing Institution:
Encyclopedia of Alabama (Project)

Oral history interview with Claire O'Connor, 2001

Creator:
O'Connor, Claire
Date of Original:
2001
Collection:
Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Oral history interview with Clarence Thomas, Jr.,2001

Creator:
Thomas, Clarence Lloyd
Date of Original:
2001
Collection:
Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Oral history interview with Fred Clark, 2001

Creator:
Clark, Fred, 1943-
Date of Original:
2001
Collection:
Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Oral history interview with John Dolan, 2001

Creator:
Dolan, John Luther, 1941-
Date of Original:
2001
Collection:
Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Oral history interview with John Maguire, 2001

Creator:
Maguire, John David
Date of Original:
2001
Collection:
Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Oral history interview with John Washington, 2001

Creator:
Washington, John R., 1928-
Date of Original:
2001
Collection:
Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Allan--Russell Allan papers, 1964; Archives Main Stacks, SC626

Creator:
Allan, Russell
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, February-August 19, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder 6)

Creator:
Beech, Robert, 1935-2008
Date of Original:
1964-02
1964-03
1964-04
1964-05
1964-06
1964-07
1964-08
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Diary and notes, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 4)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Location file: Ruleville, 1962-1964 (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 2, Segment 21)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1962/1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Bowie--Freedom Schools, 1964, Jan. 14 - Dec. 2 (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31, Box 1, Folder 4)

Creator:
Bowie, Harry
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Charles Weltner oral history interview, 1986 July 17

Creator:
Weltner, Charles Longstreet
Date of Original:
1986-07-17
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

S. Ernest Vandiver oral history interview, 1994 January 25

Creator:
Vandiver, S. Ernest (Samuel Ernest), 1918-2005
Date of Original:
1994-01-25
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Sybil Elizabeth Russell Vandiver oral history interview, 1994 January 25

Creator:
Vandiver, Betty Russell
Date of Original:
1994-01-25
Collection:
Georgia Government Documentation Project
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Carl Sanders, 1987 April 27

Creator:
Sanders, Carl Edward, 1925-
Date of Original:
1987-04-27
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with David Gambrell, 1992 September 21

Creator:
Gambrell, David Henry, 1929-
Date of Original:
1992-09-21
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Elliott Levitas, 1996

Creator:
Levitas, Elliott H. (Elliott Harris), 1930-
Date of Original:
1996
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Jack Flynt, 1998 Apr. 22

Creator:
Flynt, John James, 1914-2007
Date of Original:
1998-04-22
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oral history interview with Phil Landrum, 1988 July 25-26

Creator:
Landrum, Phil M.
Date of Original:
1988-07-25/1988-07-26
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Oxford: a warning for Americans; October 1962

Creator:
Mississippi State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Date of Original:
1962-10-01
Collection:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

Sermon on visions

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1929/2003
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Sermon, 1970, based on Acts 26:19

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1970
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Sermon, Comparison of Alexander the Great and Jesus, sections on serving God and rejecting secular attitudes

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1911/1985
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Speech, January 15, 1979, Address on the occasion of the birthday celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., Shaw Air Force Base

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1979-01-15
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Speech, January 15, 1981, Birthday Celebration, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Wofford College

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1981-01-15
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Speech, November 10, 1963, On the struggle for civil rights

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1963-11-10
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
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A Prayer

Creator:
Maloney, Walter
Date of Original:
1928/1986
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Arthur to Jim, 27 October 1962

Creator:
Schlesinger, Arthur M. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007
Date of Original:
1962-10-27
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Bill Costello to Jim, 30 January 1961

Creator:
Costello, William
Date of Original:
1961-01-30
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Hate Knows No Direction

Creator:
McGill, Ralph
Date of Original:
1963-12-14
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Malcolm X to Prof. Silver, 26 November 1963

Creator:
X, Malcolm, 1925-1965
Date of Original:
1963-11-26
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections

Marshall Given Standing Ovation In Indiana Talk

Creator:
Unknown
Date of Original:
1963-11-12
Collection:
James W. Silver Collection
Contributing Institution:
John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
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Continuemos Adelante Viva Johnson y Humphrey

Creator:
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Date of Original:
1930/1987
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

Government leaders coming here for Garza reception

Creator:
Perez, Noe
Date of Original:
1963-11-20
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

LULAC News, Volume 25, Number 4, November-December 1963

Creator:
League of United Latin American Citizens
Date of Original:
1963-11
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

League of United Latin-American Citizens Resume of John J. Herrera

Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Date of Original:
1967-09-28
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

Ralph Yarborough's Washington Report, 28th General Newsletter, December 16, 1963

Creator:
Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Date of Original:
1963-12-16
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries

[Democratic National Committee News Release: Aumenta el personal de la lengua española en la nomina federal]

Creator:
Democratic National Committee (U.S.). Publicity Division
Date of Original:
1964-03-26
Collection:
John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:
University of North Texas. Libraries
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John F. Kennedy campaigns in Columbia--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1960-10
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Person-on-the street interviews: Kennedy assassination--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1963-11
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Oral History Interview with Margaret (Peggy) Rozga, August 19, 2008, part IV

Creator:
Rozga, Margaret
Date of Original:
2008-08-19
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Mary Arms, July 29, 2007, part III

Creator:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date of Original:
2007-07-29
Collection:
March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
Golda Meir Library. Special Collections

Ministers' Manifesto

Creator:
Hatfield, Edward A.
Date of Original:
2007-10-12
Collection:
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:
New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Oral history with the Honorable Ross Robert Barnett, governor of the State of Mississippi

Creator:
Barnett, Ross R. (Ross Robert), 1898-1987
McMillen, Neil R., 1939-
Date of Original:
1971
Collection:
Oral History
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage

The Black Revolution-What Next?

Creator:
Pan-African Nationalist Association in the Americas
Human Rights Political Association
Date of Original:
1963
Collection:
Print Culture of the Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1980
Contributing Institution:
Amistad Research Center

Charles Campbell, 14 May 2009.

Creator:
Short, Bob, 1932
Campbell, Charles E., 1942
Date of Original:
2009-05-14
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Ray Moore, 23 April 2013.

Creator:
Moore, Ray, 1922
Short, Bob, 1932
Date of Original:
2013-04-23
Collection:
Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Humphrey: Dedication of Building

Date of Original:
1940/1949
1950/1959
1960/1969
Collection:
Southern Labor Archives
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1961-03-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1962-06-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1962-11-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1963-07-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1962-10-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1963-04-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries
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Boy holds November 22, 1963 issue of Columbia Record

Creator:
Tutte, Vic
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1963-11-23
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Dr. Daniel Hollis reading about the funeral for President John F. Kennedy

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Roberts, Maxie
Date of Original:
1964-01-04
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

John F. Kennedy campaigns for President

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1960-10-10
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

John F. Kennedy campaigns for President

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1960-10-10
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

John F. Kennedy campaigns for President

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1960-10-10
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

John F. Kennedy campaigns for President

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1960-10-10
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library
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Letter on 1963 Civil Rights

Date of Original:
1945/1970
Collection:
Volunteer Voices
Contributing Institution:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections

Governors comment on their talks with John Kennedy on civil rights legislation.

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1963-06-18
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

JOHN KENNEDY ON SENDING TROOPS INTO ALABAMA TO INSURE DESEGREGATION NON-VIOLENCE

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1963-05-22
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Meredith Walks Past White Picketers Protesting Kennedy's Integration Policies

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-10-01
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

PRESIDENT KENNEDY SAYS THE U.S. MUST PROVIDE EVERY MAN THE FREEDOM TO VOTE

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1962-09-13
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. leaving the Georgia State Prison in the company of Donald Hollowell, Ralph D. Abernathy, and Wyatt T. Walker, Reidsville, Georgia, 1960 October 27

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1960-10-27
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection

Series of WSB-TV newsfilm clips of President Dwight D. Eisenhower responding to questions concerning whether or not a Catholic should or could be elected to the presidency, 1959 July 8

Creator:
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:
1959-07-08
Collection:
WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:
Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection
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WSFA audiovisual item D063.0008

Date of Original:
1961/1974
Collection:
WSFA Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
Educator Resources:

7 items in 3 collections (expand all)

Lola Hendricks

Date of Original:
1940/1964
Collection:
Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection
Contributing Institution:
WGBH Educational Foundation

Miriam McClendon

Date of Original:
1949/1965
Collection:
Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection
Contributing Institution:
WGBH Educational Foundation

Washington Booker, III

Date of Original:
1963
Collection:
Teachers' Domain Civil Rights Special Collection
Contributing Institution:
WGBH Educational Foundation