O'Donnell Social Network Analysis
The people O'Donnell either knew or interacted with.
I created this social network analysis graph by using 50-60 pairs of names from the Kenneth O’Donnell FBI folder and inputting them into Palladio. Kenneth O’Donnell was the Special Assistant to the President (JFK). O’Donnell’s node is the largest in this SNA graph, because he had the most links to other people in the pairs I selected. I pulled the nodes apart to space them out a bit. The graph illustrates O’Donnell’s connections to several political figures, such as Senator Thornberry and President JFK. The graph also shows O’Donnell’s relationships with various Secret Service agents, including Youngblood, McIntyre, Kinney, Kellerman, Hill, and Landis.
Caitlin S.
I collected information from <a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7460774">O'Donnell's FBI folder</a> in NARA to make this graph, then used <a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio-app/#/upload">Palladio</a> to construct it.
March 24, 2018
Caitlin S.
PNG file
PNG file, screenshot
<em>Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye</em>: A Memoir Co-Written by O'Donnell
Memoir written about JFK by Kenneth O'Donnell and David Powers
The image displays the front cover of <em>Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye</em>, a memoir written by White House staff members Kenneth O'Donnell and David Powers (with reporter Joe McCarthy).
Kenneth O'Donnell, David Powers, and Joe McCarthy
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JohnnyWeHardlyKnewYeCover.jpg">Wikipedia</a>
Little, Brown and Company
September 1972
Caitlin S.
JPEG
Book cover photograph
WCH Testimony Excerpt: O'Donnell's Order to Flee Parkland
Kenneth O'Donnell's order to flee Parkland with the body of JFK.
In Volume VII of the Warren Commission Hearings, pages 452-453, Kenneth O'Donnell recounts his decision to flee Parkland with JFK's body - without permission from the hospital.
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-WARRENCOMMISSIONHEARINGS-7/context">Government Publishing Office: Volume VII, Pages 452-453 of the Warren Commission Hearings</a>
Government Publishing Office
November 23, 1964
Caitlin S.
Screenshot from PDF file; facsimile.
English
Textual document
SuDoc Class Number: PR 36.8:K 38/H 35/
Kenneth O'Donnell FBI Witness File (NARA)
Testimonies of Secret Service agents relating to Kenneth O'Donnell and the assassination.
This is a 61-page FBI folder from Johnson's Commission on the Assassination of JFK. It contains various witness statements of the Secret Service agents and other White House staff that relate to O'Donnell as a key witness.
President (1963-1969 : Johnson). President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 11/30/1963-9/24/1964 (Most Recent)
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7460774">National Archives</a>
National Archives
11/30/1963 - 9/24/1964
Caitlin S.
Series: Records Relating to Key Persons, 11/30/1963 - 9/24/1964
Record Group 272: Records of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, 1954 - 1965
Digitized facsimiles of 61 pages of textual documents
English
Textual documents
ARC Identifier: 7460774
Kenneth O'Donnell Describes JFK's Legacy
Kenneth O'Donnell's recollection of JFK and the assassination.
Ten years after the assassination, Kenneth O'Donnell describes what he considers to be JFK's lasting legacy: "he brought young people intimately into politics."
Uploaded to YouTube by HelmerReenberg
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c6RtfEX0Cw">YouTube</a>
YouTube
November 21, 1973
Caitlin S.
YouTube Video
YouTube Video
WCH Testimony Excerpt: O'Donnell At Hotel Texas
On the morning of the assassination, O'Donnell discusses with JFK and Jackie the topic of an assassination.
In his Warren Commission Hearing Testimony, O'Donnell recalls an assassination discussion with JFK and Jackie on that fateful morning.
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-WARRENCOMMISSIONHEARINGS-7/context">Government Publishing Office: Volume VII, Page 456, Warren Commission Hearings</a>
Government Publishing Office
November 23, 1964
Caitlin S.
Screenshot from PDF file; facsimile
English
Textual document
SuDoc Class Number: PR 36.8:K 38/H 35/
WCR Excerpt: O'Donnell's Bubbletop Instructions
Kenneth O'Donnell instructs Kellerman to leave bubbletop off of JFK's limo.
On page 45 of the Warren Commission Report, O'Donnell makes the decision to leave off the bubbletop if the weather is good.
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-WARRENCOMMISSIONREPORT/summary">Government Publishing Office: Page 45 of the Warren Commission Report</a>
Government Publishing Office
September 24, 1964
Caitlin S.
Screenshot from PDF file; facsimile.
English
Textual document
SuDoc Class Number: PR 36.8:K 38/R 29
Waiter Marvin Love Recalls Serving JFK's Final Meal
Marvin Love Interview
Marvin Love describes the contents of JFK's final breakfast at Hotel Texas the morning of the assassination.
Uploaded to YouTube by HelmerReenberg
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM6MyfIOfmk">YouTube</a>
YouTube
November 22, 1963
Caitlin S.
YouTube video
YouTube video
News Script: Marvin Love, Hotel Texas Waiter, Serves JFK His Last Breakfast
News script describing interview with waiter Marvin Love.
"Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Marvin Love who served President Kennedy his last meal, breakfast." - UNT Digital Library
WBAP-TV/NBC (Television station: Fort Worth, TX)
<a href="https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc954009/">UNT Digital Library</a>
University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries Special Collections
November 23, 1963
Caitlin S.
Rights Holder: NBC5/KXAS-TV
Rights Statement: Materials in this collection may be licensed for reproduction or publication, according to the policies of the UNT Libraries' Special Collections department. Restrictions may apply.
"This item is part of the collection entitled: KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection and was provided by UNT Libraries Special Collections to Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries." - UNT Digital Library
1-Page paper script
English
News script
Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_AR0787-017-1963-11-23-12.
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc954009.
Kenneth O'Donnell Gives LBJ Permission to Leave Dallas
LBJ requests permission to leave Dallas aboard AF1.
According to Emory Roberts in his witness testimony, while at Parkland Memorial Hospital, LBJ was reluctant to leave Dallas without permission and sent Roberts to acquire permission from O'Donnell to leave aboard AF1.
President (1963-1969 : Johnson); President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 11/30/1963-9/24/1964 (Most Recent)
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7460774/12/">Page 12 of Kenneth O'Donnell Folder</a>
National Archives
11/30/1963 - 9/24/1964
Caitlin S.
NARA Series: Records Relating to Key Persons, 11/30/1963 - 9/24/1964
Record Group 272: Records of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, 1954 - 1965
Paper document; facsimile
English
Textual records
National Archives Identifier: 7460774
Example of a Memorandum from O'Donnell to All White House Staff
Memorandum describing how to conduct JFK's appointments
"This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Kenneth P. O'Donnell, Appointment Secretary and Special Assistant to the President. Topics include details of the President's appointments and meetings, domestic affairs, and background information prepared for meetings between President Kennedy and individual governors and congressmen. Of note are agendas of the President's daily engagements." - JFK Library
Kenneth P. O'Donnell
<a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKPOF-064a-001.aspx">Page 4 of Kenneth P. O'Donnell Folder in the JFK Library</a>
JFK Presidential Library
February 9, 1961
Caitlin S.
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
Collection: Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Series: Staff Memoranda.
Paper memorandum document; facsimile
English
Textual records
Digital Identifier: JFKPOF-064a-001
Photograph of Kenneth O'Donnell and White House Army Signal Agency Staff Member
Kenneth O'Donnell and White House Army Signal Agency Staff Member
"Presidential Aide Kenneth P. O’Donnell (left) speaks with an unidentified White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) officer outside the South Portico of the White House, Washington, D.C." - JFK Library
Photographer: Robert L. Knudsen (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989
<a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHP-KN-C17685.aspx">JFK Presidential Library</a>
JFK Presidential Library
27 April 1961
Caitlin S.
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
See JFK Library Folder: "President Kennedy departs the White House for Andrews Air Force Base; White House Army Signal Agency (WHASA) staff and Kenneth P. O’Donnell outside White House, 3:00PM"
Color photographic print
Color photographic print
Digital Identifier: JFKWHP-KN-C17685
Black and White Photograph of Evelyn Lincoln
Evelyn Lincoln, with whom Kenneth O'Donnell often corresponded regarding JFK's day-to-day business.
"Personal Secretary to the President Evelyn Lincoln at her desk in the President’s Secretary’s Office, White House, Washington, D.C." - JFK Library
Photographer: Robert L. Knudsen (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989
<a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHP-KN-17661.aspx">JFK Presidential Library</a>
JFK Presidential Library
28 April 1961
Caitlin S.
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
See JFK Library Collection: White House Photographs
Black and white photograph negative
Photograph negative
Digital Identifier: JFKWHP-KN-17661
Black and White Photograph of Kenneth O'Donnell Accepting Scroll On Behalf of JFK
Kenneth O'Donnell and Scroll from Democratic Committee of Orange County
"Special Assistant to the President Kenneth P. O'Donnell Accepts Scroll from Democratic Committee of Orange County, New York" - JFK Library
Photographer: Abbie Rowe, 1905-1967
<a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHP-AR6354-A.aspx">JFK Presidential Library</a>
JFK Presidential Library
16 February 1961
Caitlin S.
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
See JFK Library Collection: White House Photographs
Black and white photographic print
Photographic print
Digital Identifier: JFKWHP-AR6354-A
Black and White Photograph of Kenneth O'Donnell
Kenneth P. O'Donnell
"Special Assistant to the President Kenneth P. O'Donnell. White House, Washington, D.C." - JFK Library
Photographer: Abbie Rowe, 1905-1967
<a href="https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHP-AR6295-I.aspx">JFK Presidential Library</a>
JFK Presidential Library
25 January 1961
Caitlin S.
Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
See JFK Library Collection: White House Photographs
Black and white photograph
Photograph negative
Digital Identifier: JFKWHP-AR6295-I
Photograph of JFK's Birthday 1963
JFK's last birthday celebration at the White House.
"President's Birthday Party, given by White House Staff. President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, Dave Powers, Kenneth O'Donnell, others. White House, Navy Mess Hall." - National Archives
Knudsen, Robert L. (Robert LeRoy), 1929-1989, Photographer
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/194224">National Archives</a>
National Archives
5/29/1963
Caitlin S.
Series: Robert Knudsen White House Photographs, 1/20/1961 - 12/19/1963.
Collection: White House Photographs, 12/19/1960 - 3/11/1964.
Photographic print
Photographic print
ARC Identifier: 194224; NAIL Control Number: NLK-WHP-KN-KNC28785