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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials concern a memorandum to the President from Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis regarding civil defense and defense mobilization programs, Executive Order 10952 assigning civil defense responsibilities to the Secretary of Defense and others, and a copy of concluding comments from a speech given by attorney Edward P. Morgan. Of note is a draft of a letter by the President on civil defense for Life magazine. Also included in this folder is a draft of a memorandum for the President from Special Counsel Ted Sorensen regarding the reorganization of civil defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials concern containment actions for civil defense, a memorandum to the President from Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis regarding problems of the OCDM and its future, the role of the OEP, and the authorization of disaster assistance funds for certain states affected by floods. Also included in this folder is a letter from Ellis to John Corson of McKinsey and Company, Inc. regarding a discussion of the possible transfer of nonmilitary defense to the Department of Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include production and demand for natural rubber, a possible reorganization of the OCDM (Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization), and a meeting of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee. Also included in this folder are reports to the President from OCDM Director Frank B. Ellis titled, "The Record of the Office and Civil and Defense Mobilization and its Future," and, "The Battle Creek Operations of the OCDM."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning. Materials consist of a report by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Director Frank B. Ellis titled, "Basic Report of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization."