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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-049-007
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon signing H.R. 9118 at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City. The bill established the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, an organization focused on strengthening national security through effective arms control and disarmament policies.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-012
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 156 (NSAM 156) regarding negotiations on disarmament and the peaceful uses of outer space to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster from President John F. Kennedy. Also included are memoranda regarding NSAM 156 and the satellite reconnaissance program.