Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-135-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, both during and prior to his Presidency, concerning the presence of communist ideology in Southeast Asia and American policy towards nations in the region. Materials in this folder include newspaper articles, a copy of a speech by Montana Senator Mike Mansfield, a copy of Senator Kennedy's speech "The War in Indochina," a pamphlet entitled "Our Disgrace in Indo-China," a transcript of a press conference by French President General Charles de Gaulle, an except from the Congressional Record, and a copy of a proposed amendment to the Mutual Security Act of 1951.