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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-109-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's meetings with United Nations representatives. Materials in this folder include a draft of President Kennedy's opening address for the 17th session of the United Nations General Assembly and memoranda from Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Lucius D. Battle, Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary, regarding President Kennedy's meetings with UN Secretary-General U Thant and Dr. Binay Ranjan Sen, Director General of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Ismali Moslem sect. Materials consist of a memorandum to President Kennedy from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding a call on the President by the Imam of the Ismali Moslem sect Agha Khan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-016-008
This file contains letters and memoranda regarding requests for Presidential Action written by various White House staff members and brought to President John F. Kennedy’s attention for further disposition. Topics include event invitations, proposed executive orders, appointments to federal positions, the activities of the Civil Aeronautics Board, and drafts of public statements delivered by the President. Also included are letters and memoranda to President Kennedy from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding international relations and diplomatic service, and letters from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-016-007
This file contains letters and memoranda regarding requests for Presidential Action written by various White House staff members and brought to President John F. Kennedy’s attention for further disposition. Topics include committee reports, appointments to federal positions, proposed executive orders, and efforts to improve local economies. Also included are letters and memoranda to President Kennedy from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding international relations and diplomatic service, and letters from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Files. Chronological File
JFKWHCFCHRON-016-005
This file contains letters and memoranda regarding requests for Presidential Action written by various White House staff members and brought to President John F. Kennedy’s attention for further disposition. Topics include dinner invitations, committee reports, appointments to federal positions, the activities of the Civil Aeronautics Board, and recent interviews given by the President. Also included are letters and memoranda to President Kennedy from Secretary of State Dean Rusk concerning diplomatic service and international relations, and several letters from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-128-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the activities and operations of the United Nations. Materials in this folder include telegrams and memoranda from Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Under Secretary of State George W. Ball, and Thomas K. Finletter, Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, regarding resolutions on nuclear testing, financing options for the United Nations' operations, and attitudes held by member nations regarding colonial territories.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Topics include the purchase of United Nations bonds, foreign aid and the Clay Committee report, negotiations between India and Pakistan, United States policy regarding the travel of foreign military attaches, and a meeting between the President and a Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy from the Foreign Service Institute. Also included in this folder is a telegram from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding his conversation with President of France Charles de Gaulle, and a report by the Subcommittee for Review of the Mutual Security Programs on Military Aid to Western Europe.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-007
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 221 (NSAM 221) titled, "U.S. Policy Toward Algeria," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) David Bell, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, and Director of the Peace Corps R. Sargent Shriver from President John F. Kennedy. Also included are memoranda from Secretary Rusk to President Kennedy discussing a plan of action for Algeria in response to NSAM 211.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-015
This file contains memoranda between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and President John F. Kennedy regarding the establishment of United States Government radio stations near foreign embassies and abroad for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (also known as the Soviet Union), Guinea, Iran, and Israel. Also included is the final report of the Subcommittee on Communications and a draft NSAM titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System.” The materials relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-339-013
This file contains memoranda between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and President John F. Kennedy regarding the establishment of United States Government radio stations in the American Republics, the United Arab Republic, and India; and a draft NSAM concerning communications equipment. The memoranda relate to National Security Action Memoranda number 201 (NSAM 201) titled, “Establishment of Subcommittee on Communications.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-004
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 74 (NSAM 74) titled, “Selection of Polish Exchange Students,” to Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs Philip H. Coombs from President John F. Kennedy. Also included in this folder are memoranda from Secretary of State Dean Rusk to President Kennedy titled, “Polish Duties on Relief Parcels.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-016
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 66 (NSAM 66) regarding the guidance and welfare of foreign students in the United States to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from President John F. Kennedy. Also included in this folder is a paper by Secretary Rusk titled, “Foreign Students in the United States,” containing annotations by President Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-011
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 61 (NSAM 61) titled, “An Effective Countertheme to ‘Peaceful Coexistence’,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder are memoranda by Secretary Rusk, Director Murrow, and Special Assistant to the President Arthur Schlesinger, discussing the Soviet Union propaganda phrase “peaceful coexistence,” and offering proposed alternatives.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-017
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 16 (NSAM 16) titled, “Economic Support for Newly-Independent Areas,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy from Secretary Rusk titled, “Interpretation of National Security Policy on Africa.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-328-015
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk in reference to National Security Action Memoranda number 14 (NSAM 14) discussing financial assistance for Brazil.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-007
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to a group of newly promoted Foreign Service officers in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses the symbiotic relationship between the office of the Presidency and the State Department in the development and enforcement of foreign policy. The press copy also includes remarks from Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Arkansas Senator J. William Fulbright.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Topics include the foreign student program, Berlin, the foreign trade program, and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Of note are materials relating to a proposed study by Representative Porter Hardy of the Department of State's personnel policies, practices, and procedures. Also included in this folder is a memorandum from the President to Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding upcoming negotiations on Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials include special reports and daily staff summaries regarding international relations and problems under review, invitations to the Presidents of Peru and Ecuador for a State visit, and a memorandum to the President from Senator Mike Mansfield concerning Laos. Also included in this folder is a report by Secretary of State Dean Rusk titled, "Facilitation of Tourist Travel."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials concern the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, a proposed change to the order of precedence, and a study by the Senate Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery titled, "Organizing for National Security." Of note are memoranda from Secretary of State Dean Rusk to the President concerning a proposed schedule of state and official visits for 1961 and the President's participation in state and official visits. Also included in this folder is a copy of a United Nations General Assembly resolution titled, "International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space," dated December 17, 1959.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-087-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Philips Talbot, Deputy Administrator for the Agency for International Development (AID) Frank Coffin, Special Representative and Advisor on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles, Assistant Secretary of Defense William Bundy, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and member of the National Security Council Robert W. Komer. President Kennedy again discusses what steps the United States can take to aid India against Chinese aggression without inflaming Pakistan and the rest of the region. The relations between the United States and the United Kingdom on this subject are also discussed as well as what should be said to Indian Minister of Economic and Defense Coordination T.T. Krishnamachari during his upcoming meeting with President Kennedy. The recording ends abruptly and the rest of the tape is blank. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 87, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 87 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-086-004
Sound recording of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. From the way the tape itself plays, it seems as though this NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) meeting took place immediately following the Haiti meeting, which was most likely held on May, 13, 1963, though the date cannot be confirmed conclusively. President Kennedy, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Secretary of State Dean Rusk discuss a House Foreign Affairs Committee report on NATO that was just partially released, as well as commentary of NATO military force levels, financial budgets of each of the countries, and the upcoming meeting in Ottawa, Canada. Cuba and the civil rights situation in Birmingham, Alabama, are also briefly mentioned. Two segments of the recording totaling 17 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 86, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 86 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-086-001
Sound recording of a National Security Council Meeting on India held on May 9, 1963. Identified participants in this meeting include: President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Assistant Secretary of State Phillips Talbot, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Ambassador to India Chester Bowles, Acting Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) Frank Coffin, Assistant Secretary of Defense William Bundy, and Member of the National Security Council Robert Komer. President Kennedy discusses with his staff the sale of mobile air defense units to India and potential diplomatic consequences. There is also extensive conversation on the possibility of providing a defense commitment to India in the case of a Chinese attack on the sub-continent and the use of nuclear weapons in the defense of countries in Asia instead of the introduction of large numbers of US soldiers. General Maxwell Taylor is first to bring up the issue of nuclear weapons versus ground troops. President Kennedy speaks briefly, and then General Taylor’s point is affirmed strongly by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. Eight segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 43 seconds have been removed for reasons of national security. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 86, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 86 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-085-003
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. Secretary Rusk reports to the President on his trip to India and Pakistan. Four segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 17 seconds have been removed for reasons of national security. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 85, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 85 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-121-002
Sound recording of a brief meeting held on November 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Included are mentions of the Otto Otepka security case at the Department of State and the tax issues of Ed Gullion. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 121/A57, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 121/A57 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-119-005
Sound recording of a meeting about Berlin, Germany, held on November 5, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union Llewellyn Thompson, and President Kennedy’s Personal Representative in Berlin General Lucius Clay. Topics of discussion include the stopping of a United States convoy in Berlin, a review of the situation, speculation on its significance, alternative courses of action, press guidance, the Soviet Union’s November celebration, diplomatic representation, the use of small force, Soviet ship movements, and possible Allied action. They also discuss the Ambassadorial Group, Soviet press coverage, and a possible conversation with the Canadian foreign minister. There is further discussion of the possible situation that may arise in Berlin and the possible U.S. response and contingency plans. One segment of the recording totaling 1 minute has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 119/A55, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 119/A55 in its entirety.