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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-15B-1
Sound recording of a telephone conversation held on March 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr, Special Assistant to the President. They discuss a prospective post in Latin America for Samuel H. Beer, Schlesinger’s trip to England, British politics, and a scandal involving John D. Profumo.Transcript included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-020
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's recorded statement for "Founding of the Republic," an exhibition at the Time & Life Building from July to September in 1962. In his remarks the President characterizes the principle of inalienable rights as a universal, human ideal rather than an American one. Materials in this folder include various memoranda and drafts (some by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.) of the statement. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's greeting to White House Seminar students at Constitution Hall. In his speech the President welcomes the students to the sphere of public service, addresses several myths regarding government employment, and describes the upcoming summer as an educational experience to learn about the intricacies of government from the inside. Materials in this folder include a memorandum of suggested remarks from Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., an outline containing Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen's initials with handwritten notations by the President, and a press copy of the speech, in addition to a program for and a press release describing the White House Summer Seminar.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the 1962 Yale University graduation ceremony. In his speech the President thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and discusses three areas of domestic concern where the prevalence of myth dangerously impedes progress: fiscal policy, confidence in an administration, and the concept of "big government." Materials in this folder include various memoranda of suggested talking points, a draft by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech with handwritten notations by the President, as well as a luncheon menu, program for the commencement exercises, and an additional transcript of the speech published by Yale University.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-039
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at a dinner honoring Matthew McCloskey upon his appointment as Ambassador to Ireland held in the Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Materials in this folder include a memorandum of suggested remarks from Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and press copy of the speech, in addition to an excerpt from the Realities article "How the French See Themselves."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-012
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's toast to Minister of Culture Andre Malraux of France at a dinner held in the White House State Dining Room and Blue Room. Materials in this folder include memoranda containing biographical information on Malraux, a draft written by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and a press copy of the speech, in addition to a program and name card for the dinner.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-042
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at a dinner in honor of all living Nobel Prize winners in the western hemisphere held at the White House. In his speech the President describes the winners from the United States as a source of national pride, but notes that knowledge should not be bound by nationality. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, drafts written by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., in addition to a banquet program, name cards, a list of attendees, newspaper clippings concerning the 1961 Nobel Prize winners, and a press release announcing the dinner. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-032-014
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and speechwriter and special assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger. Materials mainly concern personal and political matters and advice on the 1960 presidential campaign, including correspondence from Schlesinger to then Senator and President-elect Kennedy. Topics include Senator Kennedy's Catholicism, the support of liberal and intellectual democrats in the 1960 campaign, and potential candidates for positions in Kennedy's administrations. Of note is an August 1960 newsletter sent to Adlai Stevenson supporters.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-032-013
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and speechwriter and special assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger. Materials mainly concern political matters and advice on the 1960 presidential campaign from Schlesinger to then Senator Kennedy. Topics include Senator Kennedy's Catholicism, the pending Senate confirmation hearings of Lewis Strauss as Secretary of Commerce, and Senator Kennedy's relationship with liberal democrats. Of note is a transcript from the radio show Let's Find Out, featuring former Secretary of the Air Force Thomas A. Finletter as a guest.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-047-041
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address during a ceremony at Amherst College granting the President an honorary degree and for the ground-breaking of the Robert Frost Library. In his speech the President describes the role of an artist in society, noting Frost's contributions to American arts, culture, and ideology. He discusses the nature of strength and power, famously stating, "When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." Materials in this folder include note cards and drafts of the speech by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., in addition to a program for the ceremony and correspondence from the Syracuse University Library. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-041
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to the 18th General Assembly of the United Nations. In his speech the President discusses the recently signed treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty), remarking that peace may be attainable when two nations with incompatible ideologies negotiate with each other. The President famously asks, "Space offers no problems of sovereignty…Why, therefore, should man's first flight to the moon be a matter of national competition?" President Kennedy also explains that the task of maintaining peace and decreasing global tension must be shared by all nations. He proposes ways for the United Nations to increase and improve their efforts in developing countries, specifically focusing on health, human rights, agriculture, communication, and the environment. Materials in this folder include drafts by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech with handwritten notations by the President, in addition to memoranda from Schlesinger and Adlai Stevenson, Ambassador to the United Nations.
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JFKPOF-046-022
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks on the South Lawn of the White House to participants in the White House Seminar in Government. In his speech the President compares the complex problems facing the United States in the 1960s to those of past eras, and suggests that the solutions to these crises can only be achieved through the mass participation of the American citizenry in democratic practices. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the speech and a memorandum of suggested remarks from Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
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JFKPOF-116a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials pertain to EEC (European Economic Community) negotiations, a nuclear test ban treaty, a meeting between President Kennedy and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville, and French foreign policy. Of note is a letter from Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev to President of France Charles de Gaulle regarding a France-West Germany treaty of cooperation, and a memorandum to President Kennedy from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger titled, “De Gaulle.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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JFKPOF-121a-023
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Latin America. Materials in this folder include background information on Latin American countries, a telegram concerning the Punta Del Este Conference held in Uruguay, a summary of Louisiana Congressman Otto Passman's criticisms of foreign aid programs, and a memorandum from Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. regarding political instability in Latin American countries and the possibilities for economic and social reforms through the Alliance for Progress programs.
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JFKPOF-111a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Austria. Materials consist of correspondence between the President and Austrian Chancellor Alfons Gorbach, background information for a meeting between the President and Austrian Foreign Minister Bruno Kreisky, and a memorandum to the President from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger regarding Kreisky. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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JFKPOF-115-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials concern Cuba, Prime Minister of Cuba Fidel Castro, and a proposal for a Cuban Freedom Brigade. Of note is a memorandum to the President from Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Richard N. Goodwin titled, “Conversation with Commandante Ernesto Guevara of Cuba.” Also included in this folder are memoranda to the President from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger regarding Cuba.
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JFKPOF-114a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a letter to President Kennedy from former United States Ambassador to Cuba Earl E.T. Smith, newspaper articles regarding Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, and memoranda to the President from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger concerning conversations with reporters about Cuba. Of note is a memorandum titled, “Cuba Policy.” Also included in this folder is an editorial from the exiled Cuban newspaper El Diario de la Marina titled, “Washington’s Leftwingers-Tragic Threat to the Future of Cuba.”
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JFKPOF-130-018
This folder consists of materials maintained by President John F. Kennedy’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, prior to and during his presidency. Materials include memoranda from Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger regarding the proposed location for the John F. Kennedy Library, telegrams to the American Merchant Marine Institute from foreign shipping companies expressing their condolences on the death of President Kennedy, and correspondence regarding objects purchased in Italy by the President and Lem Billings.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-130-017
This folder consists of materials maintained by President John F. Kennedy's personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, prior to and during his presidency, and concerns the proposed location for the John F. Kennedy Library. Also included in this folder are memoranda to the President from Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger regarding planning and location of the Library, and letters to the President from Harvard University President Nathan M. Pusey.
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JFKPOF-129-013
This folder consists of materials maintained by President John F. Kennedy's personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, prior to and during his presidency. Correspondence in this folder is mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion and publishing matters regarding "Profiles in Courage" in book and televised forms. Of note is the letter acknowledging Senator John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize win from John Hohenberg, Secretary of Columbia University Advisory Board on Pulitzer Prizes; letters from Evan W. Thomas, an editor from Harper & Brothers, regarding publishing matters; a fan letter from Harvard Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger to Senator Kennedy; a letter from President Kennedy to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, Richard James Cardinal Cushing, regarding a trust agree covering the sale of "Profiles in Courage" for television use; and a copy of the trust agreement referred to in President Kennedy's letter.
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JFKPOF-043-032
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon signing a proclamation conferring honorary citizenship on Sir Winston Churchill. In his speech the President discusses Churchill's many contributions to American society, and explains that the former British Prime Minister is the first person to be granted this honor. Materials in this folder include drafts (by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen), a reading copy, and press copies of the speech, in addition to a press release of the formal proclamation.
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JFKPOF-042-029
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's preparation for a dinner honoring Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Materials in this folder include a memorandum from Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and a draft from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Soresnsen.
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JFKPOF-040-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks during a dinner in Newport, Rhode Island held in honor of the America's Cup crews hosted by the Honorable Sir Howard Beale, KBE, Ambassador of Australia to the United States. In his speech the President makes a toast to the crews of the Gretel and the Weatherly, describes sporting contests as beneficial to international relations, and characterizes the historical relationship between Australia and the United States as a friendship built upon a common commitment to the sea. Materials in this folder include memoranda, a draft by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. with handwritten notations by the President, and press copies of the speech.
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JFKPOF-041-029
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks to members of the first Inter-American Symposium held in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses the rapid growth of the Alliance for Progress, and explains that an understanding of the arts, as well as politics, is vital to the formation of strong international relationships. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the speech, a memorandum from Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and "Goldwater Advise," a New York Post article by Max Lerner.
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JFKPOF-041-028
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the dedication ceremonies for the Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia. In his speech the President discusses the important contributions of the Dulles family to the United States government, and explains how the building symbolizes the aspirations of the country in the 1950s and 1960s. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, a draft by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and a press copy of the speech, in addition to a program of the ceremony with handwritten notations by the President and letters to the President from Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the Federal Aviation Agency.