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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-065a-002
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include aid to Bolivia, the Nobel Prize dinner, a summary of a conversation with Rogelio Frigerio concerning Argentina, the Food for Peace program, and the film "The Counterfeit Trader." Of note is a memorandum dated July 28, 1939 to the Director of the Budget from President Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning jurisdictional conflicts within federal departments and agencies.