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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-002
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various foreign affairs issues. Also included in this folder are articles regarding former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Morgenthau Plan to control Germany after World War II; and a letter to Schlesinger from journalist and author Theodore H. White discussing White’s trip to Asia with comments on Communist China, Vietnam, and the U.S. Department of State.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-001
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various topics including an amendment to Executive Orders 10501 and 10816 for the automatic declassification of documents, the appointment of Rajeshwar Dayal as the United Nations (UN) Special Representative to Congo and its effect on United States and India relations, and a proposal to counteract the Soviet Union propaganda phrase of “peaceful coexistence.” Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Schlesinger to President John F. Kennedy titled, “How to Organize an Intelligence Service: Implications of the British Example.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066-005
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 a disagreement between the Department of Commerce and USIA (United States Information Agency) on United States policy for expositions overseas; a meeting with the Vice President of Argentina Dr. Carlos Perette; and the Victor Lasky biography of the President, "JFK: The Man and the Myth." Of note is a copy of "Mississippi: The Closed Society" by Professor James W. Silver.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-008
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 a conversation between Fidel Castro and New York Times journalist Tad Szulc, academic exchange programs and resources, and possible changes in the office of Under Secretary of State. Of note is a USIA (United States Information Agency) paper titled "Justice and the Mistreatment of Political Prisoners in Castro's Cuba."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-006
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 potential candidates for Secretary of State, replacing the Librarian of Congress, ambassadorial appointments, the disposition of presidential papers, declassification of official records, and a proposal for a commission to study presidential campaigns and elections.