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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-010
This folder contains a draft and copies of remarks by Ted Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President, for the Speranza Lectures at Columbia University titled, “The Olive Branch or the Arrows: Decision-Making in the White House.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-009
This folder contains multiple drafts of President John F. Kennedy's State of the Union address to Congress by speechwriter and Special Counsel to the President Ted Sorensen, Special Assistant to the President Arthur Schlesinger, and the Department of State. Also included in this folder are memoranda to Sorensen from Schlesinger and others commenting on Sorensen’s draft.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-008
This folder contains a memorandum between Ted Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President, and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, regarding decision making in the White House; excerpts of a speech by Sorensen given at the California Democratic Council convention discussing the character of President John F. Kennedy; and President Kennedy’s record on domestic and foreign affairs and his administration’s relationship with business. Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Sorensen to the President regarding the Cuban blockade and the Cuban Missile Crisis.