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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF23-002
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by individuals other than Bernard Boutin. The speeches were collected by Boutin along with related correspondence. Authors include James K. Carr of San Francisco; Senator Thomas J. McIntyre of New Hampshire; Governor John W. King of New Hampshire; Philip L. Graham of the Washington Post; FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover; President John F. Kennedy; C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Charles J. Hitch, Assistant Secretary of Defense; and William McC. Martin, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. There are also numerous White House press releases of remarks by President Johnson; the platform booklet from the 1964 Democratic National Convention; and three items published by the Democratic National Committee: "Some Hard Questions about the Civil Rights Act," "A Goldwater Primer in Five Parts," and "Goldwater Contradictions and Shifts." Note that file contains some draft statements about the General Services Administration that were written by Boutin for other government officials.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF23-001
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by Bernard Boutin in 1961. There are drafts and edited versions of some speeches in addition to the final copies. The file includes correspondence, programs, agendas, and other printed material related to events at which Boutin spoke. Notable events include an address to the Industrial College of the Armed Forces; a public affairs meeting for employees of New England Telephone and Telegraph Company in Concord, New Hampshire; a luncheon meeting of the Dallas Federal Business Association; dedications of several new federal buildings; and various internal General Services Administration events.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF22-004
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by Bernard Boutin in 1962. There are drafts and edited versions of some speeches in addition to the final copies. The file includes correspondence, programs, agendas, and other printed material related to events at which Boutin spoke. Notable events include a conference of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers; the 19th Annual Convention of the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association; a meeting of the Interagency Committee on Transportation and Traffic Management; a testimonial dinner for J. Leo Bagley; the 1962 Institute of the Training Officers Conference; a meeting of the Interagency Records Administration Conference; a meeting of the Buildings Management Association; dedication ceremonies for several new federal buildings; and various internal General Services Administration events such as the Regional Administrators Conference..
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF22-003
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by Bernard Boutin from January to June 1963. There are drafts and edited versions of some speeches in addition to the final copies. The file includes correspondence, programs, agendas, and other printed material related to events at which Boutin spoke. Notable events include a commencement address at Boutin's alma mater, Saint Michael's College; the 1963 Washington Conference of the Association of State Planning and Development Agencies; a meeting of the Washington, D.C., Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers; the swearing-in of Marie T. Horan as the General Services Administration's first female area manager; and the Mid-Winter Conference of the New Hampshire Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF22-002
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by Bernard Boutin from July to December 1963. There are drafts and edited versions of some speeches in addition to the final copies. The file includes correspondence, programs, agendas, and other printed material related to events at which Boutin spoke. Notable events include the opening of an exhibit on Eleanor Roosevelt and human rights, hosted by the National Archives; the acceptance of the Ford Historical Film Collection for the National Archives; a memorial service for Eleanor Roosevelt at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library; Ports of Philadelphia Day; the 18th Annual Conference of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing; a kick-off dinner for National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week; a conference of the Producers' Council, Inc.; a joint meeting of the New York Federal Business Association and the New York Federal Executive Board; a meeting of the Albuquerque-Santa Fe Federal Executive Association; and various internal General Services Administration meetings and seminars.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF22-001
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by Bernard Boutin in 1964. There are drafts and edited versions of some speeches in addition to the final copies. The file includes correspondence, programs, agendas, and other printed material related to events at which Boutin spoke. Items of note include a brochure and booklet about Barre, Vermont, where Boutin spoke at a local Democratic rally; information on a program and exhibit commemorating the 175th anniversary of the Judicial Act of 1789, hosted by the National Archives; a program for Laconia (N.H.) High School graduation ceremony, where Boutin gave the 1964 commencement address; material from the 14th National Conference on Standards, sponsored by the American Standards Association; and information on various internal General Services Administration meetings and seminars.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF21-030
This folder contains material pertaining to reports and statistics on General Services Administration (GSA) activities. Included are copies of several narrative reports on GSA accomplishments under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations; a report on GSA activities that assisted private business and contributed to government efficiency; selected statistics on GSA operations and growth from 1952 to 1962; and various reports to President Kennedy dated February to July 1961.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF23-003
This folder contains material pertaining to written statements and testimony by Bernard Boutin before Congressional committees. Topics include federal budget appropriations for the General Services Administration (GSA); proposed bills and legislation; the federal telecommunications system; the economics of military procurement and supply; and the disposition of federal property such as Ellis Island and Mitchel Air Force Base. Specific documents found in this file include a Report to Congress by the Comptroller General on "Unnecessary Costs to the Government for Commercial Long Distance Telephone Calls Made by Civil Agencies" (March 1964); a compilation of "GSA Selected Statistics, July 1, 1952 - June 30, 1962"; and an "Inventory of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Equipment in the Federal Government" (August 1962). In addition, there are copies of a few statements by other individuals such as Joseph Campbell, U.S. Comptroller General; Congressman Jack Brooks; George B. Hartzog, Jr., National Park Service; Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York; and Wayne C. Grover, Archivist of the United States.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF18-007
This folder contains material pertaining to the management of government real property by the General Services Administration. Topics discussed in a general sense include the construction, naming, and management of federal buildings and other real estate property. Types of items include correspondence, memoranda, lists, and reports. Of note is one exchange between Boutin and President Kennedy on how to improve the architectural design of public buildings.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF18-004
This folder contains material pertaining to seminars and lectures involving Bernard Boutin. Types of items include correspondence, memoranda, invitations, programs, and admission cards. Most of the file is related to a number of seminars for General Services Administration executives.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-011
This folder contains one issue of the Congressional Record (vol. 108, no. 17), which includes the Senate confirmation of Boutin's nomination to be Administrator of the General Services Administration.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-010
This folder contains one issue of the Congressional Record (vol. 108, no. 16), which includes a news item that the Senate Committee on Government Operations submitted a favorable report on the nomination of Boutin to be Administrator of the General Services Administration.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-009
This folder contains one issue of the Congressional Record (vol. 108, no. 15), which includes a news item in the Daily Digest section that the Senate Committee on Government Operations issued a favorable report on the nomination of Boutin to be Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). It also notes that Boutin will provide additional testimony on the proposed GSA legislative program.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-008
This folder contains one issue of the Congressional Record (vol. 108, no. 13), which includes a news item in the Daily Digest section that the Senate Committee on Government Operations held hearings on the nomination of Boutin to be Administrator of the General Services Administration.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-007
This folder contains one page from the Congressional Record, which includes Boutin's nomination as Administrator of the General Services Administration.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-018
This folder contains nine newsletters pertaining to the General Services Administration. They include the GSA News, the agency's quarterly newsletter, and GSEA Views and News, a monthly newsletter of the General Services Employees Association. Specific issues of GSA News are: vol. 10, no. 69, Winter 1964; vol. 10, no. 68, 20 November 1963; vol. 10, no. 66, May 1963; vol. 8, no. 66, December 1961; vol. 8, no. 64, May 1961; vol. 8, no. 63, February 1961; and vol. 8, no. 65, August 1961. Specific issues of Views and News are: vol. 2, no. 11, December 1961; and vol. 3, nos. 1-2, January-February 1962.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF16-016
This folder contains correspondence between Bernard Boutin and other GSA employees, both current and former.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF16-006
This folder contains material pertaining to the 1962 GSA Regional Administrators Conference, a meeting of the agency's country-wide management team. It includes a spiral-bound summary report on the conference.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF16-005
This folder contains material pertaining to meetings on General Services Administration program review activities. Types of items include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and agendas. It also contains a report on management surveys and studies initiated at the GSA during the first year of the Kennedy administration, and a proposal for a review of GSA reporting systems.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF15-010
This folder contains legislative material related to the General Services Administration (GSA). Types of items include correspondence, drafts, summaries, correspondence, memoranda, pages from the Congressional Record, copies of bills, and lists of pending legislation. The file contains a presentation packet on the "GSA's Proposed Legislative Program, 89th Congress, 1st Session." There is also an older report titled "The Scope and Applicability of the Conflict of Interest Statutes" by Frank X. Brown, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of Defense" (January 1952).
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF14-018
This folder contains material pertaining to human rights and civil rights issues at the General Services Administration (GSA). Topics include implementation of the Civil Rights Act, an exhibit on "Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights" at the National Archives, employment of minorities in the federal government and the GSA specifically, non-discrimination in government contracts, equal employment opportunity, and desegregation in government-leased buildings. There are several reports and memoranda about GSA activities surrounding the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, including one titled "Planning Report on Civil Rights Demonstration, August 28, 1963."
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF14-011
This folder contains material pertaining to general financial issues at the General Services Administration (GSA). Items include letters from individuals in New Hampshire inquiring about Small Business Administration loans, a plan to implement automatic data processing at the GSA, and a report to President Johnson on cost reduction actions at the GSA. Other topics include budget appropriations for the agency, and funeral expenses for President Kennedy.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF14-004
This folder contains general material pertaining to the General Services Administration. It includes a list of GSA regional officials, a list of GSA representatives to government committees and boards, and a list of members of the General Services Advisory Council. There is also a report titled "Proposed Action Program to Improve Program Formulation, Review, and Accountability."
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF10-009
This folder contains Bernard Boutin's packet from the GSA (General Services Administration) Institute Senior Executive Seminar held at Airlie House, Warrentown, Virginia, on October 24-27, 1963. It includes various articles and reading material, excerpts from the U.S. General Accounting Office manual, and brochures. There is also an administrative memorandum with additional information about the seminar.