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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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-332-003
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 101 (NSAM 101) titled, “Follow-Up on the President’s Speech to the United Nations [UN] General Assembly on September 25, 1961,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is a memorandum from Secretary Rusk to President John F. Kennedy regarding his UN address; a memorandum of the United States economic and social initiative at the UN General Assembly; and a booklet by the Department of State titled, “Freedom From War: U.S. Program for General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful World.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-242-006
This folder contains telegrams from Department of State officials, including United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, regarding proposed trips to Brazil in July and November 1962 by President John F. Kennedy and subsequent postponements. Topics include a schedule for the advance security and planning teams; suggested itineraries for President Kennedy; staff designations for coordination between the White House and Brazil; and the form of scope, talking, position, and background papers in preparation for the President’s trip. Also included in this folder is a press release of an exchange of letters between President Kennedy and President of Brazil João Goulart regarding the postponement of the November 1962 trip due to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-242-005
This folder contains telegrams from Department of State officials, including United States Ambassador to Brazil Lincoln Gordon, regarding a proposed trip to Brazil by President John F. Kennedy and the subsequent postponement due to political unrest in the country. Topics include suggested itineraries, including stops in the cities of São Paulo, Recife, Natal, and Brasilia; meetings between President Kennedy and President of Brazil João Goulart; and potential security issues. Also included in this folder is a draft statement announcing the postponement and a memorandum to President Kennedy from White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger regarding Salinger’s trip to Brazil and meeting with President Goulart.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-242-002
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy's trip to Italy, including schedules, background papers, and briefing materials for President Kennedy's discussions with President Antonio Segni and other Italian government officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-242-001
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy's trip to Italy, including schedules, background papers, and briefing materials for President Kennedy's discussions with President Antonio Segni and other Italian government officials. The folder also includes material regarding a proposed meeting between First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Pope John XXIII.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-241-008
This folder contains material documenting President John F. Kennedy's trip to the United Kingdom, including arrangements for travel and housing for the President's party, as well as preparations for meetings between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of the United Kingdom. Of note is a handwritten letter from Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-241-007
This folder contains material documenting President John F. Kennedy's trip to Ireland, including arranging visits to various cities around the country.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-236-009
This folder contains copies of memoranda of conversations between President John F. Kennedy and President Adolfo López Mateos of Mexico during President Kennedy's visit to Mexico.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-010
This folder includes briefing book material for President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Paris, France, including schedules, guest and passenger lists, and other logistical documentation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-008
This folder includes briefing book material for President John F. Kennedy's trip to Paris, France, including biographical sketches of various French government officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-007
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy's trip to Paris, France, including reports and memoranda of conversations for meetings between President Kennedy and President Charles de Gaulle in Paris.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-006
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Paris, France, including schedules, reports, and memoranda of conversations for meetings between President Kennedy and President Charles de Gaulle in Paris.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-005
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Europe, including stops in Vienna, Austria and London, England. The folder includes reports and memoranda of conversations for meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna, as well as meetings between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of the United Kingdom in London.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-004
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Europe, including stops in Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; and London, England. The folder includes schedules, reports, and memoranda of conversations for meetings between President Kennedy and President Charles de Gaulle of France in Paris, as well as meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khruschev of the Soviet Union in Vienna.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-003
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to Europe, including stops in Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; and London, England. The folder includes schedules, reports, and background papers for meetings between President Kennedy and President Charles de Gaulle of France in Paris, as well as meetings between President Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union in Vienna.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-002
This folder includes background and position papers for President John F. Kennedy's discussions with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and other Canadian government officials during the President's trip to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The folder also includes schedules and guest lists for events held during the visit.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-233-001
This folder includes material related to President John F. Kennedy's trip to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, including background papers and briefing materials for the President's discussions with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and other Canadian government officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-334-014-p0035
Photograph of President John F. Kennedy with representatives from the Citizens Committee for a National Academy of Foreign Affairs. Left to right: United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs Norman S. Paul; Deputy Under Secretary for Management William H. Orrick; Don K. Price, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration (later known as the John F. Kennedy School of Government); President of the American Council on Education (ACE) Logan Wilson; Under Secretary of State George Ball; President of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Eric Johnston; President Kennedy; Chairman of the Citizens Committee for a National Academy of Foreign Affairs James A. Perkins; James David Zellerbach, businessman and former U.S. Ambassador to Italy. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The verso of the photograph is stamped, "White House, 5 APR 1963, Abbie Rowe, 7807-B." [This photograph was originally part of the Abbie Rowe 7807 photo series; should possibly be labeled as 7807-A.]