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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-225-010
This file contains memoranda and reports from various government departments and agencies regarding support for missile technology and nuclear aid to France. Materials include a Department of Defense report titled, "Policy on Sharing Nuclear Information, Materials and Delivery Systems with France"; a Department of State report titled, "Nuclear Aid to France"; and minutes from a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-296-015
This folder contains answers to a questionnaire regarding the National Security Council; a press release of a letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson concerning President Eisenhower’s decision not to release reports from the Gaither Report; and memoranda concerning the Cold War.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-014
This folder contains a memorandum and a report by the President’s Science Advisory Committee Panel on Civil Defense concerning civil defense, nuclear war, and fall shelters.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-013
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, and a draft of a Fireside Chat given by President John F. Kennedy concerning civil defense, nuclear war, and the Office of Civil Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-011
This folder contains memoranda and an address delivered by Gerard Piel entitled, “The Illusion of Civil Defense,” concerning civil defense, fallout shelters, and what to expect in the event of a nuclear war.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-010
This folder contains memoranda and a draft of a booklet concerning civil defense, fallout shelters, and what to expect in the event of a nuclear war.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-009
This folder contains memoranda from numerous government departments and agencies regarding legislation proposed by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) for the private ownership of special nuclear materials and the civilian nuclear power program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-006
This folder contains a report to the United States Congress from President John F. Kennedy titled, “United States Aeronautics and Space Activities, 1961,” summarizing actions by various departments and agencies related to the U.S. space program. Topics include communication satellites, a reorganization of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), nuclear testing, meteorological studies, space sciences, and manned space flight. Also included in this folder are telegrams and memoranda concerning astronaut Colonel John Glenn’s successful orbit around the Earth, a directive from the Department of Defense for military space programs, and Soviet Union criticisms of the U.S. space program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-019
This folder contains memoranda from Richard E. Neustadt, advisor to John F. Kennedy, regarding staffing issues and the transition into the White House, including a memo discussing President Franklin Roosevelt’s staffing of the White House, and approaches for various departments and agencies. Also included in this folder are memoranda from Neustadt to President Kennedy on numerous administrative policies, Great Britain and the European Common Market, and a study of the Skybolt missile program and its subsequent cancellation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-376-027
This file contains memoranda regarding an inter-agency panel on strategic nuclear development, and a report by Professor Thomas C. Schelling titled, "Strategic Developments Over the Next Decade." The report discusses long-term strategic planning for United States nuclear development and policy including nuclear deterrence, military planning, non-technological developments, and the nuclear policy of the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-256-006
This folder contains materials created by or about the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency related to nuclear weapons, weapons production and regulation, and disarmament.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-256-007
This folder contains materials created by or about the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency related to nuclear weapons, including plans for a potential test ban treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-256-008
This folder contains materials created by or about the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency related to nuclear weapons, weapons production and regulation, and disarmament, including plans for a potential test ban treaty.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-275-010
This folder contains a draft memorandum for President John F. Kennedy regarding the Department of Defense budget for FY 1964 and recommendations for the strategic retaliatory forces ballistic missile defense programs, including cancellation of the Skybolt missile program. Also included in the memorandum are the Soviet Union strategic retaliatory forces and long-range nuclear weapons program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-275-004
This folder contains memoranda regarding the Department of Defense budget for FY 1964 and principal issues, including civil defense incentives and strategic retaliatory forces ballistic missile defense programs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-271-011
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memoranda regarding statements by the United States and Soviet Union concerning the civilian impact of nuclear war; an evaluation of foreign policy efforts and covert operations; and a meeting between former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Director of the CIA, John A. McCone, discussing South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-018
This folder contains a press release concerning the Soviet Union’s detonation of an atmospheric nuclear weapon and correspondence regarding the Atomic Energy Commission’s progress in nuclear weapons testing. Also included in this folder is a transcript from a “Meet the Press” interview with Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, concerning atmospheric and underground nuclear testing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-011
This folder contains letters and memoranda concerning resumption of the United States nuclear testing program. Also included in this folder is a White House press release concerning the Soviet Union’s decision to resume the testing of nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-010
This folder contains memoranda and letters concerning the United States nuclear testing program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-009
This folder contains telegrams between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding a nuclear weapons test ban. Also included in this folder are memoranda and letters concerning the United States nuclear testing program and media access to a nuclear test site in Nevada.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-008
This folder contains memoranda concerning international reactions to the resumption of the United States nuclear testing program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-007
This folder contains memoranda and letters concerning the resumption of the United States nuclear testing program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-255-002
This folder contains materials created by or about the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency related to nuclear weapons, weapons production and regulation, and disarmament.