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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-183-001
This folder contains correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Topics include relations between the United States and Soviet Union, Berlin and German unification, disarmament, nuclear testing, Laos, space flights, and the Bay of Pigs invasion. Also included in this folder are letters from Premier Khrushchev to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and John J. McCloy, Advisor to President Kennedy on Disarmament. This folder contains some Russian-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-020
This folder contains memoranda concerning the Communications Satellite Corporation and the development of an international satellite communication system.
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JFKNSF-295-017
This folder contains a Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) News transcript of the “Washington Report” concerning President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address on civil rights, desegregation, legislation to protect the rights of all Americans, President Kennedy’s upcoming visit to Germany, the Cold War, the Soviet Union, and the space race.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-005
This folder contains memoranda regarding the launch of meteorological satellite TIROS III and providing space launcher assistance to other countries. Also included in this folder is a report by the United States Air Force discussing the U.S. space program and the following goals: earliest practicable achievement of manned lunar exploration, early international operational satellite communication capability, early international satellite weather prediction capability, an aggressive program of scientific investigation, and support of an adequate booster program capable of meeting civilian and military needs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-004
This folder includes a memorandum regarding a budget increase in the Department of Defense for Project VELA, a report by the USIA (United States Information Agency) Office of Research and Analysis of international reaction to the Soviet Union’s manned space flight, and a review by the Bureau of the Budget of proposed increases for space programs. Also included in this folder is a report by James E. Webb, Administrator for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara titled, “Recommendations for our National Space Program: Changes, Policies, Goals.”
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JFKNSF-307-003
This folder contains memoranda and a report regarding the Soviet Union’s activities in space including a launch of a probe in the direction of the planet Venus. Also included in this folder is a report by the Air Force Space Study Committee concerning a development gap in the space programs of the Soviet Union and United States, a threat to the national security of the U.S., satellites, payload sizes in orbit, the development of launch vehicles, space weapons systems, the manned space program, and ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-002
This folder contains a report of the long range plans for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) encompassing scientific investigations in space, satellite applications, manned space flight, launch vehicle development, and research and technology. Also included in the report are target dates for major missions, projected annual launchings, and the projected annual budget for the lunar expedition program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-001
This folder contains a report of the long range plans for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) encompassing scientific investigations in space, satellite applications, manned space flight, launch vehicle development, and research and technology. Also included in the report are target dates for major missions, projected annual launchings, and the projected annual budget for the lunar expedition program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-007
This folder contains statement drafts, memoranda, and potential questions for press conferences held by President John F. Kennedy. Topics include nuclear testing, the budget, national security and defense, international relations, outer space, communism, and Cuba. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by former Vice President Richard M. Nixon in Cairo, Egypt on June 23, 1963.
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JFKNSF-310-008
This folder contains memoranda regarding the United Nations (UN) and UN General Assembly meetings including UN space activities, financial problems in the UN, and voting procedures. Also included in this folder are policy proposals by Harlan Cleveland, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, on United States strategy at the 16th UN General Assembly meeting and on a wider scale, and an information report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on a meeting between the Chiefs of Missions to the UN of Soviet Union and Soviet Bloc satellite countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-308-008
This folder contains a report by the Military Division of the Bureau of the Budget regarding the space program and the federal budget. The report details a five-year plan and presents an analysis for the federal funding of space programs within the Department of Defense and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as well as various other projects such as manned earth orbiting stations and MIDAS (missile defense alarm satellite).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-308-007
This folder includes a paper by the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency concerning a potential arrangement between the United States and Soviet Union for the placement of weapons of mass destruction in space; and drafts of resolutions, declarations, and agreements by the U.S., Soviet Union, and United Nations regarding the weapons in space.
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JFKNSF-308-006
This folder contains memoranda and excerpts of newspaper articles, speeches, statements, and press conferences by President John F. Kennedy concerning a collaboration between the United States and Soviet Union for space exploration. Also included in this folder are memoranda and newspaper articles regarding a Soviet desire to terminate discussions for a space agreement and a request to ban reconnaissance satellites.
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JFKNSF-308-005
This folder contains cables sent within the Department of State concerning Soviet Union manned spacecrafts Vostok III and IV; meetings of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and Legal Subcommittee; Project West Ford, a United States space communications experiment; and a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Soviet Union for collaboration on space activities, including numerous revisions by the Soviet Union.
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JFKNSF-308-004
This folder contains cables sent within the Department of State concerning United States military space activities, meetings of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the Legal Subcommittee, and a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Soviet Union for collaboration on space activities including meteorological satellites and geomagnetic mapping.
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JFKNSF-308-003
This folder contains memoranda regarding the United States lunar landing program, a statement by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on the withdrawal of the Soviet Union from the lunar race, and a proposal by the U.S. for a joint U.S.-Soviet Union lunar program. Of note are memoranda from Lt. Colonel John H. Glenn regarding proposals for a joint U.S.-Soviet Union space program and international space flight scientific briefings. Also included in this folder is a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) brief on the Soviet space program and a paper by Dr. Charles S. Sheldon of the National Aeronautics and Space Council comparing the U.S. and Soviet space programs.
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JFKNSF-308-002
This folder contains memoranda regarding an article by Francis Drake published in Reader’s Digest titled, “We’re Running the Wrong Race with Russia,” about the focus of space activities by the United States and Soviet Union. Also included in this folder are a speech by James E. Webb, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on the U.S. space program and a report by The RAND Corporation titled, “Political-Strategic Implications of Military Space Activities (U),” discussing U.S. military space programs and capabilities, and the Soviet Union’s space program.
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JFKNSF-308-001
This folder primarily contains the BNSP (Basic National Security Policy) Planning Task I (1): “Implications of Outer Space in the 1970’s,” a policy paper discussing competition between the United States and Soviet Union in space, utilization of satellites for communication and observation, arms control, space weapons, and orbital nuclear delivery vehicles.
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JFKNSF-307-011
This folder contains memoranda regarding the probability of the Soviet Union to establish a space station; possible adverse environmental effects of large-scale experiments; a comparison of the space program and NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) budget to previous administrations; and a memorandum by The RAND Corporation titled, “Military Space Activities and the Cold War (U),” summarizing space programs and actions by the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a report of a meeting of the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations General Assembly Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space by Leonard C. Meeker, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of State, and U.S. delegate to the committee.
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JFKNSF-307-010
This folder contains memoranda and drafts regarding procedures for handling space vehicle fragments, inaccuracies in submissions to the United Nations (UN) Space Registry by the Soviet Union, policy issues regarding the 1964 Federal budget and the space program, a draft of a speech on space given by Senator Albert Gore, United States policy on space, and policy regarding the astronauts of Project MERCURY. Also included in this folder is an issue of the Department of State’s publication Bulletin containing a statement by Adlai Stevenson, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, on the Dryden-Blagonravov Agreement, a cooperative program between the Soviet Union and U.S. for exploration in the fields of meteorology, world geomagnetic survey, and satellite telecommunications.
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JFKNSF-307-009
This folder contains memoranda regarding the Soviet Union and space exploration, including general flight activities, unreported failures, and registration of space launchings to the United Nations General Assembly Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Also included in this folder is a report by the Space Vehicle Panel of the President’s Science Advisory Committee concerning technical problems and issues for a lunar landing.
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JFKNSF-307-008
This folder includes drafts of the United States Policy on Outer Space and memoranda containing reactions to the policy, including concerns about national security. Also included in this folder is a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly regarding international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
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JFKNSF-307-007
This folder contains memoranda regarding the law of outer space, a letter and a Concurrent Resolution proposed by Representative Olin Teague expressing concerns about national security with collaborations in space between the United States and the Soviet Union, and a draft of U.S. policy on outer space. Also included in this folder is a report by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space dated, July 14, 1959. Topics include communications satellites, arrangements for an international operational system, liability for space vehicle incidents, and UN registry of space launchers.
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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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JFKNSF-323-006
This folder contains memoranda from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to President John F. Kennedy and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include the threat of communism, guerilla warfare, Vietnam, and policy planning. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech given by Rostow on disarmament at the 6th Pugwash Conference held in Moscow. Of note is a letter to Rostow from Massachuetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Leon Trilling regarding the Soviet Union’s space program.