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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-199-005
This file contains memoranda and reports regarding South Vietnam. Topics include the political climate surrounding President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and his chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, the oppression of Buddhists and the effect on Viet Cong activity, and programs by the Agency for International Development (AID) and United States Information Agency (USIA) for South Vietnam. Of note is a letter from Pope Paul VI to the Archibishop of Vietnam Paul Nguyen Van Binh. Also included are transcripts of interviews between President John F. Kennedy and Walter Cronkite, and on the Huntley-Brinkley Report.
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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-296-001
This folder contains memoranda and a press release concerning Executive Order 11057, authorizing the communication of restricted data by the Department of State.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-015
This folder contains memoranda concerning a proposed civil defense bill.
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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-295-012
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence concerning civil defense and a pamphlet prepared by the Atomic Energy Commission for the Department of Defense entitled, “Fallout Protection – What to Know About Nuclear Attack – What to Do About It.”
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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-295-009
This folder contains press releases and memoranda concerning civil defense and New York State legislation regarding preparations for nuclear fallout.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-008
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense and establishing a fallout shelter program for civilians.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-007
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense, a fallout shelter program, and a pamphlet prepared by the Atomic Energy Commission for the Department of Defense entitled, “Fallout Protection – What to Know About Nuclear Attack – What to Do About It.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-006
This folder contains a press release and memoranda concerning civil defense, establishing a fallout shelter program for civilians, and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-005
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense and the reorganization of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-004
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense, and the reorganization and renaming of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) to the “Office of Emergency Planning.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-003
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense and establishing a fallout shelter program for civilians.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-002
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense, establishing a fallout shelter program for civilians, and background information about the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense, establishing a fallout shelter program for civilians, and background information about the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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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-309-008
This folder contains material regarding the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, including memoranda discussing peril points and oversight of foreign trade policy and drafts of a letter from President John F. Kennedy to Chairman Wilbur D. Mills of the Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives. Also included are drafts to the trade bill of the following amendments: Appointment of Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, Inter-Agency Trade Organization, and Denial of Benefits.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-309-006
This folder contains memoranda regarding the trade agreements program. Topics include the liberalization of trade policy, a proposal by Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges to shift leadership of foreign trade policy from the Department of State to the Department of Commerce, and extending most-favored-nation status to Poland and Yugoslavia. Of note are memoranda from 1957 concerning recognition of Poland as a most-favored-nation. Also included in this folder are a Foreign Commerce Study on the State Department’s role in the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Program and Executive Orders 10082, Prescribing Procedures for the Administration of the Reciprocal Trade-agreements Program, and 10741, Establishing the Trade Policy Committee.
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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-314-013
This folder contains a summary, a Record of Actions, and background materials for meeting number 518 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding a potential sale of wheat to the Soviet Union and bloc countries. Also included in this folder are materials from the Office of Export Control of the Department of Commerce regarding commodities licensed for export to Eastern European countries.