Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-067-015
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Jerome B. Wiesner, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology. Materials concern atmospheric nuclear tests, the Advisory Committee of Science and Technology, and a Life magazine article about civil defense. Of note is a report by the National Science Foundation titled “Investing in Scientific Progress,” regarding a 10 year forecast of the nation’s science education and training needs. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by Wiesner titled “Military Power, Arms Limitation, and Foreign Policy.”