Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the first National Medal of Science to Dr. Theodore Von Karman in the White House Rose Garden. In his speech the President discusses Dr. Von Karman's scientific contributions to the United States Air Force and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, a draft, and a press copy of the speech. The press copy also includes Dr. Von Karman's response.