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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-115-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials concern the release of American prisoners in Cuba, attacks on Cuba by Cuban exiles, and trading vessels with Free World and Polish flags on route to Cuba. Also included in this folder is an article from the Saturday Evening Post by Richard Armstrong titled, “How the Communists Plan to Win Latin America,” and numerous newspaper clippings regarding Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of March 29, 1962 (News Conference 29). The President began the press conference by announcing the retirement of Associate Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Whittaker for health reasons. He then briefly discussed the importance of the tax revision bill before the House of Representatives and the obstacle of nuclear test inspections to the test ban treaty. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including steel industry negotiations, the Supreme Court reapportionment decision in Baker v. Carr [369 U.S. 186 (1962)], the prospect of a balanced budget, and trade legislation increasing carpet and glass tariffs. Background materials in this folder include draft press conference announcements, newspaper clippings, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics of the background materials include the Area Redevelopment Agency (ADA), the capital improvements program, the international gold pool, and the economy. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of March 7, 1962 (News Conference 26). The President began the press conference by reading the text of a telegram he sent to the chief executive officers of the major steel companies and to the President of the Steelworkers Union concerning steel labor negations. He then discussed the tariff and trade agreements obtained at Geneva between the United States and the European Common Market, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Following the announcements the President answered questions on a variety of topics including the forthcoming Geneva negations for a nuclear test ban treaty, foreign aid to underdeveloped countries, and possible legislative action by Congress concerning funds for the B-70 supersonic bomber. Background materials consist of briefing papers for the President on foreign affairs. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of January 31, 1962 (News Conference 22). The President began the press conference by welcoming Aleski Adzhubei, editor of the Soviet newspaper Izvestia and son-in-law of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and his wife [Rada Adzhubei] to the press conference. He then expressed his approval of resolutions passed by the Organization of American States (OAS) at the Punta de Este conference and discussed the surplus of costly material discovered in the national stockpiling program. Following these statements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including United States-Soviet relations, the President's urban affairs plan, the situations in Laos and Vietnam, and the national stockpiling program. Background materials include a memorandum regarding the American Bankers Association (ABA) delegation visit agenda and draft press conference announcements. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of November 8, 1961 (News Conference 18). President Kennedy began the press conference by announcing that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower had agreed to serve as the chairman of the board of trustees for the new People to People organization; and that General Maxwell D. Taylor had returned from his trip to South Vietnam and his findings were under review. The President then commented on the success of the first meeting of the joint United States-Japan committee on trade and economic affairs. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including nuclear testing, the need for change in trade policy, and an assessment of the Kennedy administration's accomplishments in the year since his election. Items consist of the official White House transcript of the press conference, the stenotype transcript of the press conference, and a press release notice of correction to the transcript.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-060-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of May 22, 1963 (News Conference 56). During this press conference President Kennedy answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the controversial integration at the University of Alabama, the 1963 Wheat Referendum, troops in Vietnam, foreign aid, and the progress of the nuclear test ban proposal. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Of note is a memorandum from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara to the President regarding the procedures and policies for the selection and assignment of personnel within the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-002
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of July 5, 1962 (News Conference 38). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, current labor statistics and disputes, disarmament, statistics on Latin America, and trade. Of note are memorandums to the President by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Walter W. Heller concerning the stock market in the United States and gold and dollar losses since 1953, and a draft statement on foreign aid containing annotations by President Kennedy. Also included in this folder is an issue of The New Republic, dated July 9, 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include program activity in the Area Redevelopment Administration, an amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act granting eminent domain to carriers of coal by pipeline, the Pittsburgh Steel Company, and the "E" awards ceremony. Of note is a "Freedom of Communications" report by the Subcommittee on Communications. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-061-006
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of October 31, 1963 (News Conference 63). Materials primarily consist of department reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the United States and Soviet space programs, civilian employment in the executive branch, Vietnam, and the selling of surplus wheat to the Soviet Union. Also included are draft press conference announcements and newspaper clippings. Of note is correspondence dated July 25-27, 1949, between Representative Carl Vinson and President Harry S. Truman concerning the length of the tour of duty of the respective Chiefs of Services.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-061-004
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of October 9, 1963 (News Conference 62). Materials primarily consist of department reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the selling of surplus wheat to the Soviet Union, the public accommodations proposal as part of the Civil Rights bill, West German trade to Soviet Bloc countries, Hurricane Flora and U.S. disaster aid to Cuba, and the 1964 fiscal year budget appropriations for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Also included are draft press conference announcements and newspaper clippings. Of note is a report of a survey by Vice Chairman of the Advisory Committee Roy E. Larsen and Foreign Service Officer Glenn G. Wolfe for the U.S. Advisory Commission on International Educational and Cultural Affairs on the Cultural Presentations Program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-061-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of October 9, 1963 (News Conference 62). The President began the press conference with a statement that the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries expressed a willingness to buy several million tons of surplus American wheat from private grain dealers. He went on to say the transaction would benefit the balance of payments and the American taxpayers, as well as improve relations with other countries. Following this statement the President answered questions on a variety of topics including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Vietnam, the upcoming meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, military coups in Latin America, and space exploration. Background materials in this folder consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on foreign affairs and national security. The stenotype transcript of the press conference is also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-114-A49c
Sound recording of two meetings held on October 2, 1963. First is a brief discussion on Malaysia between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor. Topics of discussion include the U.S./ANZUS (The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty) trade obligations and also Australian actions and interpretation of the ANZUS Treaty.Second is a meeting on Vietnam held in the morning between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) David Bell, and CIA Deputy Director for Intelligence Ray S. Cline. Discussion topics include news coverage of Viet Cong and American casualties, possible troop reduction, North Vietnamese supply difficulties, Madame Nhu (Tran Le Xuan), and news coverage of a dispute between United States Ambassador to South Vietnam Henry Cabot Lodge and the CIA. In addition there are further discussions on the relationship between Ambassador Lodge and CIA station chief in Saigon John H. Richardson, reporting on Richardson, Ambassador Lodge's position regarding South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, and Congressional briefings. During the meeting, President Kennedy has telephone conversations about labor contract talks, a "Time" magazine article, and an upcoming trip. Four segments of the recording totaling 39 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. Three segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 57 seconds has been removed in accordance with the donor's deed of gift.
This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 114/A49, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 114/A49 in its entirety.