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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-041
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the White House Correspondents and News Photographers Associations dinner at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Materials in this folder include a banquet program and name card, in addition to various memoranda, a draft written by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and an additional typescript of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-030
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the 1962 Gridiron Club Dinner. Materials in this folder include a memorandum to the President from Military Aide to the President Chester V. Clifton and an excerpt of a draft with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-020
This folder contains a draft and press copy of President John. F. Kennedy's remarks on the twentieth anniversary of the Voice of America in the White House Health, Education, and Welfare Auditorium concerning the necessity of freedom of information and complete truthfulness of the media. Of note are handwritten notations by the President on the draft copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029-003
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and contains an interim report prepared by the Documents Division of the Central Intelligence Agency titled: "Foreign Press Reaction to United States Conferment of Honorary Citizenship on Sir Winston Churchill."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to editors and publishers of the United Press International at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President discusses the importance of the press and the significance of national security. He then answers questions from attendees. Materials in this folder include a draft of the speech and a press copy of the speech with information from the question and answer session.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-010
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at a Press Club luncheon (News Conference 12) held at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. In his address the President acknowledges three major changes in the world since World War II: economic growth and reconstruction in Europe, increasing concerns about nuclear warfare, and new global threats to human liberty and economic growth. The President's speech is followed by a press question and answer session on various topics, including the President's scheduled meeting with Premier Nikita Khrushchev, mutual security between Europe and the United States, and the strengths of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations. Materials in this folder include a draft with handwritten notations by the President and a press copy of the speech and press conference.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-028
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks to the White House News Photographers Association at a dinner held at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Materials in this folder include various handwritten notes and an invitation to the event.
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JFKPOF-034-021
This folder contains a press copy and a reading copy of President Kennedy's address to the American Newspaper Publishers Association at a Bureau of Advertising dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In his speech President Kennedy addresses his discontent with the press's news coverage before, during, and after the Bay of Pigs incident, suggesting that there is a need for "far greater public information" and "far greater official secrecy."
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JFKPOF-034-018
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy addresses the purpose of American intervention abroad, touching on the Bay of Pigs incident that occurred in Cuba four days prior. Materials in this folder include a press copy and a reading copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-011
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's introduction of President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana to the press in the White House Fish Room. The press copy also includes President Nkrumah's reply to President Kennedy.
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JFKPOF-034-009
This folder contains a press copy of President Kennedy's remarks as they were recorded for an NBC television program commemorating Life Magazine's twenty-fifth anniversary. In his speech the President comments on the magazine's past coverage and the future of communications in general.
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JFKPOF-034-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to White House press correspondents at a dinner held at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Materials in this folder include various drafts of the President's remarks, including notations handwritten by the President.
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JFKPOF-029-020
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Orvil E. Dryfoos, President and Publisher of The New York Times. Materials mainly represent President Kennedy's relationship with the newspaper and its coverage of his administration. Personal correspondence with Mrs. Marian Dryfoos is also included.
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JFKPOF-078-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). Materials consist of a press conference transcript held by FAA Administrator Najeeb E. Halaby. Topics include the air traffic incident occurring in March 1962 between Eastern Air Lines and United Air Lines near Washington National Airport.
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JFKPOF-077-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense, and consists of a copy of a draft of a speech by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara before the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE).
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JFKPOF-077-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense, and consists of a stenotype transcript of a press conference concerning Cuba held by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
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JFKPOF-084-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include a fire on the USS Constitution, the launching of the USS Sam Houston, readiness and deployment of Fleet ballistic missile submarines, and the resignation of Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally. Also included in this folder are materials regarding an article in the Washington Post titled, "Speechmakers and Peacemakers," by Marquis Childs.
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JFKPOF-084-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Materials include a letter to NASA Administrator James E. Webb from Vannevar Bush concerning the space program, a memorandum regarding a Reader's Digest article on the space program, and talking points for the President for a meeting with Webb.
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JFKPOF-082-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Materials consist of a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Topics consist of the Canadian maritime problem and other various labor issues.
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JFKPOF-081-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Materials consist of the information portfolio of promotional materials for the “Hire Now” employment campaign prepared by the Bureau of Employment Security.
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JFKPOF-086-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Peace Corps. Materials consist of a copy of a newspaper article on the Peace Corps; and two articles written by Director of the Peace Corps Sargent Shriver, one for Foreign Affairs titled, "The Peace Corps' First two Years," and the second titled, "The Best Job in Washington," for the New York Times.
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JFKPOF-084a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include moving the USS Constitution; the first sea trials of Polaris submarine USS Andrew Jackson; and the appointment of Admiral Harold Page Smith as Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, upon the retirement of Admiral Robert L. Dennison. Also included in this folder are letters from the President to Navy personnel injured on the USS Constellation, numerous condolence letters from the President to families of deceased Navy and Marine Corps personnel, and a transcript of a press conference held by Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric concerning the Defense Industry Advisory Council. Of note is a newspaper clipping from The Chicago Sun dated September 13, 1942 with a picture of Navy personnel, including the President, recently chosen for torpedo boat service.
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JFKPOF-048-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks to the Inter-American Press Association at the Americana Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. In his speech the President explains the civic function of the media, and identifies four major goals of the Alliance for Progress: social justice, economic welfare, peaceful international relations, and political democracy and stability in the western hemisphere. Materials in this folder include note cards with handwritten notations by the President, a press copy of the speech, and a dinner menu.
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JFKPOF-046-032
This folder contains a press release of an interview between President John F. Kennedy and NBC anchors Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. In the interview the President discusses civil rights concerns, the nation's economy, and foreign policy issues, specifically the Partial Test Ban Treaty and the Vietnam War.
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JFKPOF-097-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Kennedy administration's efforts to confront and eliminate racially motivated discriminatory practices and ideology, such as segregation, the denial of voting rights, and discriminatory employment practices. Materials in this folder include a transcript of a press conference from Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, a project file on Time-Life's public civil rights service announcements campaign, and press releases of President Kennedy's statements regarding the proposed Civil Rights Act of 1963, the House Judiciary Committee, and obstruction of justice in Alabama. The folder also includes memoranda from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and copies of the Attorney General's statement before the House Judiciary Committee concerning proposed civil rights legislation. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.