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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Renegotiation Board, and pertain to the appointment of Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. to the Federal Renegotiation Board.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Power Commission (FCP). Topics include gas rate increases in Tennessee, possible candidates for a Republican opening on the FPC, and Presidential authority to designate an FCP chairman.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). Topics include the appointment of Major General Harold W. Grant as Deputy Administrator of the FAA, a campaign for suggested procedures or improvements resulting in savings for the FAA, airport services in West Berlin, and supersonic transport. Of note is a transcript and narrative summary of an air traffic incident occurring near Washington National Airport between Eastern Air Lines and United Air Lines. Also included in this folder is an issue of FAA Aviation News from May 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Topics include labor disputes in the aerospace and railroad industries, an extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act (TEUC), the appointment of Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg to the Supreme Court and the appointment of W. Willard Wirtz as Secretary of Labor, and the American Institute for Free Labor Development. Of note is a letter to the President from Eleanor Roosevelt and a progress report from the Presidential Committee on the Status of Women. Also included in this folder is a booklet titled, "Monthly Report in the Labor Force for July 1962," by Goldberg.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Post Office Department. Topics include the new ZIP (Zoning Improvement Plan) code program, parcel post rates, and the resignation of J. Edward Day as Postmaster General. Also included in this folder is a booklet titled, "Montgomery Blair, Postmaster General."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Peace Corps. Materials include an evaluation form for prospective Peace Corps volunteers, announcements of Peace Corps projects, a statement by Director of the Peace Corps Sargent Shriver on his exploratory trip to Africa and Asia, and a memorandum regarding why the director of the Peace Corps should be confirmed by the Senate. Of note are two handwritten letters to the President from Shriver, the first concerning Peace Corps volunteers in Colombia, and the second concerning his proposed appointment as Director. Also included in this folder is a booklet titled, “Peace Corps Fact Book.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include the appointment of Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis as a United States District Judge for Louisiana, the appointment of Edward A. McDermott to replace Ellis as Director of the OEP, the authorization of disaster assistance funds for certain states affected by floods, and copper. Also included in this folder is a report titled, "The National Plan for Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization: Annex 27, Emergency Economic Stabilization."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
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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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Supreme Court. Topics include the retirement of Associate Justice Charles E. Whittaker, the appointment of Byron White as Associate Justice, candidates for the court vacancy, and the retirement of Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter. Of note is a memorandum from Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen to the President advising him on candidates for the Supreme Court vacancy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-006
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include potential candidates for Secretary of State, replacing the Librarian of Congress, ambassadorial appointments, the disposition of presidential papers, declassification of official records, and a proposal for a commission to study presidential campaigns and elections.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Topics include awards for CIA field agents and the appointment of Major General Marshall Sylvester Carter to Deputy Director of the CIA. Of note is the CIA Board of Inquiry's report on Francis Gary Powers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Topics include the nonaligned nations conference, the resignation of General C.P. Cabell as Deputy Director of the CIA, a memorandum to the President from Clark M. Clifford regarding the five most important areas for reformation within the CIA, and suggested topics for the President when meeting with John McCone, the new Director of the CIA. Of note is a handwritten announcement by the President concerning John McCone and Allen Dulles.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-063-001
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Frederick G. Dutton, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include department and agency summary reports, an outline for a possible television program to generate support for the administration, and suggestions to the President for anti-recession proposals as well as nominees to fill vacant positions in the administration.
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JFKPOF-088-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials concern persons recommended for recess appointments in the Foreign Service, a statement by the President concerning the Federal budget for 1962-1963, ambassadorial appointments, a speech by Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles, and a comment on the report of the United Nations General Assembly's investigation into the death of Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo Patrice Lumumba. Of note is a telegram from Ambassador Arthur H. Dean to the President regarding the President's upcoming address on disarmament before the United Nations. Also included in this folder are meeting minutes from the Fourth and Fifth Regional Operations Conferences.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Justice. Topics include organized crime, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy’s meeting with Chancellor of West Germany Konrad Adenauer, Guatemala, and William H. Hastie. Of note is a transcript in German of a press conference held by Kennedy for German journalists and Kennedy’s answers translated. Also included in this folder is a draft of a magazine article written by Kennedy detailing his trip to Indonesia. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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JFKPOF-079a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). Topics include the resignation of Abraham A. Ribicoff as Secretary of HEW and Anthony J. Celebrezze to replace him, the Kerr-Mills welfare bill, vocational rehabilitation for disabled persons, and Francis Keppel as a candidate for Commissioner of Education. Of note is a summary report titled, "Education for a Changing World of Work," by the Panel of Consultants on Vocational Education.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Food for Peace Program. Topics include the appointment of 76 additional members to the American Food for Peace Council, publicity programs overseas for the Food for Peace Program by the United States Information Agency (USIA), and Voluntary Overseas Aid Week. Of note is Director George S. McGovern's resignation letter.