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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the balance of payments, a proposal of a tax incentive for exports, and preparations for action in the event of a railroad shutdown. Of note is a memorandum from the Export Control review board titled, "East-West Trade," on a possible expansion of the U.S. trade policy with the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a booklet of a full report of the White House Conference on Export Expansion.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include issues with funding and construction of the Federal Pavilion for the 1964 World's Fair, the balance of payments, the Export Control Act and possible prohibitions for the Soviet Union, and the Area Redevelopment Administration. Of note is a progress report on the special program for Appalachian development by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce. Also included in this folder are copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include Gross National Project projections, the exporting of American automobiles, the textile industry, and economics. Of note is a report titled "Comments on Amendments Introduced by Senator Bush to H.R. 11970, the Trade Expansion Act". Also included in this folder are copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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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-072-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the 1964 New York World's Fair, the early release of Federal highway funds to the States, and U.S. cotton imports. Of note is a report titled, "1962 Outlook and 1961 Year-End Economic Review," by Secretary of Commerce Luther B. Hodges. Also included in this folder is a booklet by the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) titled, ""El Progreso del Pueblo," a monthly newsletter for First National Bank, and a report titled, "Saline Water Conversion," by Stanford Research Institute (SRI). This folder contains some foreign language material.