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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-030
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the swearing-in ceremonies of General Maxwell D. Taylor as Chariman of the Joint Chiefs of the Staff in the White House Rose Garden. The press copy also includes remarks by General Taylor and Roswell L. Gilpatric, Assistant Secretary of Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Materials concern Department of Defense expenditures in relation to the balance of payments, a summary of a meeting between Chairman of the JCS Lyman L. Lemnitzer and President of France Charles De Gaulle, a speech by Lemnitzer, an evaluation of news articles by Joseph Alsop regarding the military build-up in East Germany, and agenda items for a meeting with the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), and consists of a memorandum from the JCS to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara regarding Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Materials concern the appointment of the President's Chief of Staff, including a transcript of a United States Senate briefing featuring Chairman of the JCS, General Lyman Lemnitzer, and Missouri Senator Stuart Symington; a summary of a meeting between the President, the JCS, and additional members of the military; and a draft statement by the President concerning his expectations of the JCS.