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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-025
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address given at the 39th annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters held at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. President Kennedy begins his speech by congratulating Alan Shepard on a successful space flight, and goes on to discuss the importance of free communication and democracy. Materials in this folder include handwritten memorandums, various drafts, and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Redstone 3 test flight, also known as the Freedom 7, during which Shepard became the first American to make a suborbital flight to space. Materials in this folder include a press release from NBC concerning programming related to Shepard's flight; a letter from Julia A. and Russell P. Brewer, the parents of Shepard's wife, Louise; and congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of the Federal Republic of Germany, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India, and Willy Brandt, Mayor of Berlin. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-096-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Rear Admiral Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.'s successful completion of the Mercury-Redstone 3 test flight, also known as the Freedom 7, during which Shepard became the first American to make a suborbital flight to space. Materials in this folder include a memorandum containing motorcade assignments for a public ceremony honoring the Project Mercury team and congratulatory correspondence between President Kennedy and foreign heads of state, including Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev, French President General Charles de Gaulle, and Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt and the United Arab Republic. This folder contains some foreign language material.