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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-005
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to participants in Operation Crossroads Africa on the White House South Lawn. In his speech the President describes Operation Crossroads Africa as a predecessor of the Peace Corps and discusses the importance of volunteer efforts to improve health, education, agriculture, and infrastructure in developing countries. The press copy also includes remarks from Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and Reverend James H. Robinson, Director of Operation Crossroads Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-124-001
This folder contains a report of a study on educational curricula in Tropical Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials consist of background information for talks between President Kennedy and President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note are memoranda of conversations regarding the discussions between President Kennedy and De Gaulle.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials consist of background information for talks between President Kennedy and President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note are memoranda regarding conversations dated September 2, 1959-May 18, 1960 between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and De Gaulle.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117b-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Ghana. Materials consist of correspondence between President Kennedy and President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah, and telegrams from United States Ambassador to Ghana Francis H. Russell regarding the Congo, Nkrumah, and general African affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117b-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Ghana. Materials concern the Volta River Project, the Congo, and President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah. Of note are two letters to President Kennedy from Barbara Ward Jackson regarding Nigeria, Ghana, and Nkrumah. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and Nkrumah.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Congo. Materials concern the reintegration of Katanga into the Congo and U.S. policy for the Congo. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) Cyrille Adoula, and a paper by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research Roger Hilsman titled, “Possible Soviet Military Assistance to the Congo.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Congo. Materials concern the situation in Katanga; Indian troops in the Congo; and issues with President of the Republic of the Congo Joseph Kasavubu, Congolese politician Moise Tshombe, and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) Cyrille Adoula. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy, President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah and President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Congo. Materials include correspondence between President Kennedy and President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou regarding civil rights in the United States and the Addis Ababa Conference. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Congo. Materials include a letter from President Kennedy to President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah regarding issues in the Congo, a summary of a report on the Congo and West Africa by Averell Harriman, and a memorandum from Harriman to Kennedy regarding Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo Patrice Lumumba. Also included in this folder are memoranda from Consultant on African Affairs Winifred Armstrong for a possible program on Africa to Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa Senator John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-111-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Africa, and consists of handwritten notes and doodles by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Ismali Moslem sect. Materials consist of a memorandum to President Kennedy from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding a call on the President by the Imam of the Ismali Moslem sect Agha Khan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials include a memorandum to the President from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding Martin Luther King's upcoming appearance before the United Nations Apartheid Committee, a report by Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs G. Mennen Williams on his trip to West and West Central Africa, a summary of the public reaction to the President's European trip, and a memorandum to the President from Under Secretary of State George W. Ball titled, "Proposed Nuclear Offer to De Gaulle." Also included in this folder is a paper by James Reston titled, "Kennedy and the American Diplomats: State Department Allowances."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-067-020
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Harris Wofford, Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights, and primarily concern the Peace Corps and civil rights issues. Of note is Wofford's resignation as Special Assistant for Civil Rights in order to accept a Peace Corps position as Special Representative in Africa at large and director of the program in Ethiopia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-014
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, detailing highlights from his official trip to Iran, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and various countries in Africa. Materials include telegrams of progress reports from Bowles and Ambassadors of the specific countries, and focus on the policies of the country and its relationship with the United States.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-013
This folder contains a report collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs, detailing his official trip to Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-012
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs. Topics include materials regarding an official trip by Bowles to the Middle East, Africa, and Asia; and advice to the President on how to improve public understanding of American foreign policy and world affairs. Of note is a copy of an article by Bowles from Foreign Affairs magazine titled "Is Communist Ideology Becoming Irrelevant?"
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials consist of two reports by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research titled, "How France Distributes Aid to African Countries," and, "French Economic Assistance to Underdeveloped Countries."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials concern ambassadorial appointments, an outline of areas of concentration regarding international issues, a meeting of Latin American countries to determine a solution to the situation between the United States and Cuba, the nuclear test ban agreement, and daily staff summaries. This folder also contains numerous telegrams from United States Ambassadors and others concerning issues in various countries, such as Laos, West New Guinea, Mauritania, Congo, and Dutch-Indonesian relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Materials include special reports and daily staff summaries regarding international relations and problems under review, invitations to the Presidents of Peru and Ecuador for a State visit, and a memorandum to the President from Senator Mike Mansfield concerning Laos. Also included in this folder is a report by Secretary of State Dean Rusk titled, "Facilitation of Tourist Travel."