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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-028
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the Navy Summer Festival at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine concerning the relationship between the Navy and the local community.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-027
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to a group of Peace Corps trainees on the South Lawn of the White House. The press copy also includes remarks by Warren Wiggins, Associate Director of Program Development and Operations and Acting Director of the Peace Corps.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-026
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks on the White House South Lawn to students from Latin America and the Caribbean participating in the Institute of Free Trade Union Development. The press copy also includes the remarks of Eric Lloyd Harris, a Jamaican participant, who read a note on behalf of the group expressing appreciation to the President for the opportunity to visit the White House.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-025
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's Advisory Committee's statement on labor-management policy and pending legislation regarding foreign trade unions. Materials in this folder include a copy of the statement and an agenda for a Committee meeting.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-024
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon the presentation of The President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service on the South Lawn of the White House to J. Stanley Baughman, President of the Federal National Mortgage Association of the Housing and Home Finance Agency; Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Dr. Donald E. Gregg, Chief of the Department of Cardiorespiratory Diseases at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Dr. Frances O. Kelsey, Medical Officer at the Food and Drug Administration; Mrs. Waldo K. Lyon, accepting for her husband, Head of the Submarine and Arctic Research Branch at the Navy Electronics Laboratory; and Llewellyn E. Thompson, Career Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Austria, and the former Soviet Union. The press copy also includes remarks by James E. Webb, Chairman of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board; John W. Macy, Executive Secretary of the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency; Cyrus R. Vance, Secretary of the Army; Anthony I. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare; and Fred Korth, Secretary of the Navy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-023
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at a concert by the National High School Symphony Orchestra on the South Lawn of the White House. Materials in this folder include drafts with handwritten notations by the President and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-022
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to a group of Alaskan Indian electronics trainees in the new flower garden of the White House concerning the administration's educational programs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-021
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon the signing of S. 2996 (Foreign Assistance Act of 1962), which modified the country's military and non-military foreign assistance programs. Materials in this folder include a draft with handwritten notations by the President concerning the Alliance for Progress and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-020
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's recorded statement for "Founding of the Republic," an exhibition at the Time & Life Building from July to September in 1962. In his remarks the President characterizes the principle of inalienable rights as a universal, human ideal rather than an American one. Materials in this folder include various memoranda and drafts (some by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.) of the statement. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-019
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's statement regarding the approval of the Public Welfare Amendments Bill, which emphasizes services, support, and rehabilitation rather than relief.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-018
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at a meeting with the newly established Consumers' Advisory Council in the White House Fish Room. In his speech the President discusses the Council's work and its relationship with other government bodies. The press copy also includes remarks by Dr. Walter W. Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, Senator Hubert H. Humphrey, and Myer Feldman, Deputy Special Counsel to the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-017
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks on the South Lawn of the White House at the presentation of the Robert J. Collier Trophy for 1961 to Major Robert M. White, Joseph A. Walker, A. Scott Crossfield, and Commander Forrest Petersen for their skill and courage as test pilots of the X-15 aircraft. The press copy also includes remarks from Major White and Martin M. Decker, President of the National Aeronautic Association.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-016
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's statement on the defeat of the Medical Care for the Aged Bill. Materials in this folder include drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-015
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to visiting American Field Service (AFS) students on the White House South Lawn. The press copy also contains remarks by Senator Eugene McCarthy.
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JFKPOF-039-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In his speech the President praises the American democratic system which encourages differences and allows for dissent, discusses the enduring relevance of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, and addresses the role of the United States in relation to the emerging European Community. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, a press copy, and reading copies of the speech, in addition to a program for the observance, a photograph of the President in front of Independence Hall, and a copy of a speech entitled, "What's Right with America." Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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JFKPOF-039-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's congratulatory remarks regarding the achievement of Algerian independence. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, reading copy with handwritten notation, and press copies of the speech.
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JFKPOF-039-012
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to members of the Country Team Seminar of the Foreign Service Institute on the South Promenade of the White House concerning the participants' training for international positions.
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JFKPOF-039-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's statement upon signing the Agricultural Credit Agreement with Mexico, providing credit and technical assistance to farmers in order to increase income and productivity. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, draft, and press copy of the speech.
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JFKPOF-039-010
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at a luncheon held in his honor by the President of Mexico, Adolfo Lopez Mateos, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico. In his speech the President identifies the primary goals of the Alliance for Progress, and discusses Mexico and the United States' shared history of revolution. Materials in this folder include reading copies and a press copy of the speech.
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JFKPOF-039-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon arriving at the Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico. In his speech the President thanks President Adolfo Lopez Mateos and the people of Mexico for their hospitality, and discusses the goals of the Alliance for Progress and the significance of Pan-American relations. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, draft, press copy, and reading copy of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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JFKPOF-039-008
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the new White House guide book to the President and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The press copy also includes remarks from David Finley, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the White House Historical Association, and Dr. Melville Grosvenor, President of the National Geographic Society.
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JFKPOF-039-007
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's toast to then President-elect Dr. Guillermo Leon Valencia of the Republic of Colombia at a luncheon held in the White House Family Dining Room. The press copy also includes then President-elect Valencia's response, in which he discusses the Alliance for Progress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-006
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to new participants in the Plans for Progress equal opportunity program in the East Room of the White House.
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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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JFKPOF-039-004
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks of welcome to the graduating class of Glen Lake High School of Glen Lake, Michigan on the lawn outside the President's office.