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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-2196-007
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-2039-012
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. The folder includes correspondence between the White House staff and Representative Robert N.C. Nix of Pennsylvania and his staff.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-2755-012
This folder contains correspondence between the White House staff and Mayor James Tate of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and his staff. The folder also includes correspondence about Mayor Tate with members of the public.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1054-009
This folder contains correspondence between the White House staff and Representative William J. Green of Pennsylvania and his staff. The folder also includes correspondence about Representative Green with members of the public. Topics include policies on disability (referred to as "mental retardation") and public works projects, as well as requests for the President to attend or comment on special events and anniversaries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-2355-041
This folder contains telegrams and letters from civil rights activist and baseball player Jackie Robinson to President John F. Kennedy regarding African American civil rights and issues related to the Black community, including civil rights legislation; violence against civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Medgar Evers; segregation; and the Freedom Rides organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). The folder also contains materials related to Robinson's induction in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1956-005
This folder contains correspondence between Stanley Mosk, Attorney General of California, and various persons regarding invitations to President John F. Kennedy for numerous events in California; suggestions for diplomatic, judiciary, and federal agency appointments; housing discrimination; and general advice on various matters.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1924-012
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include support for President Kennedy, nuclear weapons testing, and communism.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1924-011
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include support for President Kennedy, disarmament, and communism.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1924-010
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include support for President Kennedy, inquiries into benefits for veterans, and legislation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1842-015
This file contains correspondence between White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger and various persons regarding radio broadcasts involving Vaughn Meader, an impersonator of President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1797-004
This file consists of letters to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include opinions on various domestic issues and requests for assistance.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1736-004
This file contains letters to President John F. Kennedy from various individuals regarding the nomination and confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to a Federal judgeship on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1558-018
This file consists of letters to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include civil defense, support for President Kennedy, requests for assistance, and opinions on various foreign and domestic issues. Of note is a series of correspondence between the President's office and Mayor of Florence, Italy, Giorgio La Pira, which covers a variety of topics. This folder contains some Italian-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1478-015
This folder contains correspondence between various individuals and White House officials regarding the arrest and imprisonment in Albany, Georgia of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy; suggested appointments to the United States Supreme Court; and requests for appointments with President John F. Kennedy to discuss civil rights issues. Of note are telegrams to President Kennedy from Dr. King on civil rights issues including violence in Southern states, voter registration, and housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1418-002
This folder contains a statement and letters to President John F. Kennedy and Theodore C. Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President, from Franklin E. Kameny of the Mattachine Society of Washington regarding civil rights for gay individuals (then referred to as homophiles or homosexuals), particularly in regard to discrimination against gays and lesbians in federal hiring and employment policy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1222-003
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion on various issues such as civil rights. Also included is correspondence between White House officials and Conrad N. Hilton, president of the Hilton Hotels Corporation, as well as a copy of a speech by Hilton titled, "The Battle for Freedom."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1222-002
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include agriculture and school prayer. Of note is correspondence regarding Barron Hilton, who served as chairman of the Inaugural Gala Committee. There is also a misfiled letter to Conrad N. Hilton.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1188-006
This file consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include the case against United States Navy Seaman Jimmie Lee Henderson, civil rights, and Social Security.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-1122-016
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion, including those associated with Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. Topics include foreign policy, civil rights, steel prices, and taxation; support for President Kennedy; and requests for assistance. Of note is correspondence related to African history scholar William Leo Hansberry, and a telegram from playright Lorraine Hansberry. The folder also contains one photograph of the children of Alfred and Julianne Hanscom of Newport, New Hampshire.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-0847-012
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include support for President Kennedy, requests for assistance by military personnel and their families, and various domestic programs and foreign issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-0837-018
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include support for President Kennedy and nuclear weapons testing. There are also some messages from children regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-0711-007
This file consists of correspondence to President John F. Kennedy from James L. and Jeane L. Dixon regarding requests for assistance, housing, and a proposal for a recipient of military commendation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-0702-002
This file consists of correspondence between various White House officials and Michigan Representative Charles C. Diggs regarding invitations to President John F. Kennedy for various events; civil rights for African Americans including employment, housing, and growing tensions in Southern states; and the Emancipation Proclamation Centennial.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-0608-011
This folder consists of letters and telegrams to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-0572-011
This file consists of correspondence concerning John E. Cosgrove, Assistant Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (later the Office of Emergency Planning). It includes information about Cosgrove's career and previous role as Assistant Director of Education for the AFL-CIO; copies of two of his articles from the Notre Dame Law School journal; and organizational charts of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Note that the file also contains two misfiled letters pertaining to Lewis Cosgrove and Ruth Tufts Cosgrove.