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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-004
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the voluntary desegregation of public facilities and the treatment of visiting African diplomats in Maryland. The folder also contains correspondence concerning racially segregated schools in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between various members of the White House staff and individual citizens concerning incidents of religious discrimination, discriminatory housing practices, United States military personnel participating in civil rights demonstrations, the treatment of African diplomats visiting Washington, D.C., and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech advocating harmonious racial relations. The folder also contains a report from Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke on efforts to improve housing procedures for visiting African diplomats and a transcript of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and business executives concerning the voluntary desegregation of commercial establishments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of racial discrimination against visiting African diplomats and racial segregation of public facilities and accommodations, with specific emphasis on restaurants in Maryland.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-006
Materials in this folder include memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning pending civil rights legislation, incidents of racial discrimination against visiting African diplomats, and racial segregation of public facilities and accommodations.