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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0363-005
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racially motivated violence, racial discrimination in the United States military, and a proposal for a National Intercultural Center.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0362-004
Materials in this folder include a telegram, newspaper articles, a petition to eliminate racial discrimination at Fort Hood in Texas, and correspondence between various members of the White House staff and individual citizens concerning Latvian Independence Day, African Americans employed in the administration, Italian Americans employed in the administration, the administration’s policy of speaking appearances for segregated audiences, and commemorative events for the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0362-003
Materials in this folder include petitions and correspondence concerning racial discrimination in the United States National Guard.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0362-002
Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, a petition to eliminate racial discrimination in the United States National Guard, and memoranda concerning the inclusion of minority groups in the Air Force space training program and non-discrimination policies enacted by the Federal Aviation Agency. The folder also contains correspondence between Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and local politicians concerning incidents of discrimination against visiting African diplomats and race relations in Buffalo, New York.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-010
Materials in this folder include memoranda, a report by the President’s Committee on Equal Opportunity in the Armed Forces, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and various members of the White House staff concerning unemployment among African Americans and racial discrimination in the United States military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-007
Materials in this folder include newspaper articles, memoranda, a press release on racial discrimination in the United States Virgin Islands, a report on examination protocols within the United States military, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and civil rights advocates concerning race relations in Birmingham, Alabama, desegregation of hospital services, the desegregation of the Washington, D.C. Fire Department, commemorative events for the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and efforts to eliminate racial discrimination in the United States military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-006
Materials in this folder include telegrams, correspondence concerning equal employment opportunities and public representations of various ethnicities and nationalities, and memoranda from various members of the White House staff, including Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton and Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights Harris Wofford, concerning the Civil Rights Subcabinet Committee and racial discrimination in the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-004
Materials in this folder include memoranda, a report from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service, reports from the National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials, and correspondence concerning the Commission on Civil Rights and racial discrimination in the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-003
Materials in this folder include memoranda, correspondence concerning racial discrimination in the military and segregation in educational institutions, and a report from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights entitled “Proposals for Executive Action to End Federally Supported Segregation and Other Forms of Racial Discrimination” written by Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and Arnold Aronson, Director of Program Planning and Evaluation for the National Community Relations Advisory Council. The report proposes measures to eliminate racial segregation and discrimination, with specific emphasis on health services, housing programs, employment practices, and segregation in educational institutions and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-004
Materials in this folder include memoranda, a newspaper article, 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 federal employment opportunities for African Americans and racial relations within the United States National Guard.