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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-012
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy’s military service during World War II and inquiries about developing and casting a PT 109 film. Of note are letters from Warner Brothers Pictures President Jack L. Warner. Contains 1 photographic print.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-011
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy’s military service during World War II and inquiries about developing and casting a PT 109 film. Of note is a copy of a letter written by entertainer Jack Paar.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-010
This folder contains correspondence related to the military service of President John F. Kennedy and others during World War II, and inquiries about developing and casting a PT 109 film. Of note is a correspondence with entertaining Jack Paar regarding a PT 109 documentary, which aired in September 1962. Contains 6 photographic prints.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-009
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II and inquiries about developing and casting a PT 109 film. Of note is a copy of a letter written by author James Michener.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-008
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II; letters from authors Robert Donovan and Chandler Whipple; and inquiries about developing and casting a PT 109 film. Contains 1 photographic print.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-007
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II and on PT 109, including exchanges between White House staff members and author Richard Tregaskis. The folder also includes letters regarding the development of a PT 109 film.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-006
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II; letters regarding Robert Donovan's book PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II; and inquiries about developing and casting a PT 109 film. Contains 3 photographic prints.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-005
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II and letters, including to and from World War II PT boat veterans. The folder also contains a summary for the proposed Waratah Film Productions project "The Coast Watcher," a television film portraying the World War II experiences of A.R. "Reg" Evans.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-004
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II. The folder contains letters, including from veteran PT 109 crew members, regarding Robert Donovan's book PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II, and article “PT 109: The Adventure that Made a President” in the November 1961 issue of the Saturday Evening Post, as well as the PT 109 film. The folder also includes correspondence related to the White House visit of Benjamin Kevu, an indigenous Solomon Islands scout from Rarumana village. Kevu was one of several indigenous Solomon Islands scouts (historically referred to as “natives”) who helped rescue the crew of the PT 109 during World War II.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0722-003
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's military service during World War II and his command of the patrol torpedo boat PT 109. The folder includes materials concerning Robert Donovan's book PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II, including a draft of the jacket copy. The folder also includes correspondence from Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and screenwriter Vincent X. Flaherty regarding a PT 109 film; letters arranging the White House visit of A.R. "Reg" Evans, an Australian Coast Watcher who helped rescue the crew of PT 109; and copies of correspondence with Kohei Hanami, Lieutenant Commander of the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, which collided with PT 109 on August 2, 1943.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0831-008
This folder contains correspondence, press releases, and drafts regarding forewords by President John F. Kennedy for publications on various topics including West Virginia’s Centennial; PT-109 boats for the United States Navy; trade for the General Electric Forum; and the Green Berets for, “Special Warfare, U.S. Army.”