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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-011
Materials in this folder include telegrams, petitions, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of voter intimidation, the pending 23rd Amendment to the Constitution permitting citizens of Washington, D.C. to vote in federal elections, and the pending 24th Amendment to the Constitution prohibiting states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on the payment of a poll tax, and incidents of racially motivated violence, with specific emphasis on violence against voter registration workers in Mississippi.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-010
Materials in this folder include a telegram, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of racially motivated voter intimidation, requests for Department of Justice representatives to supervise local elections, the use of poll taxes as voter eligibility requirements, and the pending 23rd Amendment to the Constitution permitting citizens of Washington, D.C. to vote in federal elections.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-009
Materials in this folder include a telegram, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frank D. Reeves, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of racially motivated voter intimidation in Tennessee and the pending 23rd Amendment to the Constitution permitting citizens of Washington, D.C. to vote in federal elections.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-008
Materials in this folder include a telegram and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and Congressional representatives concerning voter registration drives, voter participation amongst Spanish-speaking citizens, the anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women suffrage, the pending 23rd Amendment to the Constitution permitting citizens of Washington, D.C. to vote in federal elections, and the pending 24th Amendment to the Constitution prohibiting states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on the payment of a poll tax. Of note is a letter from President Kennedy to Former First Lady and Delegate to the United Nations Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of discrimination at interstate transportation facilities and the activities of civil rights advocates in Southern states (often referred to as Freedom Riders).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0368-001
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations, incidents of discriminatory housing practices, policies prohibiting discriminatory employment practices, efforts by labor organizations to eliminate racial discrimination, and desegregation of public facilities and educational institutions in various cities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-008
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations, incidents of police misconduct, desegregation of educational institutions, the use of military personnel to maintain public safety, and incidents of racially motivated violence, including the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Of note is a telegram to President Kennedy from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racially motivated violence, incidents of police misconduct, desegregation of the University of Alabama, and the assassination of civil rights advocate William L. Moore. The folder also contains resolutions passed by the Alabama and Louisiana Houses of Representatives commending Alabama Governor George Wallace’s actions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-006
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning public safety, civil rights demonstrations, and racially motivated violence in Birmingham, Alabama. The folder also contains resolutions passed by the Alabama House of Representatives commending Governor George Wallace’s actions and a written statement by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sent to religious leaders from a Birmingham jail.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-005
Materials in this folder include petitions, telegrams, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations, incidents of police misconduct, racially motivated violence, and the use of military personnel to maintain public safety in Birmingham, Alabama. The folder also contains copies of resolutions passed by various states and cities commending President Kennedy’s actions concerning racial relations in Birmingham.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-004
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning civil rights demonstrations, incidents of police misconduct, and racially motivated violence, including the bombing of the Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Of note are telegrams to the President from gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and baseball player Jackie Robinson (then the Vice President of Chock Full o’ Nuts).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-003
Materials in this folder include telegrams and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racial segregation in public schools, the administration’s policy of speaking appearances for segregated audiences, and the bombing of the Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-002
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racially motivated violence and the presence of the United States Marshals in Alabama, with specific emphasis on the cities of Birmingham and Montgomery. The folder also contains a report from the United States Information on international reactions to racial incidents in Alabama.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0367-001
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racially integrated housing, incidents of voter intimidation, federal employment opportunities for African Americans, segregated public facilities and accommodations for military personnel, and the Tennessee Department of Public Welfare food support program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-008
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning desegregation at the University of Mississippi, the assassination of civil rights advocate Medgar Evers, discriminatory practices at various public facilities, increased federal employment opportunities for African Americans, and allegations of racially motivated police intimidation in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-007
Materials in this folder include correspondence from President John F. Kennedy to regional law enforcement officers expressing gratitude for escorting student James Meredith through the University of Mississippi campus and maintaining public safety in Oxford, Mississippi.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-006
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, individual citizens, and state and local officials concerning the removal of unlawful obstructions of justice and desegregation at the University of Mississippi.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-005
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, individual citizens, and state and local officials in Mississippi concerning racially motivated violence, desegregation at the University of Mississippi, the activities of civil rights advocates in the state (often referred to as Freedom Riders), and the use of military presence to enforce civil rights policies. The folder also contains press releases of President Kennedy’s Executive Order to remove unlawful obstructions of justice. This folder contains some French language material.
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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-0366-003
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various White House staff members, and individual citizens concerning racial relations in various cities, the activities of the United States Justice Department in the field of civil rights, discriminatory practices concerning public facilities, and incidents of discrimination of Americans of Mexican descent. Of note is a telegram to President Kennedy from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-002
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, press releases, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Alabama Governor George Wallace, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning racially motivated violence in Birmingham, civil rights demonstrations in Montgomery, desegregation of Alabama public schools, and incidents of obstruction of justice. The folder also includes a transcript of a meeting between Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Governor Wallace. Of note are telegrams to President Kennedy from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-001
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the desegregation of athletic activities, the White House Women’s Conference on Civil Rights, and President Kennedy’s meeting with religious leaders concerning the role of the religious community in civil rights initiatives.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-009
Materials in this folder include telegrams, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the local enforcement of civil rights policies, President Kennedy’s meeting with business executives concerning the voluntary desegregation of commercial establishments, and President Kennedy’s meeting with religious leaders concerning the role of the religious community in civil rights initiatives. The folder also contains a press release of the President’s speech on equal employment opportunities and a report entitled “Religion’s role in Racial Crisis” from the National Conference on Religion and Race.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-008
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between various members of the White House staff and individual citizens concerning incidents of religious discrimination, discriminatory housing practices, discriminatory employment practices, 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 transcripts of television broadcasts concerning the civil rights demonstration. Of note are signed letters from entertainer Josephine Baker to President Kennedy.
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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.