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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHH-03
This interview focuses on discussions with business leaders about civil rights, transportation issues such as the deterioration of railroads the highway program, and the Department of Commerce’s budget, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHH-01
In this interview Hodges discusses the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions; the 1960 National Governors’ Conference; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the Department of Commerce, including reorganization, agencies within the Department, and relations with other groups; establishing the U.S. Travel Service; the Business Advisory Council; businessmen and government; the economic recession in 1960–1961; the Area Redevelopment Act; the 1962 rise in steel prices; balance of payments; and trips abroad, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DWB-01
Burke discusses the members and staff of the President's Advisory Committee on Labor-Management Policy, the key issues that the Committee addressed, and differences in the Committee during the John F. Kennedy and Lydon B. Johnson administrations, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EDG-01
Gudeman discusses role in the Department of Commerce working under Secretary Luther H. Hodges, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-WR-01
This interview focuses on economic issues that arose during the Kennedy administration and the internal operations of the Department of Commerce, among other topics.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF22-007
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Department of Commerce. Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, publications, press releases, and data charts. Correspondents include Luther H. Hodges (Secretary of Commerce), Clarence D. Martin, Jr. (Under Secretary for Transportation), George Jaszi (director of the Office of Business Economics), James G. Morton (special assistant to the Secretary), Richard H. Holton (Assistant Secretary of Commerce), and Edward Gudeman (Under Secretary of Commerce). The file also contains select copies of Hodges' Congressional testimony and press conferences, and a directory of industry and trade specialists in the Business and Defense Services Administration, within the Department of Commerce.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF22-006
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Department of Commerce. Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, publications, press releases, and data charts. Correspondents include Luther H. Hodges (Secretary of Commerce), Clarence D. Martin, Jr. (Under Secretary for Transportation), George Jaszi (director of the Office of Business Economics), James G. Morton (special assistant to the Secretary), and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. (Under Secretary of Commerce). The file also contains the Department of Commerce proposed legislative program for the 89th Congress, 1st Session; a preliminary draft report on the airline subsidy reduction program; an issue of Current Population Reports on consumer income, published by the Bureau of the Census; a Report to Congress on Unauthorized Assistance to Seemingly Nondepressed Areas Under the Public Works Acceleration Act and the Area Redevelopment Act, by the U.S. Comptroller General; and information on a State Science and Technology Conference in Washington, D.C. (3-4 February 1964).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF28-001
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Business Advisory Council of the Department of Commerce. Types of items include news articles, memoranda, correspondence, and notes. Of note is a memorandum outlining the history of the Business Advisory Council and its relationship to the Council of Economic Advisers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF40-007
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a bill to promote economic growth by supporting state and regional centers of technology.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-007
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Commerce draft bill to amend section 131 of Title 13, United States Code, so as to provide for earlier taking of the economic censuses.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-004-007
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the balance of payments, a proposal of a tax incentive for exports, and preparations for action in the event of a railroad shutdown. Of note is a memorandum from the Export Control review board titled, "East-West Trade," on a possible expansion of the U.S. trade policy with the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a booklet of a full report of the White House Conference on Export Expansion.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include issues with funding and construction of the Federal Pavilion for the 1964 World's Fair, the balance of payments, the Export Control Act and possible prohibitions for the Soviet Union, and the Area Redevelopment Administration. Of note is a progress report on the special program for Appalachian development by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce. Also included in this folder are copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the 1964 World's Fair, the balance of payments, the Export Promotion program, and railroad mergers. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges and copies of numerous addresses by Secretary Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce, and consists of a report by the Panel on Civilian Technology titled, "Technology and Economic Prosperity".
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include sales of the manufacturing industry, the acceleration of public works projects, and the itinerary of an official trip by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Materials include copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, an issue of International Commerce magazine, and a paper by Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology J. Herbert Hollomon titled, "The Impending Crisis in Technology".
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include Gross National Project projections, the exporting of American automobiles, the textile industry, and economics. Of note is a report titled "Comments on Amendments Introduced by Senator Bush to H.R. 11970, the Trade Expansion Act". Also included in this folder are copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the 1964 New York World's Fair, the early release of Federal highway funds to the States, and U.S. cotton imports. Of note is a report titled, "1962 Outlook and 1961 Year-End Economic Review," by Secretary of Commerce Luther B. Hodges. Also included in this folder is a booklet by the Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) titled, ""El Progreso del Pueblo," a monthly newsletter for First National Bank, and a report titled, "Saline Water Conversion," by Stanford Research Institute (SRI). This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics primarily concern the "Boost the Economy" program presented at the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and Federal aid to U.S. communities. Of note is an issue of This Week Magazine containing an article by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges titled, "How to Start Things Booming Again." Also included in this folder is the "Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities" by the Area Redevelopment Administration. This folder also contains a draft of a paper titled, "Your Community and the Area Redevelopment Act."
Collection
USDC
Records 1961-1964. Microfilm copies of records of the Executive Secretary, the Deputy Under Secretary for Transportation, Area Redevelopment Administration, Maritime Administration, Business and Defense Services Administration, Office of Trade Adjustment, Bureau of International Commerce, and National Bureau of Standards. Hard copy includes speeches and statements of Secretary Luther H. Hodges, reports, studies, publications, Commerce News Digest, Foreign Commerce Weekly (later International Commerce), Survey of Current Business, and the 1960 Census.