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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-115-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials concern the Cuban Brigade, travel to Cuba for subversive training, United States policy towards Cuba, and a comparative inventory of Cuban military equipment. Of note is a memorandum to the President from Special Assistant for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy titled, “Further Organization of the Government for Dealing with Cuba.” Also included in this folder is a report titled, “Report of the Interdepartmental Team on Counter Subversive Measures in Central America and Panama.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-115-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials pertain to the missile crisis in Cuba between the United States and the Soviet Union, Cuba’s economic situation, and a meeting between President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. Also included in this folder are memoranda from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding a planned uprising of counterrevolutionary groups in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a memorandum to the President from Senator Mike Mansfield titled, "The Cuban Aftermath," a letter to the President from Emmet John Hughes concerning Cuba, and a memorandum from Senator Clairborne Pell regarding Cuban policy. Also included in this folder is a report titled, "Justice and the Mistreatment of Political Prisoners in Castro's Cuba."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a letter from President Kennedy to Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev regarding the invasion of Cuba, numerous telegrams concerning the Cuban invasion, a memorandum to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy from Federal Bureau of Investigations Director J. Edgar Hoover titled, “Foreign Economic Matters-Cuba,” and a letter to the President from former United States Ambassador to Cuba Earl E.T. Smith advising the President on Cuba. Also included in this folder are memoranda to the President from Senator George A. Smathers concerning a plan for the situation in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-401-012
This folder contains carbon copies of McGeorge Bundy's outgoing correspondence on various topics, including nuclear weapons, Berlin, and Cuba, as well as responses to letters from the public and members of the press. The folder also contains Bundy's advice and analysis related to the Cuban Missile Crisis, including drafts of speeches and letters to Premier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include a conversation between Fidel Castro and New York Times journalist Tad Szulc, academic exchange programs and resources, and possible changes in the office of Under Secretary of State. Of note is a USIA (United States Information Agency) paper titled "Justice and the Mistreatment of Political Prisoners in Castro's Cuba."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-007
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include Bolivia, Cuba, ambassadorial appointments, Schlesinger's trip to Latin America, the John Birch Society, and a solicitation by the Pach Brothers to photograph the President. Of note is a copy of an election handbill for Otto T. Bannard for mayor of New York City, dated November 1909.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, guerilla warfare, and communism. Of note is an excerpt from the book “Gold and the Dollar Crisis,” by Robert Triffin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-016
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include Cuba, Berlin, China, and administration changes within the Department of State. Of note is a handwritten resignation letter from Bundy. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech given by Bundy to the Economic Club of Chicago titled "Policy for the Western Alliance-Berlin and After."