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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-013-015
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-013-010
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-033-005
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-032-010
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-032-009
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-032-008
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-010-002
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-019-009
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0912-058
This file contains a copy and a press release of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at Howard University in Washington, D.C. during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his speech he discusses the role of the President of the United States as Chief Executive and as a moral leader, and a need for strong Democratic leadership to address civil rights concerns and ensure equal opportunity for all people.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-003-027
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-011-004
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-097-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally in Washington, D.C. during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech advocating harmonious race relations. Materials in this folder include a church newsletter publicizing the rally, handwritten notes by the President, and drafts of a proposed statement in response to the demonstration. This statement emphasizes the administration's accomplishments while noting the necessity for additional actions in order for the nation to achieve full equality for all citizens.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-100a-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning events, programs, and activities in Washington, D.C. Materials in this folder include a letter from President Kennedy to participants in the 1963 Equal Opportunity Day Luncheon and a report a regional transportation recommendations by the National Capital Transportation Agency.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0374-012
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 voter participation in federal elections, the activities of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the arrest of voter registration workers in Georgia, 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-0374-011
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-0374-009
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-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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-004
Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, excerpts of the United States Government Organization Manual, and letters from Roy H. Millenson of The American Jewish Committee to Special Assistant to the President Frank D. Reeves concerning discriminatory housing practices in Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-002
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, 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 housing initiatives in Washington, D.C., contested racial housing integration in Deerfield, Illinois, and Executive Order 11063, Equal Opportunity in Housing, prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted housing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0902-025
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at the National Civil Liberties Clearing House annual conference held in Washington, D.C. discussing the civil liberties guaranteed to citizens by the United States Constitution, and the importance of these rights in sustaining a democratic government.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0910-010
This file contains copies and a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “America and Africa,” given at a luncheon honoring the African Diplomatic Corps in Washington, D.C. In his speech he discusses social and political revolutions occurring in Africa; a need for a multi-national program to provide aid to emerging African nations including economic, technologic, and education; and civil rights in the United States. Of note, the draft contains notations by the Senator.
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Miscellaneous Accessions
MISCACC-2003-036
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1026-002
This folder contains copies and press releases of speeches given in Washington, D.C. and Wisconsin by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include the dairy industry, preservation of natural resources, the housing industry, and areas for economic improvement. Also included in this folder is an analysis of a voting rights proposal.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1060-002
This folder contains transcripts of a press conference held by Senator John F. Kennedy in the Caucus Room of the Senate Office Building. Senator Kennedy answered questions from the press regarding civil rights legislation, right-to-work laws, the minimum wage bill, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to the United States, and the cost of living.