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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF15-002
This folder contains correspondence between Walter W. Heller and J. Sinclair Armstrong, Executive Vice President of the United States Trust Company of New York. Items include a brochure titled "Statement on the Tax Recommendations of the President" by Hoyt Ammidon, and two papers of comments on the economic position by Frederick N. Goodrich.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF28-035
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Commission on Money and Credit. In addition to administrative correspondence, there is one memorandum of notes on the report of the Commission, and another containing an analysis of the Commission's proposals.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF10-007
This folder contains miscellaneous correspondence and enclosures sent to the Council of Economic Advisers by individuals whose last names begin with the letters W, X, Y, and Z. The material is filed roughly in reverse chronological order according to the date of the carbon copy reply. Items include two speeches by Walter W. Heller titled "The Tax Program and Business Investment" (18 February 1963) and "Taxes, Investment, and the Economy" (8 March 1963); a memorandum by Charles A. Weil in opposition to the President's tax message; a memorandum on the civil service in France by Michael M. White; a memorandum on financing of leased equipment by W. S. Whitehead; an article by Walter W. Heller titled "Appraisal of the Administration's Tax Policy," reprinted from National Tax Journal; and another article by Heller titled "CED's Stabilizing Budget Policy After Ten Years." Note that this file contains some misfiled correspondence from 1962.
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Walter W. Heller Personal Papers
WWHPP-037-018
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Walter W. Heller Personal Papers
WWHPP-037-016
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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. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-004-006
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF28-022
This folder contains a small selection of memoranda and outlines by Council of Economic Advisers staff. Topics include interest rates, the federal deficit, assumptions underlying the President's tax proposals, and a methodology for tracking economic activity in national defense emergencies.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-090a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Topics include the balance of payments, taxes, the International Development Association, and a proposal for the establishment of a Committee for Inter-American Development. Also included in this folder is a collection of letters and memoranda regarding the economy from Senior Consultant to the Secretary of the Treasury Seymour E. Harris to the President and numerous memoranda from Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-090-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Materials include memoranda for the President from Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon titled, "Impact of Tax Reduction on the Budget," and, "Monetary Policy, the Balance of Payments, and Domestic Growth;" and the membership list as of June 1, 1963 of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963. Also included in this folder is a speech by Co-Chairman of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 Stuart T. Saunders titled, "Taxes and Economic Growth."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-090-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Materials consist of a collection of memoranda and reports for the President regarding the balance of payments. Also included in this folder is a report to the President by the Cabinet Committee on the Balance of Payments and a paper by Executive Director of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) Bill Dale titled, "The Role of the IMF in a Program to Finance the U.S. External Deficit."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-090-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Topics include gold transactions, tax reform, the balance of payments, and proposed changes in the organizational structure of Internal Revenue Service field offices. Also included in this folder are copies of Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon's statement before the Joint Economic Committee and a speech by Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler titled, "The President's Tax and Expenditure Control Program- Key to Economic Policy in the Sixties."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-090-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Topics include tax cuts, gold, the balance of payments, the Export Expansion Program, and financial relations between the United States and France.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-008-008
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is correspondence with Senator Paul H. Douglas, including material relating to the tax cut proposed by the Kennedy Administration; a letter from painter William F. Draper in which he thanks President Kennedy for sitting for a portrait and makes inquiries concerning a portrait of the President’s father, Joseph P. Kennedy; and an original poem dedicated to President Kennedy entitled “America has a Son! (In the White House).”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-048-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks before the District 36-G United Steelworkers Union of America in Tampa, Florida. In his speech the President explains the economic policies advocated by Democrats in the 1930s, and identifies taxation and unemployment as two major problems facing the American economy. Materials in this folder include note cards and a press copy of the speech, in addition to a copy of the MacDill Herald.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's radio and television address to the nation on pending legislation for tax reductions and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty). In his speech the President explains how tax reform will improve the American economy and protect against a recession, citing increased employment, increased family incomes, improved strength of the American dollar, and new international markets as benefits. Materials in this folder include various memoranda (some by Dr. Walter W. Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers), note cards, drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and a press copy of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-033
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at the national conference of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President urges the swift passage of pending tax reform legislation, explaining that tax reduction is one part of an overall economic program designed to decrease unemployment, increase domestic production, and balance international payments. Materials in this folder include a press, reading, and mimeographed copy of the speech, in addition to the Committee's membership directory, a program for the conference, and a Washington Report on the Committee's recent activities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-011
This folder contains copies of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy at the Massachusetts State Federation of Labor Convention. In his speech the Senator discusses the industrial economy, employment, wages, and tax reform.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-009
This folder contains a copy of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy titled, "The Economic Problems of New England: The Need for Prompt Action by the Administration," discussing the need for Federal programs to strengthen the industrial economy and address unemployment and tax reform.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-001
This folder contains a copy of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy before the Young Presidents Organization at Harvard Business School. In his speech the Senator remarks on the need for Federal programs to address issues in the economy and discusses areas to include in an anti-recession program including tax reform, unemployment regulations, social security coverage, and employment issues. The copy contains handwritten notations by Senator Kennedy. This folder also contains a copy of the Senator's introduction of Governor of Michigan G. Mennen Williams at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner on January 23, 1954, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0893-013
This file contains materials regarding Senator John F. Kennedy’s address before the first session of the 83rd Congress. In his speech, the Senator calls for the implementation of programs to alleviate economic hardships in New England caused by a decline in manufacturing and industry and poorly managed natural resources. Senator Kennedy suggests that Federal assistance for the modernization of technologies, tax incentives for industry expansion, and labor reforms will help revive the New England economy. Of note are several notations by the Senator.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0893-003
This folder contains drafts and copies of speeches given by Senator John F. Kennedy at various dinners and organizational events. Topics include the New England industrial economy, Federal tax laws, the economy, and Vietnamese independence from France. Of note are several items with notations by the Senator.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-001
This folder contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “New England’s Economic Prospects.” In his speech the Senator discusses the New England economy and the need for increased legislation and tax reform to stimulate industrial and economic expansion in the region.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0915-005
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda related to President John F. Kennedy's Special Message to Congress on tax reduction and reform.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0915-004
This folder contains material related to John F. Kennedy's Special Message to Congress on tax reduction and reform. The folder includes advance press copies of the message and accompanying tax tables compiled by the Department of the Treasury; drafts of the message; and transcripts of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon and other Treasury officials.