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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-17A
Dictation Belt 17A contains four sound recordings from April 2, 1963. Item 17A.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of Treasury for Monetary Affairs Robert V. Roosa. They discuss a strategy for the United States and other countries to increase international monetary liquidity. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 17A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and (William) David Ormsby-Gore, the British ambassador to the United States. In preparation for President Kennedy’s prospective meeting with Harold Wilson, they discuss international military arrangements, a nuclear test ban, and trade. Before the conversation, there is a delay, and Ambassador Ormsby-Gore briefly speaks to an unidentified woman. Item 17A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Eugene R. Black. They discuss Lucius Clay’s prospective testimony on funding levels for the foreign aid program and the Alliance for Progress program for Latin America. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 17A.4 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps. They discuss the suspicion that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is trying to place people in the Peace Corps. The recording of the conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 17B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
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Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-019-011
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-002
This folder contains memoranda, papers, addresses, and telegrams regarding Europe. Topics include Great Britain and the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community), European unity, United States military policy and aid to Europe, and relations with France. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between President John F. Kennedy and Gaetano Martino, President of the European Parliament.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-213-005
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding tariff negotiations; the TEA (Trade Expansion Act) and GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade); agricultural trade negotiations; a friendship treaty between France and Germany (also known as the Élysée Treaty); and discussions between Belgium, the Netherlands, and others on Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF18-013
This folder contains correspondence between Walter W. Heller and Harold Wilson, a Member of Parliament (House of Commons) in the United Kongdom, and other materials relating to a speech by Wilson.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF17-009
This folder contains a draft paper on "The European Economic Community and the United Kingdom," written by J. E. Meade of Christ's College (Cambridge, England).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF14-003
This folder contains miscellaneous correspondence and enclosures sent to the Council of Economic Advisers by individuals whose last names begin with the letter W. The material is filed roughly in reverse chronological order according to the date of the carbon copy reply. Items include a paper by Charles A. Oler on automation; two political and economic reports on the United Kingdom and Germany, both published by Estabrook and Company; and a paper by Emmett H. Welch titled "Jobs for Our Human Resources."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF31-016
This folder contains news articles and memoranda compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning economic growth in Europe. Specific countries mentioned include Great Britain and France.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF10-006
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 economic and political reports on the United Kingdom and France as well as an analysis of U.S. and foreign investments by Michael M. White; two papers by C. Windom Wenger, Jr., titled "Optimums" and "On Rebirth of Economic Freedom - A New Fisc Proposed"; a paper by Miriam Wiener titled "Unemployment and Its Cure"; and a paper by Robert F. Wallace titled "What Everybody Wants to Know About Deficit Spending." Note that this file contains some misfiled correspondence from 1962.
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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 Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF03-007
This folder contains miscellaneous correspondence and enclosures sent to the Council of Economic Advisers by individuals whose last names begin with the letter V. The material is filed roughly in reverse chronological order according to the date of the carbon copy reply. Items include a study of the investment credit in the United Kingdom by Imrie de Vegh.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-002
This folder contains an agenda, background memoranda, a list of attendees, and a Record of Action for meeting number 508 of the National Security Council (NSC) wherein President John F. Kennedy discusses national security issues. Topics include Cuba; France, Great Britain, and a multilateral nuclear force; United States trade negotiations; foreign aid; and the economy. Of note is a meeting summary containing the President’s handwritten notes. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a news conference held by White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-004
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various issues including the United States economy, and Great Britain and the Common Market. Also included in this folder is a memorandum of a conversation between Schlesinger and Rogelio Frigerio, advisor to President of Argentina Arturo Frondizi, discussing the Argentine economy, Alliance for Progress, and the removal of President Frondizi from office.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-089-006
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 London gold market, the tax bill, an Inter-American Development Bank meeting, and financial discussions between the United States and Brazil. Also included in this folder is a report on the balance of payments by Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-089-004
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 United States gold reserves and losses, the London gold market, OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) meetings on the United States balance of payments, and controls over capital movements. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to the President from Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry H. Fowler titled, "Sustaining Recovery, Avoiding Recession, or Minimizing a Decline in the National Economy," and a speech by Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-089-002
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 International Monetary Fund (IMF), the balance of payments in Great Britain, a meeting of the Treasury Economic Consultants, and the National Housing Act. Also included in this folder is a letter from Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon to Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means Wilbur D. Mills.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-006
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 76 (NSAM 76) titled, “UK Membership in Common Market,” to Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF09-002
This folder contains miscellaneous correspondence and enclosures sent to the Council of Economic Advisers by individuals whose last names begin with the letter M. The material is filed roughly in reverse chronological order according to the date of the carbon copy reply. Items include a paper on the history and functions of the (British) National Economic Development Council; a booklet by Alex Moeller titled "Monetary Policy and Foreign Affairs"; a document issued by the Council of Economic Advisers titled "Summary of Economic Developments in 1962 and Prospects and Policies for the Mid-1960s"; and speeches by Walter W. Heller before the Joint Economic Committee (28 January 1963) and before the Executives' Club of Chicago (8 March 1963). Note that this file contains some misfiled correspondence from 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF89-003
This folder contains personal correspondence and enclosures sent to Walter W. Heller by individuals whose last names begin with the letters R, S, and T. Materials include comments from James W. Riddell on a proposed excise tax on jet fuel; two papers by William A. Salant on the economic consequences of disarmament and the reserve currency role of the dollar; a publication titled "The Growth of the Economy" from the British National Economic Development Council; a speech by Harry L. Severson on the impact of urbanization in Alabama; a speech by Louis Shere on the role of the Council of Economic Advisers in the formation of economic policy; a speech by Sir Robert Shone on planning for growth in the United Kingdom; a report by Philip E. Taylor on the implementation of fiscal reforms in Jordan; a paper by Norman B. Ture on economic growth and federal tax policy; and a paper by Peter L. Bernstein titled "The Trojan Horse of Population Growth."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF89-002
This folder contains personal correspondence and enclosures sent to Walter W. Heller by individuals whose last names begin with the letters M, N, O, and P. Items include a speech by William McC. Martin, Jr., on the American economy; a paper on the history and functions of the British National Economic Development Council; and a paper by Howard J. McMurray titled "The President: Leader or Institution."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-015
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda concerning the balance of payments, gold reserves, taxes, the Cabinet Committee on Balance of Payments, and the United Kingdom’s budget and economy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-075a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), and primarily pertain to steel prices and the U.K. (Great Britain) budget. Also included in this folder are copies of two articles CEA member Paul A. Samuelson wrote for The Washington Post.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-075a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Topics include the budget and economic policy for the U.K. (Great Britain), United States monetary policy, and a summary of a Brookings Institute report on the balance of payments. Also included in this folder is an excerpt from a 1958 study by the Council of State Chambers of Commerce on the effect of tax cuts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Topics include the Nassau Agreement, wool textile imports, suggestions of ambassadors, negotiating the balance of payments, and Great Britain and the MLF (multilateral force). Also included in this folder is a report by the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World titled, "The Scope and Distribution of United States Military and Economic Assistance Programs."
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-059