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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SEH-01
In this interview Harris discusses his work as an economic adviser to John F. Kennedy [JFK]; his interactions with JFK both before and after he became President; JFK’s evolving economic policies and how they were influenced over time; the interaction between the Council of Economic Advisers and the Department of the Treasury on various issues; and several different economic programs under President JFK, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-09
In this interview Carver discusses interdepartmental relations and coordination under both John F. Kennedy [JFK] and Lyndon B. Johnson [LBJ], both formal and informal; John M. Kelly as Assistant Secretary of the Interior; lack of understanding of Interior matters in the Department of State; the Federal Power Commission’s objections to new regulations in 1963; JFK’s staff system; and Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall’s working relationship with both JFK and LBJ, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-02
In this interview Carver discusses the transition from Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Administration to John F. Kennedy’s [JFK]Administration in late 1960 through 1961; the process of and issues with staffing the various bureaus in the Department of the Interior; tensions between the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture; and working with other federal agencies and interests, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-DEB-01
Bell compares the cabinet officers and White House staff during the Truman and Kennedy administrations, discusses the functions of the Budget Bureau and its operations during the Kennedy administration, and briefly discusses U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-05
In this interview Komer discusses working with McGeorge Bundy; the “inner circle” of the Bundy State Department; Komer’s major contacts; the intelligence system; the power and responsibilities of the State Department; how Bundy screened what President John F. Kennedy [JFK] would see; relations with other key officials; Robert F. Kennedy and foreign policy issues; the Bundy State Department and White House staff; the “little State Department” in the White House; the bureaucratic role of the State Department; U.S. foreign policy in Asia; relations with key U.S. Ambassadors; handling Arab-Israeli issues; domestic pressures of American-Jewish community on JFK; Arabists in the Kennedy Administration; working with Myer Feldman on Israeli issues; the United States, Saudi Arabia, and oil; filling the power vacuum left by the British; dealing with Congress on foreign aid matters; counterinsurgency; and looking back at programs during the Kennedy Administration, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-04
In this interview Komer discusses President John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] interest in Indonesia and Iran; U.S.-Indonesian relations; the Indian Ocean and Iran task forces; JFK’s contact with the Iranian Shah; Pakistani-Afghani disputes; U.S. aid to Afghanistan; Komer’s attempt to revamp the military aid program; McGeorge Bundy and Walt W. Rostow as President JFK’s advisers; and JFK’s direct contact with a select few National Security staff, among other issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-002-008
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0914-001
This folder contains correspondence between White House staff and the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, David Bell, regarding the suggested and approved budgets for various federal agencies, organizations, and programs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-140-018
This folder is part of an addition to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Papers, and consists of items that were recovered by the National Archives and Records Administration on behalf of the Kennedy Presidential Library from the estate of Robert L. White. Items in this folder include a summary of congressional action on appropriation legislation for fiscal year 1964.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, economic assistance funds not transferred to military assistance as planned, pending legislation, and the effects of government spending on employment.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch, congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, a retirement bill for railroad employees (H.R. 8100), and a veteran's nursing home care bill (H.R. 8009).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget, and consists of figures for the 1965 Federal budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, civilian employment in the executive branch, the executive pay line, international transactions for fiscal years 1962-1965, and recommended planning figures for the 1965 federal budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964; civilian employment in the executive branch; salary for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; and Department of Defense budget figures.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget, and consists of a report of the Advisory Panel on Federal Salary Systems and an appendix of salary data of various non-federal organizations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, civilian employment in the executive branch, and Federal aid to the blind.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation requests for fiscal year 1964; Executive Order 11030, establishing the President's Advisory Council on the Arts; estimates of economic and budget outlooks through fiscal year 1964; labor provisions of the mass transit bill (H.R. 3881); and the International Aviation Organization.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include budget cuts recommended by the House Appropriations Committee, the government use of stockpile surpluses, and civilian employment in the executive branch. Of note is an analysis of an article by Arthur Krock in the New York Times concerning Federal spending and a statement by Senator Harry F. Byrd titled, "The Federal Budget Could and Should be Cut." Also included in this folder is a pamphlet by the Bureau of the Budget titled, "Cost Reduction."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch, changes to a draft budget message, and cotton subsidies. Of note is a copy of Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon's statement on the President's tax program before the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch; 1964 budgets for numerous departments and agencies including the Post Office, Treasury Department, and Federal Communications Commission; and examples of costs in government programs and increases in workloads over a three year period.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch, congressional actions on appropriation requests for fiscal year 1963, and "flag of convenience" vessels.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch; congressional actions on appropriation requests for fiscal year 1963; a surplus in the Interstate Highway Program fund; the projected costs for a manned spacecraft center in Houston, Texas; and the resignation of Robert C. Turner as Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include increasing government outlays, civilian employment in the executive branch, and accelerating the public works program in areas of substantial unemployment. Also included in this folder is a monthly review report of the budget containing estimates of the budget outlook for fiscal year 1963 and actual data for fiscal year 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-070-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include a proposed transfer of funds from military assistance programs to economic assistance programs, civilian employment in the executive branch, campaign costs legislation, and AID (Agency for International Developments) programs in Laos. Of note is a report by Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell of preliminary recommendations for the 1964 federal budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-070-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch, the budget with respect to nuclear weapons tests for fiscal years 1962 and 1963, members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an estimate of expenditures under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and building hospital facilities for the treatment of narcotic addiction.