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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HAB-06
Brown discusses the cancellation of the Skybolt missile program and problems that caused with U.S.-British relations; multilateral military forces; struggles between the Air Force and National Aeronautics and Space Administration over control of the space program; and the lunar program, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-HLD-01
Dryden discusses space policy under the Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy Administrations, and conferences in 1962 and 1963 with representatives of the U.S.S.R. about cooperating on space exploration, among other issues.
Sound recording
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-19A
Dictation Belt 19A contains five sound recordings. Item 19A.1 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss the nomination of William J. Crockett, the work of William H. Orrick, relations with Haiti and its President François Duvalier, and plans for Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to travel to Scandinavia. Machine noise precedes the conversation. Item 19A.2 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss test ban negotiations. Item 19A.3 is a telephone conversation held on May 16, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. President Kennedy congratulates Major Cooper on his orbital flight. Item 19A.4 is a telephone conversation held on May 17, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John W. McCormack. They discuss plans to hold a congressional reception in honor of NASA astronaut Major Gordon Cooper. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 19A.5 is a telephone conversation held on May 22, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico. They discuss prospective wheat legislation. The recording begins in mid-conversation and ends abruptly. The recording of this conversation continues on Dictation Belt 19B.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.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-011
This folder contains memoranda regarding the probability of the Soviet Union to establish a space station; possible adverse environmental effects of large-scale experiments; a comparison of the space program and NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) budget to previous administrations; and a memorandum by The RAND Corporation titled, “Military Space Activities and the Cold War (U),” summarizing space programs and actions by the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a report of a meeting of the Legal Subcommittee of the United Nations General Assembly Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space by Leonard C. Meeker, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of State, and U.S. delegate to the committee.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 183 (NSAM 183) titled, “Space Program of the United States,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are position and contingency papers related to NSAM 183.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-282-010
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-282-011
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports created by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The folder includes a 5-year chronology of NASA's history since its founding.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-015
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 271 (NSAM 271) titled, “Cooperation with the USSR on Outer Space Matters,” to Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report by NASA in response to NSAM 271.