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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-002-004
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-294-004
This folder contains memoranda; a Department of State Policy Planning Council report entitled, “Assignments, Status, and Terms of Reference: Basic National Security Policy Planning Tasks;” and a report entitled, “Basic National Security Policy,” concerning national security policies and objectives, foreign policy, arms control, the Soviet Union, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0993-018
This folder contains briefing papers concerning the National Security Council, flood control, the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, nuclear sharing, and nuclear testing from Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF74-001
This folder contains material pertaining to the Committee on Economic Impact of Defense and Disarmament, which was formally established in December 1963 to coordinate the work of Federal agencies in appraising the economic impacts of disarmament and changes in defense spending. Gardner Ackley served as the Council of Economic Advisers representative on the committee, and also as the committee's chairman. Types of material include correspondence, memoranda, reports, drafts, and press releases. Most items relate to the initial organization of the committee. Also included are a paper by Seymour Melman titled "The Structure of Alternative Security Policies and Budgets," and another paper by Murray L. Weidenbaum titled "The Impact of Military Procurement on American Industry: Recent Patters and Trends" (May 1960).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-015
This folder contains memoranda from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President, to President John F. Kennedy and others on various topics including military force levels in Korea; allowing Cuban refugees into the United States Armed Forces; and the transfer, release, and use of U.S. nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-014
This folder contains memoranda from General Maxwell Taylor, Military Representative to the President, to President John F. Kennedy and others on various topics including United States policy and planning in Southeast Asia, military aircraft made by Fiat, and a study of requirements for tactical nuclear weapons.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-007
This folder contains memoranda of agendas and outcomes of weekly luncheon meetings held by the National Security Council. Topics include the Operations Coordinating Board and organizational responsibility agreements; civil aviation from the Soviet Union; the commissary and PX (postal exchange) in Athens, Greece; the Soviet direction probe Venus; and anticipation of nuclear tests by communist China.
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-214-023
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-214-022
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0899-003
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at the Pere Marquette Council of the Knights of Columbus anniversary dinner in Boston, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses the Soviet Union’s nuclear weapons program and a need for the United States to strengthen its national security and defense .
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-294-003
This folder contains memoranda and a draft of a report entitled, “Basic National Security Policy Short Version,” concerning national security policies and objectives, foreign policy, Communist regimes, nuclear arms control, the Soviet Union, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-294-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning national security policies and objectives, nuclear arms control, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-266-033
This folder contains memoranda and reports regarding United States military officials' views on the implementation and impact of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty on the armed forces.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-279-002
This file contains memoranda concerning the activities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), including Exercise High Heels, an Operational Command Post Exercise (CPX) to simulate preparation for and execution of general war plans, including SIOP-63 (1963 Single Integrated Operational Plan), and companion exercises in various countries. Also included are requests for President John F. Kennedy's attendance at the military exercises.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-275-010
This folder contains a draft memorandum for President John F. Kennedy regarding the Department of Defense budget for FY 1964 and recommendations for the strategic retaliatory forces ballistic missile defense programs, including cancellation of the Skybolt missile program. Also included in the memorandum are the Soviet Union strategic retaliatory forces and long-range nuclear weapons program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-275-004
This folder contains memoranda regarding the Department of Defense budget for FY 1964 and principal issues, including civil defense incentives and strategic retaliatory forces ballistic missile defense programs.