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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-199-005
This file contains memoranda and reports regarding South Vietnam. Topics include the political climate surrounding President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and his chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, the oppression of Buddhists and the effect on Viet Cong activity, and programs by the Agency for International Development (AID) and United States Information Agency (USIA) for South Vietnam. Of note is a letter from Pope Paul VI to the Archibishop of Vietnam Paul Nguyen Van Binh. Also included are transcripts of interviews between President John F. Kennedy and Walter Cronkite, and on the Huntley-Brinkley Report.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). Materials consist of a press conference transcript held by FAA Administrator Najeeb E. Halaby. Topics include the air traffic incident occurring in March 1962 between Eastern Air Lines and United Air Lines near Washington National Airport.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense, and consists of a copy of a draft of a speech by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara before the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense, and consists of a stenotype transcript of a press conference concerning Cuba held by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include a fire on the USS Constitution, the launching of the USS Sam Houston, readiness and deployment of Fleet ballistic missile submarines, and the resignation of Secretary of the Navy John B. Connally. Also included in this folder are materials regarding an article in the Washington Post titled, "Speechmakers and Peacemakers," by Marquis Childs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Materials include a letter to NASA Administrator James E. Webb from Vannevar Bush concerning the space program, a memorandum regarding a Reader's Digest article on the space program, and talking points for the President for a meeting with Webb.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-082-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Materials consist of a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz. Topics consist of the Canadian maritime problem and other various labor issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-081-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Labor. Materials consist of the information portfolio of promotional materials for the “Hire Now” employment campaign prepared by the Bureau of Employment Security.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Peace Corps. Materials consist of a copy of a newspaper article on the Peace Corps; and two articles written by Director of the Peace Corps Sargent Shriver, one for Foreign Affairs titled, "The Peace Corps' First two Years," and the second titled, "The Best Job in Washington," for the New York Times.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include moving the USS Constitution; the first sea trials of Polaris submarine USS Andrew Jackson; and the appointment of Admiral Harold Page Smith as Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, upon the retirement of Admiral Robert L. Dennison. Also included in this folder are letters from the President to Navy personnel injured on the USS Constellation, numerous condolence letters from the President to families of deceased Navy and Marine Corps personnel, and a transcript of a press conference held by Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric concerning the Defense Industry Advisory Council. Of note is a newspaper clipping from The Chicago Sun dated September 13, 1942 with a picture of Navy personnel, including the President, recently chosen for torpedo boat service.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-089-011
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 resignation of Harry J. Anslinger as Commissioner of Narcotics, the new tax depreciation schedule, tax cut legislation, and the economy. Also included in this folder are notes, possibly written by Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon for discussing the balance of payments with the President and a transcript of Meet the Press from July 8, 1962 with Chairman and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Per Jacobsson.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of February 14, 1962 (News Conference 24). The President began the press conference with a statement concerning the release of Soviet intelligence officer Colonel Rudolph Abel in exchange for the release of the American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and American student Frederic Pryor from detention in the Soviet Union and East Germany. Following this statement the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including United States involvement in Vietnam, the status of the nuclear test ban treaty, and restrictions on public statements by military personnel. Background materials in this folder include a draft press conference announcement, executive department and agency reports, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics of the briefing papers include the economy, negotiations for a nuclear test ban treaty, and the situation in South Vietnam. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-014
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of September 13, 1962 (News Conference 43). Materials primarily consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs. Topics include the economy, legislation, and taxes. Also included are draft press conference announcements and newspaper clippings.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-013
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of September 13, 1962 (News Conference 43). Materials primarily consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs. Topics include the economy, 1963 fiscal year appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and foreign aid. Of note is a joint report from the Atomic Energy Commission, Department of Defense, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration titled, "Status Report on Trapped Electrons from the Starfish High Altitude Nuclear Test," and a memorandum from the Department of Justice regarding the occurrence of violence with voter registration efforts in Georgia and Mississippi and the admittance of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-007
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of August 22, 1962 (News Conference 41). Materials primarily consist of memorandums for the President on recent activities by various departments and agencies. Topics include the military space program, the economy, taxes, agriculture, legislation, and labor.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-002
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of July 5, 1962 (News Conference 38). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, current labor statistics and disputes, disarmament, statistics on Latin America, and trade. Of note are memorandums to the President by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Walter W. Heller concerning the stock market in the United States and gold and dollar losses since 1953, and a draft statement on foreign aid containing annotations by President Kennedy. Also included in this folder is an issue of The New Republic, dated July 9, 1962.
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JFKNSF-299-009
This folder contains telegrams between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding a nuclear weapons test ban. Also included in this folder are memoranda and letters concerning the United States nuclear testing program and media access to a nuclear test site in Nevada.
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JFKPOF-064a-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Timothy J. ("Ted") Reardon, Administrative Assistant to the President and Special Assistant for Cabinet Affairs. Topics include domestic and foreign affairs, weekly reports from the major departments and agencies, and a report on the Presidential Council on Youth Fitness for the 1961-1962 school year. Of note are materials concerning the Challenge to America program, including a booklet and bulletin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), and consists of a report from the USIA Research and Reference Service titled, "A Review of USIA Research."
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JFKPOF-091-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include the USIA mission statement, British press reviews to the television program, "The World of Jacqueline Kennedy," and press reactions to the President's State of the Union Message and a statement by President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note is a handwritten memorandum to Evelyn Lincoln from First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Also included in this folder are survey reports titled, "Reactions to European Situation," dated February 4, 1963-February 21, 1963, and including France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include a possible luncheon or dinner with leaders of the motion picture industry, foreign reaction to the Telstar communications satellite, surveys of West European opinions of the U.S., and the ability for the U.S. to telecast programs into Cuba. Also included in this folder are reports by USIA titled, "Media Comment in the Mississippi Crisis," and, "The Impact of President Kennedy's Visit to Mexico."
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JFKPOF-091-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) criticism of the U.S., book programs in Latin America, Dominican Republic attitude towards the U.S., and the USIA distribution of "The White House Tour with Mrs. John F. Kennedy." Of note is a letter to the President in Braille from a student in Indonesia and an illustrated narrative of the President's life in Malagasy. Also included in this folder is a report titled, "Reaction to the Presidential Announcement on Nuclear Testing." This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include the Bokaro steel plant in India, United States participation in the 1963 Moscow International Film Festival, and media reaction to the President's trip to Europe. Also included in this folder are reports by the USIA Research and Reference Service titled, "Western European Reaction to President Kennedy's Trip," and, "Initial Media Reaction to the U.S.-U.K.-USSR Test Ban Agreement."
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JFKPOF-072a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include the 1964 World's Fair, the balance of payments, the Export Promotion program, and railroad mergers. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges and copies of numerous addresses by Secretary Hodges.
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JFKPOF-072a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include sales of the manufacturing industry, the acceleration of public works projects, and the itinerary of an official trip by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by Secretary Hodges.