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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Pierre Salinger
JFKWHSFPS-148-004
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Pierre Salinger
JFKWHSFPS-141-005
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-021
This folder contains a press copy and a reading copy of President Kennedy's address to the American Newspaper Publishers Association at a Bureau of Advertising dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In his speech President Kennedy addresses his discontent with the press's news coverage before, during, and after the Bay of Pigs incident, suggesting that there is a need for "far greater public information" and "far greater official secrecy."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-018
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to the American Society of Newspaper Editors held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy addresses the purpose of American intervention abroad, touching on the Bay of Pigs incident that occurred in Cuba four days prior. Materials in this folder include a press copy and a reading copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-003
This folder contains materials in preparation for President John F. Kennedy's speech before the Inter-American Press Association in Miami, Florida and include a draft of a speech on the Alliance for Progress by W. Averell Harriman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; a draft of a paper on the Soviet Union presence in Latin America, communism and Cuba, and inter-American policy; and staff memoranda on various topics. Also included in this folder are excerpts from President Kennedy's press conference of November 14, 1963 (News Conference 64).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-004
This folder contains background material for meeting number two of the National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group. Materials include excerpts of news conferences, speeches, and television interviews given by President John F. Kennedy regarding United States policy towards Cuba, the Bay of Pigs incident, the Soviet Union presence in Cuba, and U.S. military intelligence. Also included in this folder is a press release of President Kennedy’s remarks at the annual convention of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, as well as a transcript of the question and answer period following the President's speech.
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-216-005
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-006
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-005
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-004
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-003
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-202-002
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-002
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-001
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-005
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-115-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba, and consists of an issue of the journal Encounter containing an article by Theodore Draper titled, "Castro's Cuba."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-115-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials concern the release of American prisoners in Cuba, attacks on Cuba by Cuban exiles, and trading vessels with Free World and Polish flags on route to Cuba. Also included in this folder is an article from the Saturday Evening Post by Richard Armstrong titled, “How the Communists Plan to Win Latin America,” and numerous newspaper clippings regarding Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a memorandum from the President to editors and radio and television news directors regarding sensitive national security information, correspondence between the President and Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev, and a memorandum to the President’s personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln from Naval Aide to the President Tazewell T. Shepard titled, “Relocation of Dependents of Personnel Involved in the White House Emergency Plan.” Also included in this folder is the text for a pamphlet by a group named DADVER titled, “Experiences Adquired [sic] as a Result of the Communist Occupation of the Island of Cuba.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a transcript of a conversation between the President and Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric; transcripts of three press conferences held by Press Secretary Pierre Salinger on October 23, 1962; and a proclamation titled, "Interdiction of the Delivery of Offensive Weapons to Cuba." Also included in this folder is a report by the United States Information Agency (USIA) Research and Reference Service titled, "Overseas Reactions to President Kennedy's Cuban Announcement."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials concern an article by Charles J.V. Murphy in Fortune magazine titled, "Cuba: The Record Set Straight." Also included in this folder is an excerpt from The New Leader dated June 5, 1961 consisting of section II of an article by Theodore Draper titled, "Cuba and U.S. Policy."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include notes titled, “Some Lessons from Cuba,” by United States Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson; H. Con. Res. 226 regarding the Caracas Declaration of Solidarity of March 28, 1954; and a world aeronautical chart of Cuba. Also included in this folder is an editorial by Jose Antonio Rubio Padilla titled, “To Watch a Crime in Silence is to Commit It.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a letter from President Kennedy to Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev regarding the invasion of Cuba, numerous telegrams concerning the Cuban invasion, a memorandum to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy from Federal Bureau of Investigations Director J. Edgar Hoover titled, “Foreign Economic Matters-Cuba,” and a letter to the President from former United States Ambassador to Cuba Earl E.T. Smith advising the President on Cuba. Also included in this folder are memoranda to the President from Senator George A. Smathers concerning a plan for the situation in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Cuba. Materials include a letter to President Kennedy from former United States Ambassador to Cuba Earl E.T. Smith, newspaper articles regarding Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro, and memoranda to the President from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger concerning conversations with reporters about Cuba. Of note is a memorandum titled, “Cuba Policy.” Also included in this folder is an editorial from the exiled Cuban newspaper El Diario de la Marina titled, “Washington’s Leftwingers-Tragic Threat to the Future of Cuba.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-054-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of April 12, 1961 (News Conference 9). President Kennedy began the press conference by encouraging the public to get vaccinated for polio. He then announced the formation of an advisory group to assist in changes to the foreign aid program and the sale of a United States Naval Ordnance Plant in West Virginia. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the possibility of an intervention in Cuba by the United States Armed Forces, the United States and Soviet space programs, and a comparison of democracy versus communism. Items include a draft press conference announcement, the official White House transcript of the press conference, and the stenotype transcript of the press conference.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-054-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of January 25, 1961 (News Conference 1). President Kennedy began the press conference with a statement concerning the scheduling of the Geneva negotiations for a nuclear test ban. He then announced that the United States Government had decided to increase famine relief for the Congo and that the Soviet Union had released two members from the crew of the United States Air Force RB-47 aircraft. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including United States policy on nuclear disarmament negotiations, diplomatic relations with Cuba, and communications with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Background material in the folder include a memorandum concerning the proposed reconvening of the International Control Commission (ICC) in Laos; an update concerning the location of the hijacked Portuguese cruise ship the Santa Maria; drafts of press conference announcements; newswires; and briefing papers for the President on foreign affairs and national security. The official White House transcript of the press conference is also included.