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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-109-012
This folder contains a summary of international news media reaction to the release of Soviet Colonel Rudolph Abel and Americans Francis Gary Powers and Frederic L. Pryor from custody as a result of the 1960 U-2 incident, during which an American U-2 Central Intelligence Agency aircraft was shot down over the Soviet Union, prompting a deterioration in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-054-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of June 28, 1961 (News Conference 13). President Kennedy began the press conference with a statement concerning the death of journalist Ed Koterba, followed by lengthy statements concerning the situation in Berlin and the Soviets' refusal to negotiate on a nuclear test ban at Geneva. He then responded to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's statement that the Soviet Union would out produce the United States by 1970. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the situation in Berlin, the rate of economic growth in the United States, and foreign policymaking for Latin America. Background material in the folder includes a memorandum concerning unemployment rates and a draft press conference announcement. 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-054-004
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 8, 1961 (News Conference 3). President Kennedy began the press conference by announcing the upcoming visit of Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker to the United States. This announcement was followed by a brief discussion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the announcement that a Child Health Center had been established within the Public Health Service Center to deal with the special health problems of children. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including recent reports of a study concerning the missile gap between the United States and the Soviet Union; school desegregation in New Orleans, Louisiana; the future of United States-Soviet relations; and Cuba. Items consist of 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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of March 21, 1962 (News Conference 28). The President began the press conference with an announcement concerning the reply he received from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to his letter regarding on United States-Soviet cooperation in outer space exploration. Following this announcement the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the United Nations bond issue proposal. Background materials in this folder include a draft press conference announcement and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs. 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-055-009
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 21, 1962 (News Conference 25). The President began the press conference with a statement concerning the successful orbiting of the earth by astronaut Colonel John Glenn in which he discussed the historical impact of the Colonel's achievement, expressed his gratitude for congratulatory messages received from foreign heads of state, and paid tribute to those foreign governments whose cooperation allowed for the successful operation of the Mercury program tracking network. He then discussed a message he had received from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in which the Premier suggested that it could be beneficial to the advancement of science if the Soviet Union and the United States cooperated in outer space exploration. Following this statement the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the possibility of United States-Soviet space cooperation, the situation in Berlin, nuclear testing, and the urban affairs proposal. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic affairs. Of note is a newswire containing the text of Premier Khrushchev's letter to President Kennedy. 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-055-006
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 31, 1962 (News Conference 22). The President began the press conference by welcoming Aleski Adzhubei, editor of the Soviet newspaper Izvestia and son-in-law of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and his wife [Rada Adzhubei] to the press conference. He then expressed his approval of resolutions passed by the Organization of American States (OAS) at the Punta de Este conference and discussed the surplus of costly material discovered in the national stockpiling program. Following these statements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including United States-Soviet relations, the President's urban affairs plan, the situations in Laos and Vietnam, and the national stockpiling program. Background materials include a memorandum regarding the American Bankers Association (ABA) delegation visit agenda and draft press conference announcements. 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. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-029-044
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0911-060
This folder contains a transcript of the CBS News program Presidential Countdown, “Mr. Kennedy: A Profile,” hosted by journalist Walter Cronkite, and consisting of an interview with Senator John F. Kennedy about his political ambitions, family history, presidential campaign, and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-059-007
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 24, 1963 (News Conference 54). The President began the press conference by announcing that he would meet with Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on May 10 and 11. He went on to say that Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs W. Averell Harriman would travel to Moscow to meet with Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to discuss the situation in Laos. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the tax cut, Laos, the nuclear test ban treaty, the number of Soviet personnel and troops in Cuba, Scientist John Rock's recommendation of Government-funded population growth programs, civil rights, and the space program. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. 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-059-004
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 March 21, 1963 (News Conference 52). 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; taxes; a multilateral nuclear force (MLF); Brazil-United States relations; Soviet troop withdrawal from Cuba; Soviet fly-over of Alaska; Vietnam crop destruction with herbicides; and a training exercise for United Nations troops in guerilla warfare called Water Moccasin III. Also included are draft press conference announcements, some with handwritten editorial marks and annotations by the President. Of note is a statement by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara to the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations regarding the TFX fighter plane contract controversy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-059-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of March 6, 1963 (News Conference 51). The President began the press conference urging Congress to support three new bills: the Youth Employment Opportunities bill; a medical bill that provided funding for medical schools and students; and a bill to combat mental illness and retardation. Following this announcement the President answered questions on a variety of topics including proposed tax cut legislation; the nuclear test ban treaty; progress of Soviet troop withdrawal from Cuba; the Chamizal zone in El Paso, Texas; and the employment status of the four Americans who died during the Bay of Pigs invasion. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and newspaper clippings. Of note is a briefing memorandum to the Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy from Executive Secretary of the Department of State William H. Brubeck regarding the forthcoming visit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Dirk Stikker to the White House. 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-058-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of November 20, 1962 (News Conference 45). The President began the press conference with an update on the Cuban Missile Crisis, stating that Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev would withdraw IL-28 bomber planes in Cuba within 30 days and that the naval quarantine of Cuba was lifted as a result of the withdrawal. The President then announced the signing of Executive Order 11063, which prevented discrimination in housing facilities owned or operated by the federal government, and the creation of the Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing. The President also announced advances in northeast India by the Chinese, and the deployment of a team headed by Assistant Secretary of State W. Averell Harriman to determine India's military assistance needs. Following these statements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including Cuba, information policies between the press and the government, Executive Order 11063, and the current situation between India and China. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security, newspaper clippings, memorandums, and special reports from the Department of State and the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Topics include the resumption of the Geneva Conference on November 26, 1962, the situation in Cuba, and a possible future Soviet satellite tracking station in Australia. 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-057-012
This folder contains 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). The President began the press conference with a statement concerning the recent shipments of supplies and technicians into Cuba from the Soviet Union, events that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis. He went on to say that the United States would not take military action against Cuba unless necessary. The President then answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the Alliance for Progress, the Chicago Northwestern Railway strike, the military space program, nuclear testing, and the President's request for special reserve mobilization powers. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers and memorandums for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Of note is a telegram to various American Embassies from the Department of State detailing the influx of ships, supplies, and technicians to Cuba from the Soviet Union; memorandum from legal advisor to the Department of State Abram J. Chayes to Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy titled "International Law Problems of Blockade;" and a memorandum to the President from Vice President Lyndon Johnson summarizing his trip of August 22 through September 7. 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-057-011
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 29, 1962 (News Conference 42). 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, nuclear disarmament, situations in the Congo and Laos, and the Robert Soblen espionage case. Also included are draft press conference announcements and newspaper clippings. Of note are materials relating to Cuba, including the seizure of counterfeit U.S. currency originating in Cuba, and recent Soviet military shipments to Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of August 29, 1962 (News Conference 42). The President began the press conference by announcing the retirement of Associate Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter for health reasons and the appointment of Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg to fill the vacancy. He also announced that the Soviet representative in Geneva had proposed a cut-off date of January 1, 1963 for all nuclear weapons testing. The President agreed with the proposed date and urged all affected governments to accelerate negotiations in order to meet the goal. The President then answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including nuclear test agreements, Berlin, the influx of supplies and technicians into Cuba from the Soviet Union, and a scientific investigation into the side effects of pesticides, particularly DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane). Background materials in this folder include weekly summary reports from various departments and agencies and memorandums for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics of the background materials include civil air penetration in Africa and Latin America by the Soviet Union, developments at the Geneva Conference, and the economy. 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-057-009
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 draft press conference announcements and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, disarmament, the military space program, Latin America and the Alliance for Progress, the Soviet Union and Berlin, and foreign aid. Of note are materials relating to recent activity surrounding Cuba, including an increase in supplies and technicians from the Soviet Union and the possibility of lawyer James B. Donovan traveling to Cuba to negotiate for the release of prisoners.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-008
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 and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, disarmament, the military space program, legislation, the Soviet Union, and foreign aid. Also included are draft press conference announcements, some with handwritten editorial marks and annotations by the President, and newspaper clippings. Of note is a statement by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara before the Senate Appropriations Committee in support of the Military Assistance Program for fiscal year 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of August 22, 1962 (News Conference 41). The President began the press conference with a statement concerning the historic rendezvous under the Arctic ice pack between two nuclear powered submarines, the USS Skate and the USS Sea Dragon. He then stated the importance of five measures Congress was to act upon within the next seven days: the farm bill that extended the current feed grain program an additional year and repealed the 1958 Benson feed grain approach; the drug bill; a constitutional amendment to outlaw the poll tax in federal elections; the trade expansion bill; and the United Nations (UN) bond bill. Following these statements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including domestic and foreign affairs, the space program, the economy, the delay in the approval of Thurgood Marshall to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and an increase in supplies and technicians into Cuba from the Soviet Union. Background materials in this folder include weekly department and agency reports summarizing activities and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs. Of note is a memorandum to the President from the Director of the United States Information Agency Edward R. Murrow concerning the alleged suspension of high altitude nuclear tests by the United States at the request of the Soviet Union, and the status of the space race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 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-057-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of July 23, 1962 (News Conference 39). The President began the press conference by announcing that part of the conference was being broadcast across the Atlantic Ocean by the Telstar communications satellite. He then stated the importance of the satellite to provide fast communication, resulting in peace and security for all people. Following this statement the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including a possible peace treaty between the Soviet Union and East Germany (Democratic Republic), nuclear testing by the Soviet Union, tax cut hearings, the domestic economy, foreign affairs, Martin Luther King, Jr. and segregation, strike increases, and the appointment of General Lyman Lemnitzer as Commander in Chief of U.S. Forces in Europe. Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Under Secretary of State George W. Ball clarifying U.S. nuclear policy. 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-057-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of July 5, 1962 (News Conference 38). The President began the press conference by stating his support for two bills, one concerning foreign aid, and the second concerning medical care for the elderly. Following these statements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the Atlantic Alliance, current and future relations with the Soviet Union, the Sugar Act, a meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the domestic economy, and the Chamizal Zone in El Paso, Texas. Background materials in this folder include a weekly agency report summarizing Peace Corps activities and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. 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. National Security Files
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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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065a-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include United Nations weekly reviews by Harlan Cleveland, state elections, the Soviet Union, a potential meeting with leaders of major American peace organizations, and the 75th anniversary of the New York Herald Tribune European edition.