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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-020
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government,” to Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; and David Bell, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-019
This file contains memoranda regarding civil defense and disaster planning for the Executive Branch, including relocation sites, transportation, and fallout shelters. Also included is a work program for the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) and a memorandum discussing the transfer of responsibility for continental defense functions from the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) to the Department of Defense. The materials precede National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government .”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-018
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 126 (NSAM 126) titled, “Review of Principles and Policies Guiding the Stockpiling of Strategic Materials,” to Edward McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report on policies and guidelines for the stockpiling of materials and memoranda from various agencies regarding the report.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include proposed stockpile legislation, the barter program, a meeting of the Civil Defense Advisory Council, and the need for greater OEP appropriations for personnel. Also included in this folder is a letter from OEP Director Edward A. McDermott to Senator Harry F. Byrd in response to Byrd's press release titled, "The Federal Budget Could and Should be Cut."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP), and consists of a report by the Executive Stockpile Committee titled, "Disposing of Excess Stockpile Materials."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include the general policy for strategic and critical materials stockpiling, tungsten, cobalt, and rationing preparedness.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include the appointment of Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis as a United States District Judge for Louisiana, the appointment of Edward A. McDermott to replace Ellis as Director of the OEP, the authorization of disaster assistance funds for certain states affected by floods, and copper. Also included in this folder is a report titled, "The National Plan for Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization: Annex 27, Emergency Economic Stabilization."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). This folder contains documents that are closed due to classification restrictions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials consist of a report on civil defense titled, "A Responsibility for Civilian or Military Direction," and a news release announcing the official AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization) position on the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials concern a memorandum to the President from Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis regarding civil defense and defense mobilization programs, Executive Order 10952 assigning civil defense responsibilities to the Secretary of Defense and others, and a copy of concluding comments from a speech given by attorney Edward P. Morgan. Of note is a draft of a letter by the President on civil defense for Life magazine. Also included in this folder is a draft of a memorandum for the President from Special Counsel Ted Sorensen regarding the reorganization of civil defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials concern containment actions for civil defense, a memorandum to the President from Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis regarding problems of the OCDM and its future, the role of the OEP, and the authorization of disaster assistance funds for certain states affected by floods. Also included in this folder is a letter from Ellis to John Corson of McKinsey and Company, Inc. regarding a discussion of the possible transfer of nonmilitary defense to the Department of Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include production and demand for natural rubber, a possible reorganization of the OCDM (Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization), and a meeting of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee. Also included in this folder are reports to the President from OCDM Director Frank B. Ellis titled, "The Record of the Office and Civil and Defense Mobilization and its Future," and, "The Battle Creek Operations of the OCDM."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning. Materials consist of a report by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Director Frank B. Ellis titled, "Basic Report of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-012
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 226 (NSAM 226) titled, “Directive Relating to the Transmittal of Information to the Watch Committee of the USIB [United States Intelligence Board],” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) J. Edgar Hoover from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-337-005
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 166 (NSAM 166) titled, "Report on Emergency Plans and Continuity of the Government," to Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward A. McDermott, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-012
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 252 (NSAM 252) titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E. William Henry, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA) Bernard Boutin, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, and the Director of Telecommunications Management [to be established] from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 252.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-021
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 142 (NSAM 142) to Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward McDermott and Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from President John F. Kennedy discussing NSAM 126 and requesting a report on the barter program. Also included is the report by the Executive Committee on Stockpiling titled, “The Barter Program.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-008
This folder contains a cross-reference document for the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization regarding its re-designation as the Office of Emergency Planning.
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JFKWHSFDHD
White House Staff Files 1961-1964. Staff Assistant, Office of Personnel and Miscellaneous Staff Services. Correspondence, memorandums, files relating to recruitment of Presidential and non-Presidential appointees.