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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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Cabinet Meeting. L-R: Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall. A map detailing the Vice President’s trip to Southeast Asia stands at left. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Cabinet Meeting. L-R: Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (partially hidden); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; United States Representative to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson; unidentified man with back to camera; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin; Under Secretary of Commerce, Edward Gudeman (in back); Special Assistant to the President, Frederick G. Dutton (behind Goodwin, wearing glasses); Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow (with back to camera). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Cabinet Meeting. L-R: Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall. A map detailing the Vice President’s trip to Southeast Asia stands at left. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Cabinet Meeting. L-R: Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara (partially hidden); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall. A map detailing the Vice President’s trip to Southeast Asia stands at left. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6613-B
Cabinet Meeting. Clockwise around table, beginning at left: Deputy Postmaster General, H. W. “Bill” Brawley; United States Representative to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of Commerce, Edward Gudeman; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall; Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow (with back to camera). Seated at right along window, L-R: Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner; Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, Walter Heller; Special Assistant to the President, Frederick G. Dutton. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Cabinet Meeting. Clockwise around table, beginning at left: Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), Edward R. Murrow (with back to camera); Deputy Postmaster General, H. W. “Bill” Brawley; United States Representative to the United Nations, Adlai E. Stevenson; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of Commerce, Edward Gudeman; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk (hidden); President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon (facing away); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall. Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner, stands at right. Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, Walter Heller, and Special Assistant to the President, Frederick G. Dutton, sit at right in front of window. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Visit of winners of the National Civil Service League Award. President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson speak with Reservation Principal (Zuni, New Mexico) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior, Clara Gonzales (L). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Visit of winners of the National Civil Service League Award. L-R: Two unidentified men; Director of Meteorological Research for the U.S. Weather Bureau in the Department of Commerce, Dr. Harry Wexler; Reservation Principal (Zuni, New Mexico) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior, Clara Gonzales; Executive Director of the National Civil Service League, James R. Watson; President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; unidentified man; Director of the Division of Corporate Finance for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Manuel F. Cohen; Technical Director of Research and Development in the Research and Engineering Division of the Office of the Quartermaster General in the Department of the Army, Dr. Ralph G. H. Siu. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Visit of winners of the National Civil Service League Award. L-R: Four unidentified men; Director of Meteorological Research for the U.S. Weather Bureau in the Department of Commerce, Dr. Harry Wexler; Reservation Principal (Zuni, New Mexico) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior, Clara Gonzales; Executive Director of the National Civil Service League, James R. Watson; President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission, John W. Macy, Jr.; unidentified man; Director of the Division of Corporate Finance for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Manuel F. Cohen; Technical Director of Research and Development in the Research and Engineering Division of the Office of the Quartermaster General in the Department of the Army, Dr. Ralph G. H. Siu; unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.