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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-006
This folder contains a report to the United States Congress from President John F. Kennedy titled, “United States Aeronautics and Space Activities, 1961,” summarizing actions by various departments and agencies related to the U.S. space program. Topics include communication satellites, a reorganization of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), nuclear testing, meteorological studies, space sciences, and manned space flight. Also included in this folder are telegrams and memoranda concerning astronaut Colonel John Glenn’s successful orbit around the Earth, a directive from the Department of Defense for military space programs, and Soviet Union criticisms of the U.S. space program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-013
This folder contains a summary, a Record of Actions, and background materials for meeting number 518 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding a potential sale of wheat to the Soviet Union and bloc countries. Also included in this folder are materials from the Office of Export Control of the Department of Commerce regarding commodities licensed for export to Eastern European countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-012
This folder contains materials for meeting number 518 of the National Security Council (NSC) regarding a potential sale of wheat to the Soviet Union and bloc countries, including memoranda from various departments and agencies offering opinions on the potential sale. Also included in this folder is a report by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research of the Department of State titled, “Trade Expansion as a Potential Lever in U.S. Relations with the USSR and Eastern Europe.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-001
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various topics including an amendment to Executive Orders 10501 and 10816 for the automatic declassification of documents, the appointment of Rajeshwar Dayal as the United Nations (UN) Special Representative to Congo and its effect on United States and India relations, and a proposal to counteract the Soviet Union propaganda phrase of “peaceful coexistence.” Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Schlesinger to President John F. Kennedy titled, “How to Organize an Intelligence Service: Implications of the British Example.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Materials include a memorandum by Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner regarding strategic forces, a memorandum to the President on the recommended levels of the General Purpose Forces for FY 1964-1968, and a chart concerning Soviet Union strategic retaliatory forces.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-002
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). Topics include policy regarding the astronauts on Project Mercury; the geographical distribution of NASA contracts; informal talks on nuclear testing between the Soviet Union and United States; direct railroad connections from Cape Canaveral, Florida to main rail lines in Florida, and the adoption of the lunar orbit rendezvous. Of note is a letter to the President from Dr. Wernher von Braun, Director of the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, concerning the President’s request of Dr. Von Braun’s views on legislation or other restrictions that may delay the manned lunar mission. Also included in this folder is a letter to the President from NASA Administrator James E. Webb regarding the priority of the manned lunar landing program in the space program.
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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. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-092-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, after Cabinet meetings. Materials include a document titled, "Introductory Note on the Foreign Scene," comments on the President's Science Advisory Council's review of the FY 1962 military budget, and a document titled, "Analysis of Moscow Conference 'Statement' and Khrushchev Speech of January 6."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-007
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 32 (NSAM 32) titled, “US-USSR Commercial Air Transport Agreement,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Also included in this folder is a draft of the air transport agreement between the United States and Soviet Union, as well as letters and memoranda from various departments and agencies discussing the draft and offering comments and revisions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-275-010
This folder contains a draft memorandum for President John F. Kennedy regarding the Department of Defense budget for FY 1964 and recommendations for the strategic retaliatory forces ballistic missile defense programs, including cancellation of the Skybolt missile program. Also included in the memorandum are the Soviet Union strategic retaliatory forces and long-range nuclear weapons program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-271-011
This file contains Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memoranda regarding statements by the United States and Soviet Union concerning the civilian impact of nuclear war; an evaluation of foreign policy efforts and covert operations; and a meeting between former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Director of the CIA, John A. McCone, discussing South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-271-001
This folder includes an outline of the general functions and organizational structure of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); a report titled, “Systems Analysis and the Military Estimates Process,” including the improvement of estimates for military capabilities of the Soviet Union; and a memorandum titled, “US Relations with Client States,” discussing countries dependent on U.S. assistance.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-018
This folder contains a press release concerning the Soviet Union’s detonation of an atmospheric nuclear weapon and correspondence regarding the Atomic Energy Commission’s progress in nuclear weapons testing. Also included in this folder is a transcript from a “Meet the Press” interview with Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, concerning atmospheric and underground nuclear testing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-299-011
This folder contains letters and memoranda concerning resumption of the United States nuclear testing program. Also included in this folder is a White House press release concerning the Soviet Union’s decision to resume the testing of nuclear weapons.
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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-091-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials consist of reports from the USIA Research and Reference Service regarding surveys on various issues, including disarmament, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the Soviet Union, the United States, the common market, and Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
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-091-002
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 negotiations for a Voice of America station in Turkey, Fidel Castro's standing in Latin America, recommendations of countries for the National Association of Broadcasters' mass literacy television project, and results of various opinion polls. Also included in this folder are reports titled, "The Current State of Confidence in the U.S. Among the West European Public," and, "Initial Worldwide Reactions to the Soviet Nuclear Test Announcement."
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JFKPOF-091a-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). Materials consist of reports of worldwide surveys titled, "Public Opinion Trends in Western Europe in the Wake of the Cuban Crisis," "Trends in Western European Estimates of U.S. and Soviet Strength," and, "Some Indications of Worldwide Public Opinion Toward the U.S. and the U.S.S.R."
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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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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-007
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 balance of payments, a proposal of a tax incentive for exports, and preparations for action in the event of a railroad shutdown. Of note is a memorandum from the Export Control review board titled, "East-West Trade," on a possible expansion of the U.S. trade policy with the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is a booklet of a full report of the White House Conference on Export Expansion.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include issues with funding and construction of the Federal Pavilion for the 1964 World's Fair, the balance of payments, the Export Control Act and possible prohibitions for the Soviet Union, and the Area Redevelopment Administration. Of note is a progress report on the special program for Appalachian development by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Under Secretary of Commerce. Also included in this folder are copies of numerous addresses by Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges.
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JFKPOF-069a-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Topics include high energy accelerator physics, atomic energy, and nuclear weapons testing. Of note is a report by the Twining Committee titled, "Military Implications of U.S. and Soviet Nuclear Testing." Also included in this folder is the report of a trip to the Soviet Union by the U.S. Atomic Energy Delegation titled, "Atomic Energy in the Soviet Union." This folder also contains a folder of a report titled, "Panel on High Energy Accelerator Physics," by the General Advisory Committee to the AEC and the Presidential Science Advisory Committee.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-076-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Topics include price increases, the balance of payments, fiscal strategy for 1964, and a comparison of economic growth prospects between the United States and Soviet Union. Of note is a draft of an article Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Walter W. Heller wrote for the Saturday Evening Post titled, "Tax Cuts for a Free Economy."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-073-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Topics include candidates to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board, background information for a meeting between the President and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board William McChesney Martin, and comparative growth rates between the United States and the Soviet Union. Also included in this folder is an analysis of Professor Arthur F. Burns' critique of the CEA position on the economy.