About Folder
Title
Consumer Advisory Council: Price statement, 1962-1964
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKWHSFWWH-MF75-010
Date(s) of Materials
27 August 1962-9 June 1964
Folder Description
This folder contains material pertaining to the Consumer Advisory Council (CAC), which was formally established by the Council of Economic Advisers in July 1962 in order to ensure that the government considered the needs of consumers. Types of material include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, news articles, meeting agendas, speeches, analyses of legislation, and copies of bills. The file includes official CAC statements on various topics such as price increases, quality stabilization, racial discrimination, product labeling and packaging, and the distribution of consumer publications. There is also material on proposed bill S. 750, the Truth in Lending Act, requiring the disclosure of finance charges; an experimental newsletter called "Report to Consumers on U.S. Government Activities" (March 1963); and reports on the consumer activities of various government agencies.
Extent / Physical Description
303 digital pages
Series
Series 12. Committee Files, 1960-1964.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller. Committee Files, 1960-1964. Consumer Advisory Council: Price statement, 1962-1964. JFKWHSFWWH-MF75-010. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Subject(s)
Organization(s)
Contributor(s)
Canoyer, Helen Gertrude, 1903-1984
Media Type
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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