Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-128-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Venezuela. Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, a background paper on Venezuelan Ambassadors to the United States, and memoranda regarding the Alliance for Progress, the spread of communism into Venezuela, and President Kennedy's appointments with Venezuelan representatives. This folder also contains correspondence between the President and Rómulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela, regarding civil and military unrest in Peru and Argentina. Also included are letters from President Betancourt to Felipe Herrera, President of the Inter-American Development Bank; Luis Muñoz Marín, Governor of Puerto Rico; and Teodoro Moscoso, U.S. Coordinator of the Alliance for Progress. This folder contains some Spanish language material.