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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-23D
Dictation Belt 23D contains six sound recordings. Item 23D.1 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of Defense Arthur Sylvester. They discuss the purchase of furniture at Otis Air Force Base and wasteful spending. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 23D.2 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and United States Air Force General Godfrey T. McHugh, Air Force Aide to the President. They discuss the purchase of furniture at Otis Air Force Base and the possible effect on the Air Force budget. Item 23D.3 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. They discuss the timing of a presidential speech on a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 23D.4 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss former Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s upcoming meeting with President Charles de Gaulle of France. They consider whether Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John A. McCone should speak to Nixon about the meeting. They also discuss the protection of U.S. embassy property in Havana, Cuba. Item 23D.5 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Deputy Attorney General Nicholas deB. Katzenbach. They discuss James M. Landis and an issue involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 23D.6 is a telephone conversation held on July 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Senator Clair Engle of California. They discuss the impending resignation of Postmaster General J. Edward Day and their thoughts on choosing a successor. Following this conversation, there is a fragment of another conversation; the entire conversation, including this fragment, is recorded on Dictation Belt 23E.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-18A
Dictation Belt 18A contains eight sound recordings. Item 18A.1 is a sound recording of a brief fragment of a telephone conversation held on April 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Walter W. Heller, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. They talk about budgetary matters. The recording starts in mid-conversation. Item 18A.2 is a brief telephone exchange on April 4, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Ralph A. Dungan, Special Assistant to the President. They talk about a letter from Lucius Clay. Item 18A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and an unidentified man. The topic of discussion is unclear. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Machine noise follows the conversation. Item 18A.3A is a brief telephone exchange between Personal Secretary Evelyn Lincoln and a White House Operator. The operator notifies Lincoln of an incoming call from Robert B. Troutman. The recording ends abruptly. The telephone conversation with Troutman is not recorded. Item 18A.4 is a telephone conversation held on April 10, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and W. Averell Harriman. They discuss fighting in Laos involving the Pathet Lao and the forces of Kong Le and others. They also discuss whether the United States should discuss the matter with Soviet officials. Item 18A.5 is a brief fragment of a telephone conversation held on April 10, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. They talk about a Laos statement and a list of raids. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 18A.6 is a telephone conversation held on May 6, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk. They discuss Secretary Rusk’s trip to Europe, matters involving Yugoslavia, and arrangements for a meeting. Item 18A.7 is part of a telephone conversation held on May 7, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith S. Green of Oregon. They discuss an education bill and a newspaper article that characterized their political relationship. The recording ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 18B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-031
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's prospective remarks to the Foreign Service Association. Materials in this folder include various memoranda of suggested remarks, in addition to the text of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson's 1961 address to the Foreign Service Association, a transcript of the President's remarks to State Department senior officers, and a suggested revision of the President's remarks to the National Security Council by Special Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-015
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 136 (NSAM 136) titled, "U.S. Internal Security Programs," to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are reports on the status of the United States internal security programs regarding nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union, and national security.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-335-013
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 134 (NSAM 134) titled, "Report on Internal Security Situation in South America," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is the Department of State report titled, “Report and Recommendations of Washington Assessment Team on Internal Security Situation in South America.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-334-014
This file contains memoranda and papers regarding continuing education and training in the areas of national security and foreign affairs, counter-insurgency training objectives, and the implementation of National Security Action Memoranda number 131 (NSAM 131) titled, “Training Objectives for Counter-Insurgency.” Also included is a copy of NSAM 131 to Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Director of Central Intelligence John McCone; Fowler Hamilton, Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID); and Edward R. Murrow, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA), 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-334-001
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 129 (NSAM 129) titled, "U.S. – U.S.S.R. Cooperation in the Exploration of Space," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are a preliminary summary report by Hugh L. Dryden, Deputy Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); a record of meeting; and papers regarding bilateral discussions between the United States and Soviet Union for cooperation in space exploration, including in the areas of meteorological satellites, communications satellites, geomagnetic research, and space medicine.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-024
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 128 (NSAM 128) titled, “Responses to Soviet Action Regarding Air Corridors,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included is a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) memorandum titled, “Comment on Soviet Action in the Berlin Air Corridors.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-015
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 123 (NSAM 123) titled, “Policy Toward Yugoslavia,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are a memorandum and reports to President John F. Kennedy from Secretary Rusk on the United States policy and aid programs toward Yugoslavia and a review of those programs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-012
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 121 (NSAM 121) titled, “Program to Aid Moroccan Air Force,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda for President John F. Kennedy and Bundy regarding United States aid to the Moroccan Air Force.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 120 (NSAM 120) titled, “Intelligence on Operations in the Congo,” to Under Secretary of State George Ball 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-333-010
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 119 (NSAM 119) titled, “Civic Action,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda from various departments and agencies regarding civic action programs and a report by the United States Army titled, “Cold War Activities of the United States Army, 1 January 1961-26 January 1962.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-002
This file contains copies and drafts of National Security Action Memoranda number 118 (NSAM 118) titled, “Participation of U.S. and Latin American Armed Forces in the Attainment of Common Objectives in Latin America,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara 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-332-016
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 114 (NSAM 114) titled, "Training for Friendly Police and Armed Forces in Counter-Insurgency, Counter-Subversion, Riot Control and Related Matters," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-045
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon his arrival at Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy. In his speech the President discusses the necessity for strong international relations, Italy's strategic position in European politics, and the historical relationship between Italy and the United States, in particular a strong pattern of immigration. Materials in this folder include a draft by Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy and press copies of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials include a memorandum to President Kennedy from Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy titled, “Action on Nuclear Assistance to France,” correspondence between President Kennedy and President of France Charles de Gaulle, and a paper titled, “Suggested NATO Nuclear Program.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials include a letter to the President regarding France and nuclear weapons from Clare Booth Luce, and replies by Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy and the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-111-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Asia. Materials concern an economic report of Vietnam, memoranda to the President from Special Assistant for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy of summaries of meetings regarding Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asian planning. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs Chester Bowles titled, "The Situation in South Asia: Its Implications for U.S. Policy."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-006
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 246 (NSAM 246) titled, “Future Policy Toward Haiti,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone 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-341-004
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 244 (NSAM 244) titled, “The Future of the World Sugar Market,” to Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman 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-341-001
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 241 (NSAM 241) titled, “Report on French Gaseous Diffusion Plant,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda on the potential involvement of Germany in the gaseous diffusion plant, and a report in response to NSAM 241.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-028
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 240 (NSAM 240) titled, “MLF [multilateral force],” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg 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-340-022
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 234 (NSAM 234) regarding the government in Canada to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Special Representative for Trade Negotiations Governor Christian Herter 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-340-021
This file contains a draft and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 233 (NSAM 233) titled, “MLF [multilateral force] and IANF [inter-allied nuclear force] Developments,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara 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-340-020
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 232 (NSAM 232) titled, “Follow-up on King Hassan’s [of Morocco] Visit,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) David Bell from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda relating to NSAM 232.