Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF77-003
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. The contents mainly appear to be background material for the CAC meeting of March 1963, with some additional items regarding consumer legislation (S. 387, Truth in Packaging; S. 750, Truth in Lending). Types of material include correspondence, memoranda, press releases, meeting agendas, news articles, papers, and drafts. Of note are a number of items that provide an historical overview of the government's consumer activities: a paper by Helen G. Canoyer titled "Government Agencies and the Consumer in Wartime"; a paper by Caroline F. Ware on her experience with consumer agencies from 1933 to 1963; and a memorandum by Robert Lampman on consumer representation in the Federal government. There is also a speech by Colston E. Warne titled "The Consumer's Stake in Standards," and a speech by Canoyer titled "The Consumer Advisory Council: Its Origin, Purpose and Problems."