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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0362-002
Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, a petition to eliminate racial discrimination in the United States National Guard, and memoranda concerning the inclusion of minority groups in the Air Force space training program and non-discrimination policies enacted by the Federal Aviation Agency. The folder also contains correspondence between Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and local politicians concerning incidents of discrimination against visiting African diplomats and race relations in Buffalo, New York.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-006
Materials in this folder include telegrams, correspondence concerning equal employment opportunities and public representations of various ethnicities and nationalities, and memoranda from various members of the White House staff, including Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton and Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights Harris Wofford, concerning the Civil Rights Subcabinet Committee and racial discrimination in the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-005
Materials in this folder include a telegram, a press release, memoranda from various members of the White House staff, including Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton and Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights Harris Wofford, concerning the Civil Rights Subcabinet Committee and the President’s Committee for Equal Employment Opportunity, and correspondence concerning racial segregation of public facilities and an incident of criminal accusation based on ethnicity.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-004
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the voluntary desegregation of public facilities and the treatment of visiting African diplomats in Maryland. The folder also contains correspondence concerning racially segregated schools in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-005
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, Assistant Chief of Protocol Pedro A. Sanjuan, and various state and local politicians concerning the treatment of visiting African diplomats, with specific emphasis on incidents of discriminatory housing practices and prohibited use of public facilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-002
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, and various state and local politicians concerning the treatment of visiting African diplomats, with specific emphasis on incidents of discriminatory housing practices and prohibited use of public facilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-001
Materials in this folder include reports, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, and various state and local politicians concerning the treatment of visiting African diplomats, with specific emphasis on incidents of discriminatory housing practices and prohibited use of public facilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0360-001
Materials in this folder include memoranda between various members of the White House staff, including Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton and Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights Harris Wofford, concerning a civil rights demonstration in Texas, the integration of the National Guard, the activities of the Civil Rights Subcabinet Committee, and President John F. Kennedy’s meetings with civil rights advocates.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0359-002
Materials in this folder include memoranda from Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton to various Cabinet Secretaries requesting a report on civil rights problems within their departments, telegrams concerning segregation at the Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina, and a memorandum from Dutton to Special Counsel to the President Ted Sorensen concerning guidance on civil rights policy for certain members of the Administration. Also included in this folder is the 40th annual report by the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) titled “By the People.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0358-012
Materials in this folder include a newspaper article, a summary of existing civil rights programs within the Executive Branch, a proposal for an expanded legislative civil rights platform, correspondence between President Kennedy and civil rights representatives, a draft of President John F. Kennedy’s speech to representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and memoranda from Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton and Special Assistant to the President for Civil Rights Harris Wofford concerning the integration of the National Guard, President Kennedy’s meetings with civil rights advocates, and anti-discrimination policies for the Peace Corps. Of note is a signed letter to the President from Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-012
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of discriminatory employment practices and efforts to recruit members of varied races, religions, and ethnicities for federal employment, with specific emphasis on African Americans. The folder also contains a statement by Louis F. Buckley, Middle Atlantic Regional Director of the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a copy of Religion and Labor, a publication from The Religion and Labor Council of America.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-010
Materials in this folder include a telegram, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of discriminatory employment practices and efforts to recruit members of varied races, religions, and ethnicities for federal employment, with specific emphasis on African Americans.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-006
Materials in this folder include memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning non-discriminatory employment policies for major defense contractors, the activities of the President’s Committee for Equal Employment Opportunity, and efforts to recruit members of varied races, religions, and ethnicities for federal employment, with specific emphasis on African Americans.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-005
Materials in this folder include memoranda, a press release, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning federal employment opportunities for African Americans, with specific emphasis on the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Of note is a letter from President Kennedy to baseball player Jackie Robinson (then the Vice President of Chock Full o’ Nuts).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-004
Materials in this folder include memoranda, a newspaper article, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning federal employment opportunities for African Americans and racial relations within the United States National Guard.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-003
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning federal employment opportunities for African Americans.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0370-002
Materials in this folder include a telegram, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning federal employment opportunities for African Americans and the activities of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. The folder also contains a report by John Seigenthaler, Administrative Assistant to the Attorney General, concerning African American employment in the Department of Justice.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of racial discrimination against visiting African diplomats and racial segregation of public facilities and accommodations, with specific emphasis on restaurants in Maryland.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-006
Materials in this folder include memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning pending civil rights legislation, incidents of racial discrimination against visiting African diplomats, and racial segregation of public facilities and accommodations.