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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF23-002
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by individuals other than Bernard Boutin. The speeches were collected by Boutin along with related correspondence. Authors include James K. Carr of San Francisco; Senator Thomas J. McIntyre of New Hampshire; Governor John W. King of New Hampshire; Philip L. Graham of the Washington Post; FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover; President John F. Kennedy; C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Charles J. Hitch, Assistant Secretary of Defense; and William McC. Martin, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. There are also numerous White House press releases of remarks by President Johnson; the platform booklet from the 1964 Democratic National Convention; and three items published by the Democratic National Committee: "Some Hard Questions about the Civil Rights Act," "A Goldwater Primer in Five Parts," and "Goldwater Contradictions and Shifts." Note that file contains some draft statements about the General Services Administration that were written by Boutin for other government officials.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF24-001
This folder contains one letter from President Kennedy directing Boutin to publish the Tariff Schedules of the United States in the Federal Register.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF05-016
This folder contains items related to the Kennedy for President campaign in New Hampshire. Materials include correspondence with John F. Kennedy and Edward M. Kennedy, campaign schedules, a ticket for a campaign dinner in Nashua, an invitation to a reception for national committeemen, press releases, brochures and flyers, and an excerpt from the Congressional Record.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF18-007
This folder contains material pertaining to the management of government real property by the General Services Administration. Topics discussed in a general sense include the construction, naming, and management of federal buildings and other real estate property. Types of items include correspondence, memoranda, lists, and reports. Of note is one exchange between Boutin and President Kennedy on how to improve the architectural design of public buildings.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF08-020
This folder contains materials pertaining to the development of Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Items include a press conference speech by Boutin announcing the plans, a report by John Carl Warnecke, architectural drawings of the proposed buildings, and a letter to Boutin from President John F. Kennedy.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF08-017
This folder contains Bernard Boutin's personal correspondence and related papers from his time at the General Services Administration (GSA). The items are primarily congratulatory correspondence and greeting cards received from friends and acquaintances upon his initial appointment as GSA Deputy Administrator in January 1961 and his subsequent promotion to GSA Administrator in November 1961. The letters are arranged alphabetically by last name. Note that the folder contains one misfiled telegram from President John F. Kennedy to the Alumni Association of the Catholic University of America (circa 2 November 1963).
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF08-004
This folder contains material pertaining to a testimonial dinner honoring Bernard L. Boutin that was held in his hometown of Laconia, New Hampshire, and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council No. 428. Items include the event program, a spiral-bound booklet of photographs from the dinner, a song or poem about Boutin, and a congratulatory telegram from President John F. Kennedy.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF10-012
This folder contains a printed booklet of the State of the Union address given by President Kennedy on January 30, 1961.