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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-053-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include a press release concerning agriculture, summaries of Senate legislative activities, overviews of legislative items recommended by the President, reports on the legislative efforts of individual government agencies, and a letter from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to Secretary of State Dean Rush concerning American exports to the Soviet Union. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include education, agriculture, tax reform, civil rights, foreign aid, and veterans' pensions. The folder was originally titled "10/63 Military pay, Veterans pensions, Wheat, CIA."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's radio and television address on civil rights. In his speech the President responds to the threats of violence and obstruction on the University of Alabama campus following desegregation attempts, explaining that the United States was founded on the principle that all men are created equal and thus, all American students are entitled to attend public educational institutions, regardless of race. He also discusses how discrimination affects education, public safety, and international relations, noting that the country cannot preach freedom internationally while ignoring it domestically. The President asks Congress to enact legislation protecting all Americans' voting rights, legal standing, educational opportunities, and access to public facilities, but recognizes that legislation alone cannot solve the country's problems concerning race relations. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen with handwritten notations by the President, in addition to copies of newspaper clippings concerning civil rights articles and notes of suggested remarks handwritten by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-121-001
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on November 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Lawrence F. O’Brien, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee John Bailey, Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O’Donnell, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, and Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee Dick Maguire. The recording of this meeting begins on Tape 120/A56. Participants discuss plans for the 1964 Democratic National Convention. This very long and involved meeting with advisors covers a proposed apportionment rules change, southern delegates, committee positions and assignments, the advantage and disadvantage of requiring loyalty of delegates, the program for the Convention, and films for the Convention. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 121/A57, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 121/A57 in its entirety or the beginning of this recording on Tape 120/A56.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-120-004
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on November 12, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Lawrence F. O’Brien, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee John Bailey, Special Assistant to the President Kenneth O’Donnell, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, and Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee Dick Maguire. They discuss plans for the 1964 Democratic National Convention. This very long and involved meeting with advisors covers a proposed apportionment rules change, southern delegates, committee positions and assignments, the advantage and disadvantage of requiring loyalty of delegates, the program for the Convention, and films for the Convention. The recording of this meeting ends abruptly and continues on Tape 121/A57. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 120/A56, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 120/A56 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 121/A57.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-113-005
Sound recording of a National Security Council (NSC) meeting held on September 30, 1963, concerning wheat sales to the Soviet Union. Discussed are Canadian-Soviet wheat negotiations and the possible sale of U.S. wheat to the Soviet Union and political pitfalls of such an action. The first eight minutes of the meeting are recorded and then the recording skips to the end of the meeting when President John F. Kennedy asks a smaller group of several staff members to stay to continue the discussion. The discussion with the smaller group continues on Tape 114/A49. The larger group includes President Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric, Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, Under Secretary of Agriculture Charles Murphy, Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) General Marshall Carter, Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Curtis LeMay, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning Edward McDermott, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, Press Secretary Pierre Salinger, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations Lawrence F. O’Brien, Presidential Advisor Kenneth O’Donnell, Department of Justice official Norbert Schlei, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Jack Behrman, Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze, Chief United States Trade Negotiator Christian Herter, Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Bromley Smith. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 113, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 113 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 114/A49.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-111-001
Sound recording of part of a National Security Council (NSC) meeting held on September 12, 1963. The recording of this meeting begins on Tape 110. Participants include President John F. Kennedy, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Glenn Seaborg, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness Edward McDermott, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, Military Aide to the President Major General Chester Clifton, and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Bromley Smith. They discuss the Armed Services Committee and the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their thoughts on nuclear superiority, including what nuclear superiority means with regard to weaponry and strategy. One segment of the recording totaling 1 minute and 14 seconds has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 111, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 111 in its entirety or the beginning of this recording on Tape 110.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-110-004
Sound recording of part of a National Security Council meeting meeting held on September 12, 1963. Participants include President John F. Kennedy, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Glenn Seaborg, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness Edward McDermott, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen, Military Aide to the President Major General Chester Clifton, and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) Bromley Smith. The first portion of this NSC meeting concerns a recent Air Force Association statement on nuclear superiority and what that means in regards to weaponry and strategy. Only about 7 and a half minutes of the meeting are recorded on this tape. The recording ends abruptly and continues on Tape 111. Four segments of the recording totaling 3 minutes and 46 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 13526. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 110, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding one. See Related Records to access Tape 110 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 111.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-090-003
Sound recording of a meeting held on June 1, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Anthony J. Celebrezze; Commissioner of Education at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Francis Keppel; General Counsel at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Alanson W. Willcox; Assistant Secretary (for Legislation) at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Wilbur J. Cohen; Assistant Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare James Quigley; Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice Burke Marshall; Civil Rights and Political Advisor and Deputy Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Louis Martin; Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence F. O’Brien; Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen; and Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White. This meeting concerns civil rights issues, including the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Equal Accommodations Bill, the public school education bill, the timing of sending these bills to Congress, the legal steps of the Attorney General, and what information to include in the President’s message to the country. After the meeting ends, the rest of the recording is blank. This meeting was previously opened in the "Civil Rights 1963" release in the 1980s. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 90, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 90 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-088-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 20, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, Assistant Attorney General from the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division Burke Marshall, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, and Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen. The discussion provides an overview of civil rights legislative proposals (accommodations, schools, federal jobs) and the political fights they will cause in Congress and with the states. An overview of recent civil rights demonstrations is also provided. Please note that the recording of this meeting was previously made available in the Civil Rights 1963 release in the 1980s. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 88, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 88 in its entirety.