Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-125a-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Soviet Union. Materials in this folder include telegrams regarding a possible peace treaty with Germany, a press release announcing the Soviet Union's decision to resume nuclear weapons testing, memoranda comparing economic growth in the United States and the Soviet Union, and a copy of a lecture concerning the spread of communism into Southeast Asia. This folder also contains materials concerning the Soviet "Five-Year Plan" and "Seven-Year Plan" for economic growth, including a summary of the program, a speech by Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and a draft of President Kennedy's response to Khrushchev's speech with handwritten notations by the President.