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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-214-016
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-375-003
This file contains a summary report to President John F. Kennedy from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman L. Lemnitzer of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Military Committee in Chiefs of Staff session discussing MRBMs (medium-range ballistic missiles), control of nuclear weapons, and contingency planning. Also included is a summary comparison of NATO force requirements for land, naval, and air forces.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of January 24, 1962 (News Conference 21). During this press conference President Kennedy answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including restrictions on public statements by military personnel and mail received in the United States from Communist countries. Background materials in this folder include draft press conference announcements and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Of note is a copy of a statement made by General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the Special Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee concerning public statements by military personnel; and a copy of a statement made by Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary of Labor, before the Special Labor Subcommittee on Education and Labor concerning equal opportunity employment. The official White House transcript of the press conference is also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-029
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the Distinguished Service Medal to General Lyman L. Lemnitzer of the United States Army in the White House Rose Garden. The press copy also includes remarks by General Lemnitzer and Roswell L. Gilpatric, Assistant Secretary of Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Materials concern Department of Defense expenditures in relation to the balance of payments, a summary of a meeting between Chairman of the JCS Lyman L. Lemnitzer and President of France Charles De Gaulle, a speech by Lemnitzer, an evaluation of news articles by Joseph Alsop regarding the military build-up in East Germany, and agenda items for a meeting with the President.