Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-103-020
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning correspondence between President Kennedy and General Lauris Norstad, Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander-in-Chief Europe. Topics include Norstad's meetings with European heads of state, the Cuban Missile Crisis, conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, and the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), the central command of military forces for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This folder also contains memoranda from Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy and press releases announcing General Norstad's retirement.