Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks to the Board of Governors at the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President identifies several American economic problems, such as exports, inflation, and balance of payments, and encourages his audience to consider these issues in an international context. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, drafts by Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon and Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech with handwritten notations by the President, in addition to a copy of Dillon's speech delivered at the same conference.