Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-044-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the 20th anniversary meeting of the Committee for Economic Development held at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President congratulates the organization on their anniversary, and identifies five issues as central to the nation's economy: taxes, inflation, the national debt, reducing expenditures, and balancing the budget. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, a draft, a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech, in addition to a copy of the opening address by J. Cameron Thomson, Special Assistant to the President's Special Representative for Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and a press copy of the question and answer period following the President's remarks. The reading copy of the speech contains handwritten notations by the President.