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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-017
This folder contains a Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) News transcript of the “Washington Report” concerning President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address on civil rights, desegregation, legislation to protect the rights of all Americans, President Kennedy’s upcoming visit to Germany, the Cold War, the Soviet Union, and the space race.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-016
This folder contains a press release of President John F. Kennedy’s radio and television address concerning civil rights, the desegregation of the University of Alabama and the need to enact legislation to protect the rights of all Americans. Also included in this folder are telegrams and memoranda concerning President Kennedy’s address on civil rights, the Soviet Union’s media coverage of the racial issues in the United States, and worldwide interest in the civil rights movement in America.