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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-097-010
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's meeting with labor leaders to discuss the administration's efforts to confront and eliminate racially motivated discriminatory practices and ideology, such as segregation and discriminatory employment practices. Materials in this folder include preparatory notes for the meeting, a list of labor representatives attending the meeting, a memorandum from Louis F. Oberdorfer, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Tax Division, to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy concerning desegregation of public facilities and southern businesses, and a memorandum from Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz regarding the unique nature of unemployment for African Americans and the labor movement's tradition of supporting civil rights initiatives. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-097-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Kennedy administration's efforts to confront and eliminate racially motivated discriminatory practices and ideology, such as segregation, the denial of voting rights, and discriminatory employment practices. Materials in this folder include handwritten notes on civil rights by the President, a statement on the voluntary desegregation of commercial establishments, a memorandum concerning baseball player Jackie Robinson, a map showing discriminatory state statutes, a letter concerning a conference on civil rights for women representatives from the Democratic National Committee, and a draft of the President's message to Congress on civil rights. The majority of the materials consist of labor statistics prepared by the Department of Justice and the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Civil Service Commission. Topics include the winners of the Career Award Program of the National Civil Service League, a reform of Federal policy on statutory salaries, a monthly report of federal employment, standards of conduct for employee organizations, and a conference of the Federal Executive Board Chairmen. Of note is a folder titled, "Second Annual Census of Negro Employment in the Federal Civil Service."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-067-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Robert Troutman, Chairman of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Materials concern the Plans for Progress program, including a one year progress report, and charts depicting Negro (African American) metropolitan populations and employment of non-whites in various fields. Of note is Troutman’s resignation letter and an explanation for his resignation.