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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-053
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the Yellowstone County Fairgrounds in Billings, Montana. In his speech the President explains how conservation and resource development programs can improve the national economy. Materials in this folder include note cards and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-051
This folder contains press copies of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon arrival at Cheyenne Municipal Airport in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In his speech the President commends the citizens of Wyoming for the state's recent economic growth, and explains how conservation and resource development programs can improve the nation's overall strength.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-049
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks to delegates to the Northern Great Lakes Region Land and People Conference held in Duluth, Minnesota. In his speech the President discusses his plan to stimulate depressed local economies through tax reductions, area redevelopment, an accelerated public works program, the Youth Conservation Corps, and education and training for the labor force. Materials in this folder include a memorandum of talking points, note cards, and a press copy of the speech. 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-046-048
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon arrival at Ashland Airport in Ashland, Wisconsin. In his speech the President commends Wisconsin's comprehensive resource development plan, and explains how the conservation of natural resources can improve local economies. Materials in this folder include note cards and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-040
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's radio and television address to the nation on pending legislation for tax reductions and a treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests (later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty or Limited Test Ban Treaty). In his speech the President explains how tax reform will improve the American economy and protect against a recession, citing increased employment, increased family incomes, improved strength of the American dollar, and new international markets as benefits. Materials in this folder include various memoranda (some by Dr. Walter W. Heller, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers), note cards, drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and a press copy of the speech. 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-046-038
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address before the White House Conference on Exports held in the Grand Ballroom of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President identifies four ways that the nation can benefit from expanded exports: increased number of jobs, increased national profits, an increase in international income, and a reduction or elimination of the nation's deficit in the balance of payments program. He also explains that although export expansion primarily concerns individual firms, the Federal government retains certain responsibilities, including: ensuring tax policies which promote increased efficiency, negotiating for the reduction of tariff and non-tariff barriers against American products, refraining from placing unnecessary barriers on exports, and furnishing positive assistance in the form of credits and guarantees. The President urges his audience to consider foreign aid assistance programs as an unconventional type of export. Materials in this folder include a press copy, reading copy with handwritten notations by the President, and a mimeographed copy of the speech, in addition to a program for the conference.
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JFKPOF-046-033
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at the national conference of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President urges the swift passage of pending tax reform legislation, explaining that tax reduction is one part of an overall economic program designed to decrease unemployment, increase domestic production, and balance international payments. Materials in this folder include a press, reading, and mimeographed copy of the speech, in addition to the Committee's membership directory, a program for the conference, and a Washington Report on the Committee's recent activities.
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JFKPOF-046-032
This folder contains a press release of an interview between President John F. Kennedy and NBC anchors Chet Huntley and David Brinkley. In the interview the President discusses civil rights concerns, the nation's economy, and foreign policy issues, specifically the Partial Test Ban Treaty and the Vietnam War.
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JFKPOF-046-012
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to a group of Brazilian student leaders in the new flower garden of the White House. In his speech the President discusses the mission of the Alliance for Progress, and explains how foreign investments can improve Latin American economies.
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JFKPOF-098-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the state of Delaware. Materials include a description of the state's economy with statistical information, a summary of Area Redevelopment and Accelerated Public Works programs, and a memorandum of preparatory information on defense contracts and the unemployment rate for President Kennedy's meeting with Delaware representatives. The folder also includes materials concerning Maryland's economy.
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JFKPOF-092-021
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, after Cabinet meetings. Materials consist of notes on the economy, a meeting agenda, and handwritten notes and doodles by the President.
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JFKPOF-092-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, after Cabinet meetings. Topics include the Federal budget, civilian employment in the executive branch, and the balance of payments. Also included in this folder is a statement by the President to Cabinet officers and agency heads on the 1962 and 1963 budget outlook.
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JFKPOF-092-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, after Cabinet meetings, and includes the meeting agenda and a press release titled, "Program for Economic Recovery and Growth."
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JFKPOF-101-026
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the status of the American lumber industry. Materials in this folder include a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman regarding the position of Assistant Secretary for Forestry Affairs in the Department of Agriculture, memoranda from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer "Mike" Feldman concerning the industry's rates of employment, production, and consumption, and proposed news releases announcing programs to assist the lumber industry and improve its competitive position. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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JFKPOF-126a-009
This folder contains a report for Time magazine by John Scott entitled "The Soviet Economic Offensive: A Report on Ruble Diplomacy," concerning Soviet policies on trade, economics, and foreign aid.
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JFKPOF-108-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's visits to Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Materials in this folder include itineraries, a helicopter passenger list, and memoranda on unemployment rates, strip mining, and the Area Redevelopment Administration.
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JFKPOF-107-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the state of Tennessee. Materials in this folder include a description of unemployment rates in several of the state's counties and a memorandum of preparatory information by Special Assistant Counsel to the President Lee C. White on unemployment and defense contracts for President Kennedy's meeting with Tennessee representatives.
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JFKPOF-107-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the status of the American stock market's decreasing strength in 1962 (also known as the Kennedy Slide of 1962). Materials in this folder include correspondence with executives from the New York Stock Exchange, a draft statement explaining the causes for the economic downturn, and memoranda of suggested strategies for resolving the declining stock market from Special Assistant to the President for National Security McGeorge Bundy and John Kenneth Galbraith, economist and Ambassador to India.
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JFKPOF-106-021
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the state of State Carolina. Materials include a map, description of the state's economy, summary of Area Redevelopment and Accelerated Public Works programs, and memorandum of preparatory information on defense contracts and the status of both the state and national economy for President Kennedy's meeting with South Carolina representatives.
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JFKPOF-104-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the creation and operations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an international organization devoted to the principles of representative democracy and free-market economy. Materials in this folder include press releases announcing the OECD's creation, a transcript of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the OECD, and memoranda regarding the organization in general, the upcoming visit of OECD Secretary General Thorkil Kristensen, Japanese membership in the organization, and possible recommendations for future actions and programs.
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JFKPOF-110-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the activities and operations of the United States Industrial Payroll Savings Committee. Materials in this folder include letters from President Kennedy to committee members thanking them for their leadership and congratulating them on the recent increase in employee purchases of U.S. Savings Bonds.
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JFKPOF-130-002
This folder contains materials maintained by President John F. Kennedy's personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, prior to and during his presidency, and consists of memoranda regarding economic policy.
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JFKPOF-139-004
This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy’s secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the incoming and outgoing messages that passed through the White House communications center. Topics include economics, foreign policy, and international political developments.
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JFKPOF-137-015
This folder contains a reading copy with handwritten notations of then Senator (and Presidential candidate) John F. Kennedy's speech in Youngstown, Ohio concerning the decline of the American steel industry. In his remarks, Senator Kennedy explains the local and national consequences of decreased steel production, and explains that the Democratic Party would address this problem by supporting full employment, increasing the market for steel products, and pursuing economic recovery programs.
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JFKPOF-054-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of July 19, 1961 (News Conference 14). President Kennedy began the press conference by reading a statement concerning the situation in Germany following Communist threats to close the border to East Berlin. He then made several brief announcements concerning the Untied States economy; and announced that he would not be attending the Inter-American Economic and Social Council in Montevideo, Uruguay, but would send a delegation led by Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon in his place. Following these statements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including federal aid to education, defense expenditures and funds, the Freedom Riders movement, and Undersecretary of State Chester Bowles. Background materials in this folder consist of draft press conference announcements, the President's reading copy of his statement on Germany and Berlin, and a memorandum concerning the Department of State and Undersecretary of State Chester Bowles. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.