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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of November 20, 1962 (News Conference 45). The President began the press conference with an update on the Cuban Missile Crisis, stating that Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev would withdraw IL-28 bomber planes in Cuba within 30 days and that the naval quarantine of Cuba was lifted as a result of the withdrawal. The President then announced the signing of Executive Order 11063, which prevented discrimination in housing facilities owned or operated by the federal government, and the creation of the Committee on Equal Opportunity in Housing. The President also announced advances in northeast India by the Chinese, and the deployment of a team headed by Assistant Secretary of State W. Averell Harriman to determine India's military assistance needs. Following these statements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including Cuba, information policies between the press and the government, Executive Order 11063, and the current situation between India and China. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security, newspaper clippings, memorandums, and special reports from the Department of State and the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. Topics include the resumption of the Geneva Conference on November 26, 1962, the situation in Cuba, and a possible future Soviet satellite tracking station in Australia. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-008
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of August 22, 1962 (News Conference 41). Materials primarily consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, disarmament, the military space program, legislation, the Soviet Union, and foreign aid. Also included are draft press conference announcements, some with handwritten editorial marks and annotations by the President, and newspaper clippings. Of note is a statement by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara before the Senate Appropriations Committee in support of the Military Assistance Program for fiscal year 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056a-005
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of June 27, 1962 (News Conference 37). Materials primarily consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, legislative record of the 87th Congress, aid to India, and recent action by Chinese Communist military forces in the Taiwan Strait area. Of note are materials relating to the recent United States Supreme court decision banning prayer in public schools.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-022-004
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is correspondence with Leonard G. Wolf, Director of Food for Peace Brazil, regarding a booklet for the Brazilian Food for Peace program. A copy of the booklet entitled "Food for Peace Brazil: A Program of Hope" is included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Ted Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President. Topics include a foreign aid proposal, civil defense, the space program, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, guerilla warfare, and communism. Of note is an excerpt from the book “Gold and the Dollar Crisis,” by Robert Triffin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid and nuclear weapons. Of note is a book review by the President of "Deterrent of Defense" by B.H. Liddell Hart. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech by Brigadier General Edward G. Lansdale titled "Civic Action", and a letter from Wolf Ladejinsky concerning Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and National Security Council senior staff member Robert W. Komer. Topics include Israel; foreign aid to Turkey, Afghanistan, and Algeria; negotiations between India and Pakistan regarding Kashmir; and issues between the United Arab Republic, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Of note is a copy of a letter from Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru to President Kennedy concerning the Kashmir negotiations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-140-016
This folder is part of an addition to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Papers, and consists of items that were recovered by the National Archives and Records Administration on behalf of the Kennedy Presidential Library from the estate of Robert L. White. Items in this folder include a memorandum from Chairman of the Policy Planning Council Walt W. Rostow to AID (Agency for International Development) Administrator David Bell titled, "Future of Foreign Aid."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-139a-008
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 foreign aid, military operations, and international political developments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123b-009
This folder contains a report of the Task Force Ryukyus concerning recommendations for American policy towards the Ryukyu Islands. The report includes background material on the United States' involvement with the Ryukyu Islands, a summary of the United States' relations with Japan, an explanation of current economic policy and levels of economic assistance, recommendations for electric power and water supply on the Islands, an explanation of the use of American military forces for economic development, and a draft of an "Agreement for Cooperation by Japan with the United States of America in Rendering Assistance to the Ryukyu Islands."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-121a-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning a proposed economic assistance program for Laos (then officially known as the Kingdom of Laos). Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, a talking paper, a draft of the proposed aid program, and correspondence between United States Ambassador to Laos Leonard Unger and Laotian Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma. This folder contains some French-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-070-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include a proposed transfer of funds from military assistance programs to economic assistance programs, civilian employment in the executive branch, campaign costs legislation, and AID (Agency for International Developments) programs in Laos. Of note is a report by Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell of preliminary recommendations for the 1964 federal budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials include a statement on the 1960 emergency feed grain program and a memorandum by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman titled, "How American Agriculture Can Make its Maximum Contribution to the Foreign Aid Program."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include a progress report for the California-Chile project under the Alliance for Progress, as well as a status report for additional state and country participation programs; and background information and advice for the President for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning the Foreign Aid bill.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include assistance to India, Peruvian gold purchases, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include aid to Israel for FY 1963, the California-Chile project under the Alliance for Progress, U.S. aid to selected Asian countries, and background information for the President for a meeting with Chairman of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Willard Thorp.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID),and consist of the proposed AID program for FY 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID), and consist of a paper titled "Cultism in Foreign Aid," by Deputy Administrator of AID Frank M. Coffin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include major country and program developments for the Alliance for Progress, tied aid and the balance of payments, and foreign aid programs for several countries. Of note is a memorandum from Father Daniel McClellan regarding Peru and disbursement of funds from the Alliance for Progress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Items include a report on a study of cooperatives, credit unions, and savings institutions in Latin America; a study on lessening the impact of the foreign aid program on the balance of payments; the Alliance for Progress (Alianzo para el Progreso); and loan authorizations and annual disbursements from 1958-1962 in Latin America. Of note are press releases by the Agency for International Development.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include an action plan for the development of the agency and draft statements regarding foreign aid. Of note is an issue of The Multiplier magazine by the International Cooperation Administration. Also included in this folder is a paper titled "A Program for the Development of Education in the Emerging Countries," by Waldemar A. Nielsen and Abbott Washburn.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation, an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, reports prepared by Legislative Research, and a summary of legislation during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include trade, civil defense, agriculture, and natural resources development. The folder also contains memoranda concerning Congressional debates on foreign aid appropriations. The folder was originally titled "9/4/62-9/14/62 Military reserve units, Trade, Guyandot Reservoir, West Virginia, Passman Subcommittee."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-012
This folder contains a press release copy of President John F. Kennedy's special message on Foreign Aid. In his message, President Kennedy outlines the administration's new aid policy, aimed at strengthening the political and economic independence of developing countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include “Legislative Items Recommended by the President” and “Legislative Notes,” prepared by Legislative Research. Also included is a memorandum from Senator John Stennis, Chairman of the Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services, regarding military matters to be discussed with the President. This folder was originally titled “September 1961, Foreign aid, education, juvenile delinquency, handicapped, water resources, Medicare, Stennis, Democratic senators and representatives 10/10/61-10/23/61.”