Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-018
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks in the White House Fish Room during a ceremony unveiling the C-141A All Jet Transport. In his speech the President discusses the beneficial applications of new aviation technology in an increasingly global society, including cooperative, international efforts and the mobilization of military forces. Materials in this folder include drafts (by Press Secretary Pierre Salinger and Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen) and press copies of the speech, in addition to various memoranda, a press release from the Department of Defense, and a letter from General Earle G. Wheeler, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.