Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include various agricultural commodities, the delegation of authority of wheat to Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, and a request for livestock feed assistance due to drought to certain counties in Mississippi and parishes in Louisiana. Of note is a report by Freeman of a trip to Southern Indiana titled, "Rural Areas Development Tour."