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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029-003
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and contains an interim report prepared by the Documents Division of the Central Intelligence Agency titled: "Foreign Press Reaction to United States Conferment of Honorary Citizenship on Sir Winston Churchill."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029-002
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Churchill and others. Materials mainly consist of news clippings and correspondence regarding the White House Ceremony in which Churchill was declared an honorary citizen of the United States. Letters from Churchill thanking President Kennedy for the honorary citizenship are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029-001
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Churchill, and others. Materials mainly consist of information and correspondence regarding the resolution to declare Churchill an honorary citizen of the United States. Personal telegrams exchanged between President Kennedy and Churchill are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the United States Navy. Topics include suggestions of names for the new aircraft carrier CVA-66, the USS Williamsburg to compete in the International Indian Ocean Expedition, a proposal to Sir Winston Churchill to name a Polaris submarine after him, and the President's visit to observe the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Of note is a memorandum regarding a conversation between Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Paul Nitze, and others. Also included in this folder is the program for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet event.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-043-032
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon signing a proclamation conferring honorary citizenship on Sir Winston Churchill. In his speech the President discusses Churchill's many contributions to American society, and explains that the former British Prime Minister is the first person to be granted this honor. Materials in this folder include drafts (by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen), a reading copy, and press copies of the speech, in addition to a press release of the formal proclamation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-007-p0073
1943 Tehran Conference in Iran. Seated on the portico of the Soviet Embassy, left-to-right in the foreground, are General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin, President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, and Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom. Unidentified uniformed officers stand in the background. Mrs. James C. Whittle sent the photograph to Evelyn Lincoln with a letter dated June 1, 1961. A handwritten inscription on the verso reads: "I thought the President might like to have this. I believe it was taken in Tehran or Iran. [signed] Mrs. James C. Whittle."