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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-037-032
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon presenting the Congressional Gold Medal to poet Robert Frost in the White House Fish Room. The press copy also includes Frost's response.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029a-009
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning poet Robert Frost. Materials include correspondence from Frost friend and colleague Hyde Cox, a letter from Frost concerning his upcoming trip to Russia, a copy of Frost's poem "The Prophet's Really Prophesy as Mystics the Commentators Merely by Statistics," and a petition signed by Frost protesting the proposed industrialization of the Indiana Dunes near Chicago.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-047-041
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address during a ceremony at Amherst College granting the President an honorary degree and for the ground-breaking of the Robert Frost Library. In his speech the President describes the role of an artist in society, noting Frost's contributions to American arts, culture, and ideology. He discusses the nature of strength and power, famously stating, "When power leads men towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses." Materials in this folder include note cards and drafts of the speech by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., in addition to a program for the ceremony and correspondence from the Syracuse University Library. 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-042-032
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's statement on the death of poet Robert Frost. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the statement and an announcement from Nathan Marsh Pusey, President of Harvard University.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior, and consists of a report by Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall on Robert Frost's trip to the Soviet Union in September 1962.