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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BLB-01
Boutin discusses the 1960 Democratic primary in New Hampshire; the 1960 Democratic National Convention; reforms that he made in the General Service Administration in personnel practices, bidding and contracting, and implementing equal opportunity programs; the stockpile investigation; and John F. Kennedy’s involvement in planning his presidential library, among other issues.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF18-006
This folder contains news clippings and articles about civil rights issues pertaining to the work of the General Services Administration, such as federal buildings and government contracting and hiring practices. It also includes a copy of an Executive Order extending the authority of the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-012-001
Textual folder
Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF23-002
This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by individuals other than Bernard Boutin. The speeches were collected by Boutin along with related correspondence. Authors include James K. Carr of San Francisco; Senator Thomas J. McIntyre of New Hampshire; Governor John W. King of New Hampshire; Philip L. Graham of the Washington Post; FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover; President John F. Kennedy; C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Charles J. Hitch, Assistant Secretary of Defense; and William McC. Martin, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. There are also numerous White House press releases of remarks by President Johnson; the platform booklet from the 1964 Democratic National Convention; and three items published by the Democratic National Committee: "Some Hard Questions about the Civil Rights Act," "A Goldwater Primer in Five Parts," and "Goldwater Contradictions and Shifts." Note that file contains some draft statements about the General Services Administration that were written by Boutin for other government officials.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the General Services Administration (GSA). Topics include the purchase of Morgantown Ordnance Works by Deuterium Corporation; nondiscrimination in employment (Executive Order 10925); Mitchel Air Force Base and the distribution of its land; and plans for Federal Government office space in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, California.
Textual folder
Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF14-018
This folder contains material pertaining to human rights and civil rights issues at the General Services Administration (GSA). Topics include implementation of the Civil Rights Act, an exhibit on "Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights" at the National Archives, employment of minorities in the federal government and the GSA specifically, non-discrimination in government contracts, equal employment opportunity, and desegregation in government-leased buildings. There are several reports and memoranda about GSA activities surrounding the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, including one titled "Planning Report on Civil Rights Demonstration, August 28, 1963."
Collection
BLBPP
Papers 1955-1966. Businessman, New Hampshire political figure, government official. Mayor of Laconia, N.H. (1955-1959); Kennedy campaign worker (1960); Deputy Administrator and Administrator, General Services Administration (1961-1964); Deputy Director, Office of Economic Opportunity (1965-1968). Correspondence, memorandums, appointment books, schedules, and speech files relating to New Hampshire politics, the 1960 presidential campaign, the General Services Administration, and the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Collection
USGSA
Records 1959-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Microfilm copies of records of Administrator Bernard L. Boutin, and the subdivisions of the agency including the Defense Materials Service, Federal Supply Service, National Archives and Records Service, Public Building Service, Transportation and Communications Service, and Utilization and Disposal Service. Hard copy includes correspondence, a prospectus for alterations to the White House, and the Public Building Service's report on the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.