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Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JTC-02
In this interview Conway discusses working with John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the negative reaction to the choice of Lyndon B. Johnson for JFK’s running mate; labor leadership and JFK’s campaign; unions and the religious issue during the 1960 election; discussing presidential appointments with JFK after the election; Conway’s role in JFK’s Administration; the Housing and Home Finance Agency, legislation, and working with Congress; accelerated public works, the Department of Commerce, and problems with the extent of presidential powers; Walter Reuther and his relationship with JFK; confrontations between Johnson and Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; working with RFK on civil rights marches and their legislative demands; and interactions with RFK from 1964 through 1968, among other issues.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-020
This folder contains material pertaining to the Ad Hoc Committee on Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property. The majority consists of comments submitted by various government agencies regarding a report and draft bill written by the committee on the disposition of surplus federal property. Agencies that submitted feedback include the Department of the Interior; the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; the Housing and Home Finance Agency; and the Bureau of the Budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-004-014
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-002-008
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF45-007
This folder contains copies of weekly status reports written by Joseph J. Walka while he was a fiscal analyst at the Bureau of the Budget. Each report contains a list of work completed, ongoing projects, and proposed legislation.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF21-002
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Bureau of the Budget (BOB). Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, press releases, budget data, and speeches. Some material was widely distributed by the Bureau, while other correspondence is specific to discussions between the BOB and the Council of Economic Advisers. Correspondents from the BOB include Kermit Gordon (director), Elmer B. Staats (deputy director), Arthur B. Focke (general counsel), and Raymond T. Bowman (assistant director for statistical standards). The file also contains charts of Congressional actions on appropriation bills; reports on financial aspects of proposed and pending legislation; Congressional testimony of Gordon on the public debt limit; and a paper by Andrew H. Gantt II titled "Central Governments: Cash Deficits and Surpluses."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF21-001
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Bureau of the Budget (BOB). Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, press releases, budget data, and speeches. Some material was widely distributed by the Bureau, while other correspondence is specific to discussions between the BOB and the Council of Economic Advisers. Correspondents from the BOB include Kermit Gordon (director), Elmer B. Staats (deputy director), Arthur B. Focke (general counsel), and Raymond T. Bowman (assistant director for statistical standards). The file also contains charts of Congressional actions on appropriation bills; reports on financial aspects of proposed and pending legislation; an analysis of "Federal Activities in Public Works"; and an address by Bowman titled "The American Statistical Association and Federal Statistics."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF38-022
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning legislation to establish a standby capital improvements program. Types of items include correspondence, memoranda, reports, speeches, and press releases. Related work products of the Council of Economic Advisers include a draft of a proposed bill to authorize a capital improvements program during periods of rising unemployment; a paper on "Output and Employment Effects of Stand-by Expenditures"; and a background memorandum jointly written with the Bureau of the Budget regarding the proposed standby capital improvements authority. Other materials of note are copies of the Congressional testimony of Heller, David E. Bell, Arthur J. Goldberg, Gerhard Colm, and Charles H. Stoddard; analysis of the inventory of federal construction projects and other work submitted pursuant to the President's economic message of 2 February 1961; and a memorandum on the 1962 economic situation by George Meany of the AFL-CIO.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-004-007
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-140-018
This folder is part of an addition to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Papers, and consists of items that were recovered by the National Archives and Records Administration on behalf of the Kennedy Presidential Library from the estate of Robert L. White. Items in this folder include a summary of congressional action on appropriation legislation for fiscal year 1964.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, economic assistance funds not transferred to military assistance as planned, pending legislation, and the effects of government spending on employment.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch, congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, a retirement bill for railroad employees (H.R. 8100), and a veteran's nursing home care bill (H.R. 8009).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, civilian employment in the executive branch, the executive pay line, international transactions for fiscal years 1962-1965, and recommended planning figures for the 1965 federal budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964; civilian employment in the executive branch; salary for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches; and Department of Defense budget figures.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, civilian employment in the executive branch, and Federal aid to the blind.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation requests for fiscal year 1964; Executive Order 11030, establishing the President's Advisory Council on the Arts; estimates of economic and budget outlooks through fiscal year 1964; labor provisions of the mass transit bill (H.R. 3881); and the International Aviation Organization.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch, congressional actions on appropriation requests for fiscal year 1963, and "flag of convenience" vessels.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include civilian employment in the executive branch; congressional actions on appropriation requests for fiscal year 1963; a surplus in the Interstate Highway Program fund; the projected costs for a manned spacecraft center in Houston, Texas; and the resignation of Robert C. Turner as Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-070-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include a proposed transfer of funds from military assistance programs to economic assistance programs, civilian employment in the executive branch, campaign costs legislation, and AID (Agency for International Developments) programs in Laos. Of note is a report by Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell of preliminary recommendations for the 1964 federal budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-070-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include the federal budget, a response letter by Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell to a Life magazine editorial, civilian employment in government, and congressional actions on appropriation bills for 1962. Also included in this folder is an appendix to a memorandum from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara to President Kennedy concerning a deployment program for the NIKE ZEUS anti-ballistic missile defense system.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-070-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for 1962, a proposal for a study into government contracts for private companies, and an increase of civilian employment in the executive branch. Of note is a transcript of Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell's testimony before the Jackson Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-070-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include appropriations for the OCDM (Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization); the organization of civil defense programs; a budget outlook for 1962-1966; the construction of two new buildings in Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C.; and congressional actions on appropriation bills for 1962.
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JFKBBBR
Memorandums to the President from the Assistant Director of the Bureau of the Budget for legislative reference, recommendations from agency heads to the bureau, copies of bills, acts, committee reports.
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USBOB
Records 1953-1971 (bulk 1960-1963). Microfilm copies of chronological correspondence file of the Director, and records of subordinate divisions consisting of legislative files, executive orders, bills, and vetoes. Hard copy includes memorandums for the President, Director's chronological correspondence file, memorandums, reports, minutes, records of actions, and publications relating to the President's Council on Youth Fitness, the Federal Radiation Council, the President's Science Advisory Council (PSAC), the Federal Council for Science and Technology, the President's Committee to Appraise Employment and Unemployment Statistics (Gordon Report, 1962), the Committee on Financial Institutions, and other topics.