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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-011
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 61 (NSAM 61) titled, “An Effective Countertheme to ‘Peaceful Coexistence’,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder are memoranda by Secretary Rusk, Director Murrow, and Special Assistant to the President Arthur Schlesinger, discussing the Soviet Union propaganda phrase “peaceful coexistence,” and offering proposed alternatives.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0413-016
This folder contains one press release from the U.S. Information Agency.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-012
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 252 (NSAM 252) titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E. William Henry, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA) Bernard Boutin, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, and the Director of Telecommunications Management [to be established] from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 252.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-009
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 153 (NSAM 153) titled, "Policy Statement on Dominican Republic," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda regarding the United States plan of action for the Dominican Republic and the status of compliance with NSAM 153.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-010
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include ambassadorial appointments, a USIA (United States Information Agency) program that prepares color films for visiting dignitaries, the resignation of Henry Kissinger as a consultant to the President, and an executive order to prevent discrimination in housing facilities (Executive Order 11063).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include a conversation between Fidel Castro and New York Times journalist Tad Szulc, academic exchange programs and resources, and possible changes in the office of Under Secretary of State. Of note is a USIA (United States Information Agency) paper titled "Justice and the Mistreatment of Political Prisoners in Castro's Cuba."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064-012
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Richard E. Neustadt, Consultant to the President. Topics include the USIA (United States Information Agency), staffing issues for a science adviser, reorganization plans for departments and agencies in 1961, and a proposal for a commission to study presidential campaigns and elections. Of note is a letter from Neustadt to Douglas Cater primarily concerning the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091a-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials consist of a report of a survey of seven countries regarding the Alliance for Progress titled, "The Economic and Political Climate of Opinion in Latin America and Attitudes Toward the Alliance for Progress."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include survey results of public opinion in Italy, reactions to speeches made by the President, and an issue of work space at the USIA headquarters. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy from USIA Director Edward R. Murrow regarding a CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) plan to use balloons to drop leaflets into Havana, Cuba during May Day celebrations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), and consists of a report from the USIA Research and Reference Service titled, "A Review of USIA Research."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials consist of reports from the USIA Research and Reference Service regarding surveys on various issues, including disarmament, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the Soviet Union, the United States, the common market, and Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include the USIA mission statement, British press reviews to the television program, "The World of Jacqueline Kennedy," and press reactions to the President's State of the Union Message and a statement by President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note is a handwritten memorandum to Evelyn Lincoln from First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Also included in this folder are survey reports titled, "Reactions to European Situation," dated February 4, 1963-February 21, 1963, and including France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include a possible luncheon or dinner with leaders of the motion picture industry, foreign reaction to the Telstar communications satellite, surveys of West European opinions of the U.S., and the ability for the U.S. to telecast programs into Cuba. Also included in this folder are reports by USIA titled, "Media Comment in the Mississippi Crisis," and, "The Impact of President Kennedy's Visit to Mexico."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include U.A.R. (United Arab Republic) criticism of the U.S., book programs in Latin America, Dominican Republic attitude towards the U.S., and the USIA distribution of "The White House Tour with Mrs. John F. Kennedy." Of note is a letter to the President in Braille from a student in Indonesia and an illustrated narrative of the President's life in Malagasy. Also included in this folder is a report titled, "Reaction to the Presidential Announcement on Nuclear Testing." This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include negotiations for a Voice of America station in Turkey, Fidel Castro's standing in Latin America, recommendations of countries for the National Association of Broadcasters' mass literacy television project, and results of various opinion polls. Also included in this folder are reports titled, "The Current State of Confidence in the U.S. Among the West European Public," and, "Initial Worldwide Reactions to the Soviet Nuclear Test Announcement."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials include a study on, "The Image of American Youth and American Women in Western Europe;" a report on, "Reactions to President Kennedy's Address on Latin America," by the USIA Office of Research and Analysis; a memorandum to President-elect Kennedy from Senator George A. Smathers titled, "Need for New Type of Leadership and Renovation for the U.S. Information Agency;" and copies of speeches by USIA Director Edward R. Murrow. Of note is a letter from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to Acting Director of USIA Abbott Washburn concerning an education program proposal by Washburn.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include a possible meeting with leaders of the motion picture industry, foreign reaction to U.S. foreign policy and the repression of President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam, and former USIA officer John C. Donnell. Also included in this folder is a letter from Cyril Thornton to Assistant Press Secretary Jay Gildner expressing his condolences to the President for the death of his son Patrick.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials consist of reports of worldwide surveys titled, "Public Opinion Trends in Western Europe in the Wake of the Cuban Crisis," "Trends in Western European Estimates of U.S. and Soviet Strength," and, "Some Indications of Worldwide Public Opinion Toward the U.S. and the U.S.S.R."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include the Bokaro steel plant in India, United States participation in the 1963 Moscow International Film Festival, and media reaction to the President's trip to Europe. Also included in this folder are reports by the USIA Research and Reference Service titled, "Western European Reaction to President Kennedy's Trip," and, "Initial Media Reaction to the U.S.-U.K.-USSR Test Ban Agreement."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-079-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Food for Peace Program. Topics include the appointment of 76 additional members to the American Food for Peace Council, publicity programs overseas for the Food for Peace Program by the United States Information Agency (USIA), and Voluntary Overseas Aid Week. Of note is Director George S. McGovern's resignation letter.
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USIAAU
Sound Recordings, 1957-1974 (bulk 1961-1964), deposited in the Kennedy Library by the United States Information Agency (USIA) at various times. Speeches and other public appearances of Edward R. Murrow during his tenure as Director of the USIA; recordings of memorial ceremonies and tributes to President Kennedy occurring both within and outside of the United States; interviews with persons who knew President Kennedy; Voice of America news and information broadcasts; Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and other non-English language programs created by the United States Information Service (USIS) for broadcast outside of the United States; USIS recordings made during Mrs. Kennedy's visit to Pakistan; off-air recordings made by USIS field offices outside of the United States of state or local broadcasts; other events.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C28435
Inaugural parade for President John F. Kennedy, Washington, D.C. Float for People-to-People Program, which former President Dwight D. Eisenhower established under the United States Information Agency.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C61-3-61
Swearing-in ceremony for Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Edward R. Murrow; Janet Brewster Murrow stands at left. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C61-2-61
Swearing-in ceremony for Edward R. Murrow as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Charles Casey Murrow; Janet Brewster Murrow, President John F. Kennedy; Edward R. Murrow. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C61-1-61
President John F. Kennedy shakes hands with Edward R. Murrow at Murrow's swearing-in ceremony as Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.