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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-054-018
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of August 30, 1961 (News Conference 16). President Kennedy began the press conference by congratulating officials and residents of Atlanta, Georgia for the orderly manner in which four high schools were desegregated. He announced that the Foreign Ministers of France, the United Kingdom, the United States and West Germany (Federal Republic) would be meeting on September 14, 1961 to consult about the situation in Berlin and the appointment of General Lucius Clay as his personal representative in Berlin. The President then read the text of his message to the conference of unaligned states scheduled to convene in Belgrade on September 1, 1961. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the situation in Berlin, United States-Soviet relations, and steel prices. Background materials in this folder include memorandums and executive department and agency reports for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Of note is a memorandum from Assistant Special Counsel Richard N. Goodwin to President Kennedy recounting additional details about his encounter with Che Guevara (Ernesto Guevara) in Montevideo, Uruguay. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-014
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 158 (NSAM 158) titled, "Contingency Plans for Berlin," to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-024
This folder contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 94 (NSAM 94) titled, “Steinstuecken and Friedrichstrasse Crossing Point,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-023
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 93 (NSAM 93) titled, “Berlin Build-Up,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to President Kennedy from Secretary McNamara titled, “Status of Berlin Build-up and Planning.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-022
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 92 (NSAM 92) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy regarding a potential increase in military forces in Europe and the effect on Berlin and a long-term defense plan for NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Also included in this folder are memoranda to President Kennedy from Secretaries Rusk and McNamara, and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon in response to NSAM 92.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-008
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 78 (NSAM 78) titled, “Berlin,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-020
This folder contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 70 (NSAM 70) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy requesting a report on Berlin and progress in obtaining a commitment from NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) allies for an increase in military forces.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-012
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 62 (NSAM 62) titled, “Berlin,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, Director of Central Intelligence Allen Dulles, and Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-009
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 59 (NSAM 59) titled, “Berlin,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Allen Dulles from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a study on Germany and Berlin in response to NSAM 59.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-008
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 58 (NSAM 58) regarding United States approaches to Berlin to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a study on Germany and Berlin in response to NSAM 58.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-016
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 41 (NSAM 41) titled, “Military Planning for a Possible Berlin Crisis,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-002
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, France-Algeria relations, Syria’s secession from the UAR (United Arab Republic), and United States military policy in Berlin and relations with the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-321-024
This folder contains memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC) to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include nuclear weapons test resumptions by the Soviet Union, representation of China (Peoples Republic) in the United Nations (UN), United States policy towards Outer Mongolia, and Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-281-006
This folder contains the final report for a "Olympiad I-62," a series of four military and political game-like exercise related to Berlin, Germany; the Middle East region; nuclear weapons disarmament; and potential future international issues. The exercises were sponsored by the Department of Defense and conducted by the Joint War Games Control Group.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0907-023
This file contains copies of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “Our Stake in Berlin,” given at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the speech Senator Kennedy discusses the differences between East and West Berlin, the spirit and diversity of Berliners, and Berlin as a symbol of determination in the struggle against communism and pressures by the Soviet Union.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-27-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) stands in the Presidential limousine (Lincoln-Mercury Continental convertible) as his motorcade travels from the Großer Stern on its route through West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Standing with the President: Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Crowds line the streets; the Siegessäule (Victory Column) is visible in the background.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C230-3-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left foreground, back to camera) visits the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in West Berlin, West Germany (Federal Republic). Also pictured: Chancellor of West Germany, Konrad Adenauer; Mayor of West Berlin, Willy Brandt; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Jay W. Gildner, of the United States Information Agency (USIA); White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF08-003
This folder contains planning material and ephemera from Bernard Boutin's visit to Berlin, Germany, in January 1963. In addition, there are various itineraries and agendas pertaining to his European trip in general. Note that although the original folder title references the Berlin Wall, only a few items are directly related to it.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-008
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of January 24, 1963 (News Conference 47). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, taxes, and disarmament. Of note is a report from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy summarizing civil rights efforts in 1962. Also included in this folder is a Senate report titled, "Berlin in a Changing Europe".
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-004
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of November 20, 1962 (News Conference 45). Materials consist of briefing papers for the President on Berlin, the Soviet Union, and Laos.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-009
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of August 22, 1962 (News Conference 41). Materials primarily consist of draft press conference announcements and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, disarmament, the military space program, Latin America and the Alliance for Progress, the Soviet Union and Berlin, and foreign aid. Of note are materials relating to recent activity surrounding Cuba, including an increase in supplies and technicians from the Soviet Union and the possibility of lawyer James B. Donovan traveling to Cuba to negotiate for the release of prisoners.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056a-007
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of June 27, 1962 (News Conference 37). Materials primarily consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the recent action by Chinese Communist military forces in the Taiwan Strait area, the situation in Laos, the President's forthcoming trip to Mexico, Berlin negotiations, and United States policy towards India. Also included are draft press conference announcements and a Department of Defense publication titled "The Changing Pattern of Defense Procurement." Of note are handwritten notes and doodles by President Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-405-014
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy on various topics including East Berlin, atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, Vietnam, and a meeting between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Bermuda.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-405-009
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy on various topics including the United Nations General Assembly meeting and negotiations with the Soviet Union on Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-332-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 109 (NSAM 109) titled, “U.S. Policy on Military Actions in a Berlin Conflict,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.