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Walter W. Heller Personal Papers
WWHPP-032-012
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-015
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles ("Chet"), the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs, and Ambassador at Large. Materials mainly represent Bowles' views and advice on foreign affairs. Topics include foreign aid, nuclear testing, and United States foreign policy in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Of note is a report by Bowles on foreign aid titled "Proposal for a New Operational Framework for Foreign Economic Assistance"; a letter to President Kennedy in which Bowles expresses concern over perceived inaction with regard to his recommendations for foreign policy in Africa, Asia and Latin America; a memorandum summarizing major foreign policy recommendation made by Bowles in 1962; and a memorandum summarizing a conversation between Bowles and Soviet Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Dobrynin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-014
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles ("Chet"), the President's Special Representative and Adviser on African, Asian, and Latin American Affairs, and Ambassador at Large. Materials mainly represent Bowles' views and advice on foreign affairs. Topics include foreign aid, United States policy and objectives in Southeast Asia, and a proposal for a National Community Development Program in Colombia. Of note is a report by Bowles concerning the foreign aid program titled "The Need for More Specific Criteria in the Programming Economic Assistance." Also of interest is a memorandum summarizing a conversation between Bowles and Counselor of the Polish Embassy Dr. Marian Dobrosielski.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029a-013
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from John Kenneth Galbraith, Harvard University Economics Professor and Ambassador to India (1961-1963). Materials mainly represent Galbraith's views and advice on political and economic matters. Items include Galbraith's report on foreign aid and advanced proofs for a book titled Foreign Aid: Our Tragic Experiment by Thomas S. Loeber.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-323-007
This folder contains memoranda from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and later Chairman of the Policy Planning Council in the Department of State, to President John F. Kennedy and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid, speech theme suggestions for the President, policy towards the Communist Bloc, and a proposal for domestic and foreign economic policy. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a “Meet the Press” interview with Rostow discussing nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union, Laos, Vietnam, and communism.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-429-008
This folder contains copies of outgoing memoranda from Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council (NSC), to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and President John F. Kennedy. Topics include a Kashmir settlement and negotiations between India and Pakistan, United States Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith’s role in the negotiations, and U.S. military aid to India. Of note are draft letters from President Kennedy to Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-401-005
This folder contains carbon copies of McGeorge Bundy's outgoing correspondence on various topics, including foreign aid, as well as responses to letters from the public and members of the press. The folder also contains carbon copies of Bundy's memoranda to President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the creation and administration of the Alliance for Progress, a comprehensive foreign aid initiative intended to encourage economic cooperation, promote social and economic prosperity, and establish political stability in the western hemisphere. Materials in this folder include press copies of speeches delivered by President Kennedy concerning the Alliance for Progress, copies of the Charter of Punta Del Este, a copy of the Declaration of Cundinamaca and Recommendations of the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor on the Alliance for Progress, and a Spanish-language copy of Jose Antonio Bonilla Atiles' "Discurso de Punta del Este." The folder also includes reports, studies, and memoranda evaluating the impact and effectiveness of individual programs within the Alliance for Progress and the feasibility of the larger concept of a cooperative, foreign aid initiative in the western hemisphere.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064-003
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include nuclear weapons, Department of Defense expenditures and the international balance of payments, Spain, and foreign aid. Of note are tables summarizing correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan. Also included in this folder is an issue of The Outsider’s Newsletter.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-405-027
This folder contains carbon copies of McGeorge Bundy's outgoing correspondence to President John F. Kennedy on various topics, including nuclear weapons testing, as well as advice for the President regarding preparations for meetings with world leaders and other officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-405-011
This folder contains carbon copies of McGeorge Bundy's outgoing correspondence to President John F. Kennedy on various topics, including nuclear weapons testing and foreign aid, as well as advice for the President regarding preparations for meetings with world leaders and other officials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-066a-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Ted Sorensen, Special Counsel to the President. Topics include a foreign aid proposal, civil defense, the space program, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, guerilla warfare, and communism. Of note is an excerpt from the book “Gold and the Dollar Crisis,” by Robert Triffin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid and nuclear weapons. Of note is a book review by the President of "Deterrent of Defense" by B.H. Liddell Hart. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech by Brigadier General Edward G. Lansdale titled "Civic Action", and a letter from Wolf Ladejinsky concerning Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064-005
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and National Security Council senior staff member Robert W. Komer. Topics include Israel; foreign aid to Turkey, Afghanistan, and Algeria; negotiations between India and Pakistan regarding Kashmir; and issues between the United Arab Republic, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. Of note is a copy of a letter from Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru to President Kennedy concerning the Kashmir negotiations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Agency for International Development (AID). Topics include a progress report for the California-Chile project under the Alliance for Progress, as well as a status report for additional state and country participation programs; and background information and advice for the President for a meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee concerning the Foreign Aid bill.