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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials include correspondence between President Kennedy and President of France Charles de Gaulle, a meeting between President Kennedy and French Minister of Finance Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, and the resignation letter of United States Ambassador to France James M. Gavin. Of note is a statement with handwritten annotations by President Kennedy regarding the loan by France of Leonardo da Vinci‘s Mona Lisa to the United States for exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington D.C. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at a ceremony in honor of the Mona Lisa at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President thanks France for loaning the painting, discusses the historical bonds that link the two countries, and describes Andre Malraux, the French Minister of Culture, as an example of the interconnectedness of art and politics. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, press, and reading copy of the speech, in addition to French and English copies of an address delivered by Malraux. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-014-005
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-014-004
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Sanford L. Fox
JFKWHSFSLF-014-003