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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF12-004
This folder contains memoranda and correspondence pertaining to an investigation of government contracts for strategic materials that was undertaken by the Senate Subcommittee on the National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves. It Includes the testimony of Maurice J. Connell, Commissioner of the Defense Materials Service, before the Senate Subcommittee.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF12-003
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, and press releases pertaining to a General Services Administration investigation into expense reimbursement claims made by the Hanna Smelting Company. The investigation was undertaken in conjunction with the Senate Subcommittee on the National Stockpile and Naval Petroleum Reserves, chaired by Senator Stuart Symington.
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF12-002
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, reports, and drafts pertaining to the Executive Stockpile Committee. The committee was directed by President Kennedy to review the policies and principles for the country's program of stockpiling strategic materials. It was chaired by Edward A. McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, and work within the General Services Administration was coordinated by Maurice J. Connell of the Defense Materials Service. The file includes the final copy of "The Barter Program: A Report to the President" (22 August 1962), information on proposed legislation to amend the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, summary and analysis of recommendations contained in the committee's report, and a copy of "Disposing of Excess Stockpile Materials: Report to the President" (16 January 1963).
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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF12-001
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, outlines, and drafts pertaining to the Executive Stockpile Committee. The committee was directed by President Kennedy to review the policies and principles for the country's program of stockpiling strategic materials. It was chaired by Edward A. McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, and work within the General Services Administration was coordinated by Maurice J. Connell of the Defense Materials Service. The file includes a copy of the final draft of "Report of the Executive Stockpile Committee to the President," two drafts of a report on the barter program, and a list of "Essential Survival Items" published by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CK-01
Kaysen discusses his role as Deputy Special Assistant, strategic retaliatory forces and retaliatory missile defense, the Congo, Civil Defense, balance of payments, and the Basic National Security Policy [BNSP], among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ACE-01
Enthoven discusses his impressions of Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and his work applying systems analysis to Defense Department problems, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-RSM-01
McNamara discusses the defense budget and military strategy during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, the recruitment of Defense Department staff, his appointment as Secretary of Defense, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EAM-03
This interview focuses on emergency preparedness planning during the Cuban Missile Crisis, McDermott’s personal recollections of John F. Kennedy [JFK], and JFK’s assassination.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-EAM-02
This interview focuses on the establishment of the Office of Emergency Planning, the investigation of the surplus in the National Stockpile, and the creation of the Federal Disaster Assistance Program, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CPR-01
This interview focuses on the 1960 Democratic primary in Wisconsin, the internal operations of the Defense Department under Robert S. McNamara, and the relations between the military and the Defense Department, among other topics.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JKR-01
In this interview Ruina discusses the Nike-Zeus antiballistic-missile-missiles; briefing President John F. Kennedy [JFK] on the Nike-Zeus missiles; JFK’s comprehension of the briefing material and the type of questions he asked; Project Defender; the background and organization of the Advanced Research Projects Agency; the leadership and organization of the Department of Defense; interactions with Robert S. McNamara; competition between the military and the Defense Department on research and development and for resources and congressional funds; the period of new, advanced—but not always useful—technology; and Project AGILE and counterinsurgency efforts in Vietnam, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-146-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s telephoned remarks to the Governors’ Conference held in Chicago Illinois. In his speech President Kennedy explains the necessity for cooperation between the state and federal government, with special emphasis on national security and civil defense.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-059
Sound recording of the President’s News Conference of November 29, 1961 (News Conference 19). President Kennedy begins the press conference by inquiring if the press has any questions. The President then answers questions on a variety of topics including the morale of United States military reservists called up to actively serve, the situation in Berlin, personnel changes in the Kennedy administration, and civil defense policy regarding fallout shelters.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-08-21-B
AR25, KN21
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-002-007
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-002-006
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF22-008
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Department of Defense. Types of material include letters, memoranda, directives, press releases, and reports. Correspondents include Roswell L. Gilpatric (Deputy Secretary of Defense) and Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. (Secretary of the Army). The file also contains a Congressional report on providing for fallout protection in federal structures and nonprofit institutions; an excerpt from the Federal Civil Defense Guide; and information on the National Fallout Shelter Survey Marking and Stocking Program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-019
This file contains memoranda regarding civil defense and disaster planning for the Executive Branch, including relocation sites, transportation, and fallout shelters. Also included is a work program for the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) and a memorandum discussing the transfer of responsibility for continental defense functions from the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) to the Department of Defense. The materials precede National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government .”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-018
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 126 (NSAM 126) titled, “Review of Principles and Policies Guiding the Stockpiling of Strategic Materials,” to Edward McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report on policies and guidelines for the stockpiling of materials and memoranda from various agencies regarding the report.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include troop withdrawals from Europe, the status of the civil defense program, Burns Waterway Harbor, and the defense of the Offshore Islands in Asia. Of note is a National Intelligence estimate titled, "Consequences of Certain U.S. Courses in Laos." Also included in this folder is a copy of a commencement speech by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara for the University of Michigan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-077-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Defense. Topics include civil defense, the establishment of Logistics Management Institute to improve the procurement of defense supplies, and the reorganization of Army National Guard and Reserves. Of note is a memorandum to the President from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara regarding the Department of Defense FY 1963 budget and the 1963-1967 defense program. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to the President from McNamara regarding a military build-up and possible action in Europe.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-084a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning. Materials consist of a report by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Director Frank B. Ellis titled, "Basic Report of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of November 29, 1961 (News Conference 19). President Kennedy began the press conference by inquiring if the press had any questions. He then answered questions on a variety of topics including the morale of United States military reservists called up to actively serve, the situation in Berlin, personnel changes in Kennedy administration, and civil defense policy regarding fallout shelters. Background material in this folder consists of a briefing paper with attachments concerning West German military purchases. 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-338-015
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 187 (NSAM 187) titled, "The Barter Program," to Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a report to the President by the Executive Committee on Stockpiling in response to NSAM 142 titled, “The Barter Program.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-023
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 48 (NSAM 48) titled, “Level of U.S. Efforts – Military, Foreign Policy, Civil Defense, Para-military,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Frank B. Ellis from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.