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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-227-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to a meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy explains how the IMF helps to ensure international economic stability, and discusses how his administration plan to limit straining the country’s balance of payments by increasing exports, maintaining stable prices, limiting foreign expenditures, decelerating foreign demand on the country’s capital markets, and increasing the attractiveness of foreign investment in the United States.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-30-A
AR40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-20-C
AR27
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-017
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Long-Range International Payments Committee (LRIPC). Items include a paper titled "Contribution of IMF to International Liquidity" by Eugene A. Birnbaum, and another paper titled "The Evolution of the IMF: Further Comments" by James Tobin.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-015
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning liquidity. The bulk consists of three papers, all on the topic of international liquidity. One paper is titled "International Liquidity: Problems and Proposal" (no author listed) and another is titled "Professor Triffin on International Liquidity and the Role of the [International Monetary] Fund" by Oscar L. Altman.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-047-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to a meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President explains how the IMF helps to ensure international economic stability, and discusses how his administration limits straining the country's balance of payments by increasing exports, maintaining stable prices, limiting foreign expenditures, decelerating foreign demand on the country's capital markets, and increasing the attractiveness of foreign investment in the United States. Materials in this folder include a press and mimeographed copy of the speech, in addition to note cards with handwritten notations by the President.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0927-019
This folder contains materials related to President John F. Kennedy’s address to a meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., including a press release copy and a carbon copy of the President's reading copy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-014
This folder contains a Council of Economic Advisers’ paper entitled, “Proposal for an IMF Drawing,” a State Department memorandum entitled, “The Possible Restriction of the Sale of Foreign Securities in United States Markets,” a State Department memorandum entitled, “Negotiations at Political Level for Supplementary Financing of Balance of Payments Deficit,” and a Treasury Department memorandum entitled, “Possible Tax Restraints on U.S. Travel Abroad.”
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8144-H
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers an address to the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of State, George Ball, sits on stage at center of photograph, right of the American flag. Seated at table on stage, right of President Kennedy (L-R): President of the World Bank Group, George D. Woods; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; and Governor of the Banca d’Italia, Guido Carli. Others on stage are unidentified.
Textual folder
C. Douglas Dillon Personal Papers
CDDPP-041-014
Textual folder
C. Douglas Dillon Personal Papers
CDDPP-041-013
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7473-E
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks to a joint meeting of the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7473-D
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers remarks to a joint meeting of the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Those seated onstage include: Managing Director of the IMF, Per Jacobsson; chairman of the meeting and Executive Director of the IMF, Ahmed Zaki Saad. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7473-C
Wide view of the audience at a joint meeting of the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); President John F. Kennedy delivered remarks for the conference. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7473-B
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks to a joint meeting of the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Chairman of the meeting and Executive Director of the IMF, Ahmed Zaki Saad, stands at left. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7473-A
President John F. Kennedy attends a joint meeting of the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Left to right: Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; President Kennedy; President of the World Bank, Eugene R. Black; chairman of the meeting and Executive Director of the IMF, Ahmed Zaki Saad; Managing Director of the IMF, Per Jacobsson; Under Secretary of State, George Ball. Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.