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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-17A
Dictation Belt 17A contains four sound recordings from April 2, 1963. Item 17A.1 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Under Secretary of Treasury for Monetary Affairs Robert V. Roosa. They discuss a strategy for the United States and other countries to increase international monetary liquidity. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 17A.2 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and (William) David Ormsby-Gore, the British ambassador to the United States. In preparation for President Kennedy’s prospective meeting with Harold Wilson, they discuss international military arrangements, a nuclear test ban, and trade. Before the conversation, there is a delay, and Ambassador Ormsby-Gore briefly speaks to an unidentified woman. Item 17A.3 is a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Eugene R. Black. They discuss Lucius Clay’s prospective testimony on funding levels for the foreign aid program and the Alliance for Progress program for Latin America. The recording begins in mid-conversation. Item 17A.4 is part of a telephone conversation between President John F. Kennedy and Sargent Shriver, Director of the Peace Corps. They discuss the suspicion that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is trying to place people in the Peace Corps. The recording of the conversation ends abruptly and continues on Dictation Belt 17B.Transcript included. Each item listed above is also available individually as an excerpt derived from this full-length digitized recording. See Related Records for more information.
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Richard E. Neustadt Personal Papers
RENPP-019-011
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-214-002
This folder contains memoranda, papers, addresses, and telegrams regarding Europe. Topics include Great Britain and the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community), European unity, United States military policy and aid to Europe, and relations with France. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between President John F. Kennedy and Gaetano Martino, President of the European Parliament.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-213-005
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding tariff negotiations; the TEA (Trade Expansion Act) and GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade); agricultural trade negotiations; a friendship treaty between France and Germany (also known as the Élysée Treaty); and discussions between Belgium, the Netherlands, and others on Great Britain’s entry into the Common Market (also known as the European Economic Community).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-314-002
This folder contains an agenda, background memoranda, a list of attendees, and a Record of Action for meeting number 508 of the National Security Council (NSC) wherein President John F. Kennedy discusses national security issues. Topics include Cuba; France, Great Britain, and a multilateral nuclear force; United States trade negotiations; foreign aid; and the economy. Of note is a meeting summary containing the President’s handwritten notes. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a news conference held by White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-327-004
This folder contains memoranda to and from Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President, on various issues including the United States economy, and Great Britain and the Common Market. Also included in this folder is a memorandum of a conversation between Schlesinger and Rogelio Frigerio, advisor to President of Argentina Arturo Frondizi, discussing the Argentine economy, Alliance for Progress, and the removal of President Frondizi from office.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-089-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Topics include the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the balance of payments in Great Britain, a meeting of the Treasury Economic Consultants, and the National Housing Act. Also included in this folder is a letter from Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon to Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means Wilbur D. Mills.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-331-006
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 76 (NSAM 76) titled, “UK Membership in Common Market,” to Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs George Ball from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-015
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda concerning the balance of payments, gold reserves, taxes, the Cabinet Committee on Balance of Payments, and the United Kingdom’s budget and economy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Topics include the Nassau Agreement, wool textile imports, suggestions of ambassadors, negotiating the balance of payments, and Great Britain and the MLF (multilateral force). Also included in this folder is a report by the Committee to Strengthen the Security of the Free World titled, "The Scope and Distribution of United States Military and Economic Assistance Programs."
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-059
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Robert H. Estabrook Personal Papers
RHEPP-001-028
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C. Douglas Dillon Personal Papers
CDDPP-041-014
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C. Douglas Dillon Personal Papers
CDDPP-041-013
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James P. Warburg Personal Papers
JPWPP-003-002