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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-214-022
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0894-018
This folder contains a copy of a speech given by Senator John F. Kennedy at the Annual New England Air Reserve review held at the South Weymouth Naval Air Station. In his speech the Senator discusses the decreasing of international tensions as a result of the Soviet Union's decision to reduce the size of its armed forces.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0895-012
This folder contains an incomplete copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. In his speech the Senator discusses the economy, United States military strength, and international relations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-054-017
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of August 10, 1961 (News Conference 15). Materials primarily consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Of note are briefing papers concerning the Berlin situation and a memorandum with attachments regarding Senator J. William Fulbright's concern about the proper conduct for military officers involved in educating the public about the dangers of communism.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-054-012
This folder contains the official White House transcript of the President's News Conference of April 21, 1961 (News Conference 10). President Kennedy began the press conference by announcing that he would not be answering any questions about Cuba during that day's press conference. He then announced that the United States would be contributing food commodities to the United Nations to help alleviate world hunger, that the Veterans Administration would be paying a special insurance premium to holders of GI life insurance, and that the Peace Corps would be proceeding with its first project in Tanganyika. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the space program, the withholding of information from the press, domestic legislation, and nuclear testing negotiations with the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-054-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of February 1, 1961 (News Conference 2). President Kennedy began the press conference by expressing the Kennedys' gratitude for the numerous congratulatory letters and telegrams they had received. This statement was followed by several announcements concerning the lifting of international travel restrictions on military dependents, the creation of pilot projects for food stamp distribution, veteran's insurance dividends, and the reduction of interest rates for home mortgages. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including his State of the Union address, the economy, United States prisoners in Cuba and China, and Berlin. Background material in the folder includes a memorandum concerning the extension of the Sugar Act of 1948, and several department and agency reports summarizing recent activities. 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. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of April 11, 1962 (News Conference 30). The President began the press conference by criticizing the simultaneous increase of steel prices by United States Steel and other major steel producers shortly after the Steelworkers Union had agreed to negotiate non-inflationary contracts. He then briefly announced that following a review of military strength the decision had been reached to release National Guardsmen called to involuntary active service, and that he had created a Board of Inquiry to review the issues involved in a labor dispute in the West Coast maritime industry. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the steel price increase and the possibility of wage-price controls in the steel industry. Background materials in this folder include department and agency reports for the President on foreign affairs and national security. 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. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-055-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of January 24, 1962 (News Conference 21). During this press conference President Kennedy answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including restrictions on public statements by military personnel and mail received in the United States from Communist countries. Background materials in this folder include draft press conference announcements and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Of note is a copy of a statement made by General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the Special Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee concerning public statements by military personnel; and a copy of a statement made by Arthur J. Goldberg, Secretary of Labor, before the Special Labor Subcommittee on Education and Labor concerning equal opportunity employment. The official White House transcript of the press conference is also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-294-003
This folder contains memoranda and a draft of a report entitled, “Basic National Security Policy Short Version,” concerning national security policies and objectives, foreign policy, Communist regimes, nuclear arms control, the Soviet Union, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-294-002
This folder contains a report entitled, “Basic National Security Policy,” and a draft of a report entitled, “Military and Related Aspects of Basic National Security Policy,” concerning national security policies and objectives, foreign policy, Communist regimes, the Soviet Union, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-294-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning national security policies and objectives, nuclear arms control, and the military.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-292-006
This folder contains telegrams, press releases, and memoranda concerning the withdrawal of United States military forces from Europe and a reduction in Department of Defense spending to improve the balance of payments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-292-005
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda concerning the withdrawal of United States military forces from Europe and a reduction in Department of Defense spending to improve the balance of payments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-016
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 188 (NSAM 188) titled, "Limited Benefits of Bases in Japan," to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from President John F. Kennedy. Also included is a summary by Military Representative to the President General Maxwell Taylor on his trip to evaluate United States objectives in the Far East.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-004
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 54 (NSAM 54) titled, “Service of Cuban Volunteers in U.S. Armed Forces,” to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Secretary McNamara to President John F. Kennedy regarding the admittance of Cuban exiles into the U.S. Armed Forces, and a memorandum to the President from Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell Gilpatric advocating for termination of the program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-018
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 43 (NSAM 43) titled, “Training of Cuban Nationals,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-009
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 34 (NSAM 34) titled, “Memorandum on Moroccan Bases, dated 28 March 1961, from Acting Secretary Bowles,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Also included in this folder are memoranda and telegrams regarding the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) Nouasseur Air Base and use of the base by the Moroccan government; and recommended U.S. policy and an action program for bases in Morocco.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-329-002
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memorandum number 27 (NSAM 27) titled "Overseas PX and Commissary Services," to Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, requesting an inquiry into base exchanges (PX) and commissaries on United States military bases overseas. Also included in this folder are a memorandum and a report by the Bureau of the Budget discussing the recommendations on overseas exchanges and commissaries.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29279
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern, back to camera) delivers an address at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy. Also pictured: President of Italy, Antonio Segni; U.S. Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell Shepard.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29278
President John F. Kennedy (standing at lectern at left in background) delivers an address at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy. Unidentified military personnel sit on horses in foreground.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29277
President John F. Kennedy arrives at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy, aboard a U.S. Army helicopter; President Kennedy greets Commander-in Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell. The President visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Jean Kennedy Smith descends helicopter stairs.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29276
President John F. Kennedy (wearing sunglasses) sits in an open convertible with Commander-in Chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), Admiral James S. Russell, after arriving at AFSOUTH, a NATO military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29275
President John F. Kennedy arrives at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell, walks with President Kennedy; Naval Aide to the President, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr., follows behind. Walking in background (L-R): Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O’Donnell; White House Secret Service agent, James J. Rowley.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29274
President John F. Kennedy (center right) stands with President of Italy, Antonio Segni, during his arrival ceremony at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. Also pictured: Naval Aide to President Kennedy, Captain Tazewell T. Shepard, Jr.; Commander-in-Chief of AFSOUTH, Admiral James S. Russell; White House Secret Service agent, Gerald A. “Jerry” Behn. A large crowd observes.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-KN-C29273
President John F. Kennedy (center) inspects troops upon arrival at Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military command in Bagnoli, Naples, Italy; President Kennedy visited the NATO headquarters to attend a meeting and deliver remarks. President of Italy, Antonio Segni, walks with President Kennedy. A large crowd observes.