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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-001
This folder contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech titled, “New England’s Economic Prospects.” In his speech the Senator discusses the New England economy and the need for increased legislation and tax reform to stimulate industrial and economic expansion in the region.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-089a-003
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 tax bill, the balance of payments, and an increase in resources for the International Development Association. Of note is a draft statement for the President regarding taxes and the tax bill. Also included in this folder is a copy of Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon's statement before the House Ways and Means Committee on the status of the economy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of June 7, 1962 (News Conference 35). The President began the press conference with a statement concerning the economic outlook of the United States and his administration's economic program. He then announced that he was asking Congress to enact across the board reductions in personal and corporate income tax rates on January 1, 1963 in order to aid economic recovery. Following this statement the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the foreign aid program, the 1962 tax bill, the proposed tax bill for 1963, whether the United States would assist France in the development of nuclear weapons, and the plan announced by United States Surgeon General Luther Terry to investigate the link between cigarette smoking and disease. Background materials in this folder consist of briefing papers for the President on foreign affairs. 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. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0907-028
This file consists of copies of a press release containing excerpts from Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech in Manitowoc, Wisconsin concerning proposed taxes on the Rural Electric Administration (REA) Cooperative program by President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-007
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases of President Kennedy's Special Message to Congress on tax reduction and reform, during which he explains how pending tax reform legislation will stabilize prices, encourage economic growth, increase employment opportunities, and improve the country's balance of payments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-057-007
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 22, 1962 (News Conference 41). Materials primarily consist of memorandums for the President on recent activities by various departments and agencies. Topics include the military space program, the economy, taxes, agriculture, legislation, and labor.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-056a-002
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 June 14, 1962 (News Conference 36). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, proposed tax cut legislation, and the balance of payments. Of note are memoranda to the President by Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Walter W. Heller concerning the current economic situation in the United States, current labor disputes, and budget deficits.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-052-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include memoranda regarding tax reform, the sugar bill, and other pending legislation. The folder was originally titled "12/62 Sugar."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-050-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include press releases concerning legislation, an overview of legislative items recommended by the President, and other items relating to legislative progress. Topics include the expanded common market, foreign trade and William Randolph Hearst, Jr.'s public support of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Of note is a copy of Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd's statement on the senate floor regarding the tax bill. This folder was originally titled "Trade, taxation, Byrd, Vinson, Mills."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-113-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on September 30, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations Lawrence F. O’Brien, and Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler. They discuss economics, a tax cut bill, and support or opposition in Congress to that tax cut bill. One segment of the recording totaling 1 minute and 50 seconds has been removed in accordance with the donor's deed of gift. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 113, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 113 in its entirety. Please note that this meeting was opened in 1983 as part of the Tax Cut tape release package.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8104-G
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers an address to the luncheon meeting at the national conference of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963 held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Sitting behind table on stage (L-R): Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, Reverend Frederick Brown Harris; unidentified; President of the Chase Manhattan Bank and Business Committee member, David Rockefeller; Under Secretary of the Treasury, Henry H. Fowler; Chairman of the Ford Motor Company and Co-Chairman of the Business Committee for Tax Reduction in 1963, Henry Ford II; President Kennedy (standing); Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Chairman of the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and Business Committee member, Frazar B. Wilde; unidentified. White House Secret Service agent Arthur L. “Art” Godfrey sits at table in front of stage, facing audience.
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USDT
Records 1960-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Microfilm copies of memorandums, reports, budget documents, position papers on legislation, planning documents, briefings, publications; includes records of the Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, offices, bureaus and divisions of the Department, the personal papers of Robert A. Wallace, Seymour E. Harris, and John C. Bullitt, and records of the Bureau of Customs, the Director of the Mint, Bureau of Narcotics, Internal Revenue Service, Comptroller of the Currency, and the Treasurer of the United States. Hard copy includes publications, press releases, and speeches and statements of C. Douglas Dillon, Henry Fowler, James J. Saxon, and Robert Roosa.
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USTC
Records 1958-1964 (bulk 1961-1963). Reports on international trade, memorandums on legislation, annual reports, select correspondence.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-101-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on July 29, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Representative Wilbur Mills of Arkansas, Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence F. O’Brien, and Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon. They have an informal conversation about tax cut legislation and Congress. Please note that this meeting was opened in 1983 as part of the Tax Cut tape release package. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 101, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 101 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-101-003
Sound recording of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy and the Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers Walter Heller, listed as a July 25, 1963, meeting, although Chairman Heller does not appear in the President’s Appointment Books that day. Heller recaps for the President his testimony on Capitol Hill earlier that day and discusses other steps to take on tax legislation. Please note that these meetings were opened in 1983 as part of the Tax Cut tape release package. After this tax cut meeting, there is a five-minute period during which President Kennedy speaks to various staff members about several subjects including a book of letters from children written to the President. Portions are difficult to hear. One segment of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 7 seconds has been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 101, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 101 in its entirety.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C302-1-63
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-429-9-63
President John F. Kennedy (left) talks to White House Correspondent for Time Magazine and Deputy Chief of its Washington Bureau, Hugh Sidey, before addressing the nation on television and radio regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-429-7-63
President John F. Kennedy (far right) prepares to deliver a televised message about the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger (wearing white shirt) and two unidentified men stand by. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-429-5-63
President John F. Kennedy (far right) prepares to deliver a televised message about the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Also pictured: White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (behind President Kennedy); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (standing on ladder at left); and unidentified members of the media. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-429-10-63
President John F. Kennedy (left) talks to White House Correspondent for Time Magazine and Deputy Chief of its Washington Bureau, Hugh Sidey (right), before addressing the nation on television and radio regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8128-A
President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and legislation to reduce federal taxes. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.