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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF38-005
This folder contains materials concerning the 1964 legislative program to combat poverty. There is feedback from the Department of the Interior on the poverty program proposed by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) and the Bureau of the Budget, with attached memoranda by the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding programs to attack poverty on reservations, as well as an overview titled "Indians and Poverty." Next there is information from the Department of Agriculture on their anti-poverty proposals and cost estimates. There is also a handwritten spreadsheet for budget reconciliation of the total legislative program and the poverty program, and a copy of the CEA report to Theodore Sorensen regarding recommendations for making the "Attack on Poverty" a central feature of the 1964 legislative program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-019
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 1934, to establish standards for hours of work and overtime pay of laborers and mechanics employed on work done under contract for the United States or any territory. There are also reports from the Department of Labor, the Department of Agriculture, and the Small Business Administration.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-014
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on legislation proposed by the Department of Agriculture to amend Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, in order to provide for insuring rural housing loans and market assistance thereof.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-013
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Agriculture draft bill to amend Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide an alternate method of financing rural housing loans.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-012
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Agriculture draft bill to extend the International Wheat Agreement Act of 1949.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-003
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Agriculture draft bill that was known as the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF43-044
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill S. 1710, to amend the Act of April 6, 1949, so as to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make emergency livestock loans under such Act until December 31, 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-012
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of Agriculture report on S.J. Res. 105, a joint resolution to authorize appointment of a Presidential Commission on Automation. It also includes material related to similar bills S. 2427 and S. 2623, to establish a National Commission on Automation and Technological Progress.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include international agricultural trade, the common market and poultry, and background information concerning cotton and tobacco for a meeting between the President and the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture Harold Cooley. Of note are materials regarding revisions to the barter program, including charts of countries, their commodities, and restrictions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include a five-year plan for the CED (Committee for Economic Development) program, opinion polls on the President and Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman in Iowa and Wisconsin, agricultural defense preparedness, a year-end agricultural report for 1962, and major proposals for farm legislation for 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include the Billie Sol Estes case, the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (H.R. 11222), and a request to Congress for a budget increase for FY 1963. Of note is a folder containing a paper titled, "The World Food Budget: A Forward Look to 2000 and Beyond," by Director of Agricultural Economics Willard Cochrane.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include the World Food Forum, legislation, and the need for a program to protect livestock in the Southwest from screwworm infestations. Of note is a folder containing a report by the Agricultural Panel of the President's Science Advisory Committee titled, "Science and Agriculture." Also included in this folder is a press release concerning various agricultural issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include statistics for the iron and steel industries, a statement on H.R. 2010 which governs recruitment of agricultural workers from Mexico, the balance of payments, and a report by Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman on his trip to Southeast Asia and the Far East (Asia). Of note are materials regarding the barter program, including charts of countries and commodities and their restrictions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Materials include background information for a meeting between the President and B.R. Sen, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization; a memorandum concerning the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1961; and a letter from Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman to the President regarding the federal budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture, and consists of three government publications concerning amendments to the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy signs amendment to Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. Looking on, L-R: Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Congressman Robert A. “Fats” Everett (Tennessee); Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman Paul C. Jones (Missouri); Senator Allen Ellender (Louisiana); Congressman E. C. "Took" Gathings (Arkansas). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy signs amendment to Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. Looking on, L-R: Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Congressman Robert A. “Fats” Everett (Tennessee); Secretary of Agriculture, Orville Freeman; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Congressman Paul C. Jones (Missouri); Senator Allen Ellender (Louisiana); Congressman E. C. "Took" Gathings (Arkansas). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6599-A
President John F. Kennedy hands out pens after signing amendment to Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938. L-R: Congressman Robert A. “Fats” Everett (Tennessee); President Kennedy; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Allen Ellender (Louisiana); Congressman E. C. "Took" Gathings (Arkansas). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.