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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-07
In this interview Carver discusses the difficulties in how the Department of the Interior worked with Congress; instances when the White House needed to step into these congressional dealings; and several different members of the United States House of Representatives and their relationship both with him personally and with the Department of the Interior professionally, Wayne N. Aspinall and Michael J. Kirwan in particular, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-05
In this interview Carver discusses the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its Commissioner, Philleo Nash; federal claims to and use of Indian land; industries and commercial enterprises on or close to Indian reservations; problems working with Congress and other federal agencies on issues related to Indian affairs; the Miccosukee in Florida; and the Bureau of Land Management with Karl S. Landstrom as its Director, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-04
In this interview Carver discusses dealing with a backlog at the National Park Service from the previous Administration; working with and around both preservation lobbies and commercial interests; the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission’s report (1962); the creation of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation in the Department of the Interior; and the question of self-government in the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-JAC-03
In this interview Carver discusses federal regulation of the Alaska Railroad, including rates and personnel; the debate over congressional oversight versus executive prerogatives in acquiring areas for the National Park Service; the interaction between the Department of the Interior and then First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis to preserve the White House as a monument; and the management style of Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-12
Beaty discusses interactions between the Interior Department and White House staff, and the Kennedy administration’s difficulty with getting legislation passed, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-03
Beaty discusses appointments to the Interior Department and problems Stewart Udall ran into early in his tenure as Secretary, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-OB-01
Beaty discusses Arizona politics during the 1950s, the extended Udall family, and Stewart L. Udall’s service in Congress, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ECC-02
Crafts discusses Julius Duscha’s 1962 article on Forest Service and Park Service’s problematic relationship, Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall, and the establishment of various national recreation areas, among other issues.
Textual folder
United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF02-020
This folder contains material pertaining to the Ad Hoc Committee on Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property. The majority consists of comments submitted by various government agencies regarding a report and draft bill written by the committee on the disposition of surplus federal property. Agencies that submitted feedback include the Department of the Interior; the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; the Housing and Home Finance Agency; and the Bureau of the Budget.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-007-002
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-005-012
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-009-010
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-008-005
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-008-001
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-012-015
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-036
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a draft bill to redefine the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and others for the purpose of providing for coordinated planning for the development of the nation's water and related land resources through the establishment of water resources commissions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-024
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of the Interior draft bill to provide for guaranty and insurance of loans to Indians and Indian organizations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-079
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of the Interior proposed report on enrolled bill S. 1658, which would authorize, construct, operate, and maintain the Central Arizona water project in Arizona and New Mexico. The project was also known as the Pacific Southwest Water Plan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-056
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a Department of the Interior draft proclamation that would modify executive Proclamation 3279 to adjust the formula used to set the maximum limit for imports of petroleum and petroleum products into Districts I to IV.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-055
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a proposal from the Secretary of the Interior to modify executive Proclamation 3279, which would adjust the formula used to set the maximum limit for imports of petroleum and petroleum products into Districts I to IV.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF41-010
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a draft bill proposed by the Interior Department to amend the law that established the Indian revolving loan fund.
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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-MF44-011
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a draft bill to provide a program of financial and technical assistance for the discovery, development, and recovery of the mineral resources of the United States and its possessions, repealing the Act of August 21, 1958. The legislation was known as the Domestic Minerals Act.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-004-010
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-080-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Interior. Topics include restoration and maintenance of the White House grounds and legislation for the promotion and development of programs relating to outdoor recreation (S. 20 and H.R. 1762).