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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-214-023
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-214-022
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-004
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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. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-014
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's remarks at the presentation of the flag of the 2506th Cuban Invasion Brigade at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. In his speech the President discusses the history of the unit, the ways in which the Alliance for Progress can assist in Cuban revolutionary efforts, and the difficulties facing Cuban exiles living in the United States. Materials in this folder include drafts (one by Richard Goodwin, speechwriter and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs), a reading copy, and a press copy of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.