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Theodore C. Sorensen Personal Papers
TCSPP-049-006
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Theodore C. Sorensen Personal Papers
TCSPP-048-013
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-183-001
This folder contains correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Topics include relations between the United States and Soviet Union, Berlin and German unification, disarmament, nuclear testing, Laos, space flights, and the Bay of Pigs invasion. Also included in this folder are letters from Premier Khrushchev to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and John J. McCloy, Advisor to President Kennedy on Disarmament. This folder contains some Russian-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-064-014
This file contains the text of correspondence between United Nations (UN) Secretary General U Thant, President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-056-007
This file contains memoranda and papers regarding contingency planning for flights over Cuba and potential attacks on United States aircraft by the Soviet Union or Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-047-005
This file contains correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev, United Nations Acting Secretary General U Thant, and Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. This file contains some Spanish-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-046-012
This file contains memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis titled, "The Crisis: USSR/Cuba," “Phasing of the Soviet Military Deployment to Cuba,” “Soviet Policy in the Aftermath of the Cuban Crisis,” and, “Deployment and Withdrawal of Soviet Missiles and Other Significant Weapons in Cuba.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-046-011
This file contains memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis titled, "The Cost of the Sino-Soviet Bloc Economic Support to Cuba," "Soviet Military Forces in Cuba," and, "The Crisis: USSR/Cuba."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-046-007
This file contains memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis titled, "Implications of Khrushchev's Message of 28 October," and, "The Crisis: USSR/Cuba."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-042-003
This folder contains Department of State cables regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics include reports from United States embassies on international reaction, understanding of the crisis, and the subsequent amount of communist propaganda; and military assistance by Organization of American States (OAS) member nations to enforce the quarantine on Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-042-002
This folder contains Department of State cables regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics include reports from United States embassies on international reaction and understanding of the crisis, inspections by the United Nations (UN) to verify the removal of missiles from Cuba, and military assistance by Organization of American States (OAS) member nations to enforce the quarantine on Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-042-001
This folder contains Department of State cables regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Topics include reports from United States embassies on international reaction and understanding of the crisis, aerial reconnaissance of Cuba, and military assistance by Organization of American States (OAS) member nations to enforce the quarantine on Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-035-017
This folder contains memoranda regarding Cuba including the United States-backed invasion near the Bay of Pigs, Cuba’s standing with the OAS (Organization of American States), U.S. policy towards Cuba, and the administration of Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro and plans for his removal from office. Also included in this folder is a memorandum to the President from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger titled, “Cuba: Political, Diplomatic and Economic Problems,” discussing operational planning for the Bay of Pigs invasion and relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0913-039
This file contains a copy of Senator John F. Kennedy’s speech given at a band shell in Miami, Florida during his 1960 presidential campaign. In his speech the Senator discusses the failure of the Republican administration to address national security issues, including the growing influence of communism in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-021
This folder contains a press copy and a reading copy of President Kennedy's address to the American Newspaper Publishers Association at a Bureau of Advertising dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In his speech President Kennedy addresses his discontent with the press's news coverage before, during, and after the Bay of Pigs incident, suggesting that there is a need for "far greater public information" and "far greater official secrecy."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-007
This folder contains statement drafts, memoranda, and potential questions for press conferences held by President John F. Kennedy. Topics include nuclear testing, the budget, national security and defense, international relations, outer space, communism, and Cuba. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by former Vice President Richard M. Nixon in Cairo, Egypt on June 23, 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-006
This folder contains background memoranda, summaries, and Record of Actions for National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings. Topics include Soviet Union military forces and equipment in Cuba; United States policy towards Cuba within the OAS (Organization of American States); U.S. policy towards Europe, particularly France; and discussion of a multilateral nuclear force in Europe and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-005
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding negotiations between the United States and Soviet Union for a declaration agreement on the Cuban Missile Crisis, U.S. policy towards Cuba and Brazil, and U.S. military assistance to the Congo.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-004
This folder contains agendas, summaries, and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding the continued removal of Soviet Union military equipment and missiles in Cuba, aerial reconnaissance of Cuba by the United States, and inspections of the missile sites. Also included in this folder is a telegram summarizing a meeting between John J. McCloy, chairman of the General Advisory Committee on Disarmament of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and Vasily V. Kuznetsov, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-003
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding the removal of Soviet Union military equipment and missiles in Cuba, aerial reconnaissance of Cuba by the United States, and inspections of the missile sites. Of note is a letter to Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev from President John F. Kennedy. Also included in this folder are intelligence memoranda on Cuba and the Soviet Union by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-002
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding Soviet Union military equipment and missiles in Cuba, aerial reconnaissance of Cuba by the United States, and inspections of the missile sites. Also included in this folder are intelligence memoranda on Cuba and the Soviet Union by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-001
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions of National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding the build-up of Soviet Union military equipment, personnel, and missiles in Cuba; United States missiles in Turkey; and the embargo placed on Soviet ships into Cuba. Of note are messages to President John F. Kennedy from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Also included in this folder are intelligence memoranda on Cuba and the Soviet Union by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-017
This folder contains summaries and Record of Actions for National Security Council (NSC) Executive Committee meetings regarding the build-up of Soviet Union military equipment, personnel, and missiles in Cuba. Also included in this folder are intelligence reports by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), lists of Soviet ships to and from Cuba, and international reaction to the events.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-010
This folder contains background materials and a Record of Actions for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding United States policy towards Cuba, including a proposed covert and integrated action program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-315-009
This folder contains background materials, a summary, and a Record of Actions for a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Group meeting regarding the price of sugar on the international market, and United States policy towards Cuba. Topics of background materials include potential actions against Cuba; U.S. reconnaissance flights over Cuba; oil supplies in Cuba; and Fidel Castro, the Cuban Prime Minister.