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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-218-005
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-2360-012
This file consists of letters to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include communism, civil service employment, and requests for assistance. Of note is a carbon copy of President Kennedy's response to a letter from 8-year-old Michelle Rochon, of Marine City, Michigan, regarding her concerns that Santa Claus would be killed as a result of nuclear bomb testing conducted by the Soviet Union at the North Pole. In his letter, the President reassures the young girl of Santa's safety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-302-012
This folder contains results of public opinion polls, primarily conducted by the United States Information Agency’s (USIA) Research and Reference Service, regarding public opinion trends in Europe on the United States and Soviet Union. Also included in this folder are numerous columns called, “The People Speak,” written by Samuel Lubell for United Feature Syndicate, Inc. concerning the Cold War, nuclear weapons, Germany, Italy, and France.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials consist of reports from the USIA Research and Reference Service regarding surveys on various issues, including disarmament, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), the Soviet Union, the United States, the common market, and Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include the USIA mission statement, British press reviews to the television program, "The World of Jacqueline Kennedy," and press reactions to the President's State of the Union Message and a statement by President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note is a handwritten memorandum to Evelyn Lincoln from First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Also included in this folder are survey reports titled, "Reactions to European Situation," dated February 4, 1963-February 21, 1963, and including France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and Germany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include negotiations for a Voice of America station in Turkey, Fidel Castro's standing in Latin America, recommendations of countries for the National Association of Broadcasters' mass literacy television project, and results of various opinion polls. Also included in this folder are reports titled, "The Current State of Confidence in the U.S. Among the West European Public," and, "Initial Worldwide Reactions to the Soviet Nuclear Test Announcement."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials consist of reports of worldwide surveys titled, "Public Opinion Trends in Western Europe in the Wake of the Cuban Crisis," "Trends in Western European Estimates of U.S. and Soviet Strength," and, "Some Indications of Worldwide Public Opinion Toward the U.S. and the U.S.S.R."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include the Bokaro steel plant in India, United States participation in the 1963 Moscow International Film Festival, and media reaction to the President's trip to Europe. Also included in this folder are reports by the USIA Research and Reference Service titled, "Western European Reaction to President Kennedy's Trip," and, "Initial Media Reaction to the U.S.-U.K.-USSR Test Ban Agreement."