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Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-16-G
AR36
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-05-16-F
AR36, ST24
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-003-005
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-003-004
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-003-003
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-002
This folder contains a report of the long range plans for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) encompassing scientific investigations in space, satellite applications, manned space flight, launch vehicle development, and research and technology. Also included in the report are target dates for major missions, projected annual launchings, and the projected annual budget for the lunar expedition program.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-001
This folder contains a report of the long range plans for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) encompassing scientific investigations in space, satellite applications, manned space flight, launch vehicle development, and research and technology. Also included in the report are target dates for major missions, projected annual launchings, and the projected annual budget for the lunar expedition program.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0653-001
This folder contains correspondence between members of President John F. Kennedy's staff, the staff of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the public concerning developments in space science and space vehicles, including the sub-orbital launch of a Biological Investigation of Space (BIOS) spacecraft. The folder also contains correspondence regarding communications satellites, as well as requests from elected officials to borrow the Freedom 7 capsule for public display.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-338-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 183 (NSAM 183) titled, “Space Program of the United States,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are position and contingency papers related to NSAM 183.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7917-A
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers a television and radio address to the nation following the successful completion of astronaut Major L. Gordon Cooper's Mercury-Atlas 9 orbital flight (also known as Faith 7), as part of the final manned space mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury program. Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7917-B
President John F. Kennedy (standing at his desk) speaks on the telephone with astronaut, Major L. Gordon Cooper, following the successful completion of Major Cooper's Mercury-Atlas 9 orbital flight, as part of the final manned space mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Project Mercury program. Major Cooper was aboard the USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) after splashdown and recovery of the Mercury capsule (also known as Faith 7) in the Pacific Ocean. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-012
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 252 (NSAM 252) titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E. William Henry, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA) Bernard Boutin, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, and the Director of Telecommunications Management [to be established] from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 252.