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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Topics include the budgetary needs for fiscal years 1961 and 1962, background information for a meeting between the President and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Sterling Cole, an increase in Uranium-235 for energy use, and the United States policy towards France regarding the exchange of information in the field of rocketry. Of note is a list of nuclear tests conducted by the United States.
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JFKWHP-KN-C25410
President John F. Kennedy (second from right) visits with physicist and 1962 Enrico Fermi Award recipient, Dr. Edward Teller (second from left), during the Fermi Award presentation; mathematician, Augusta Teller (with back to camera), stands at far left. Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg, stands at far right. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6926-E
Presentation of the Enrico Fermi Award to Dr. Hans Bethe. L-R: Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Glenn T. Seaborg; Dr. Bethe; Rose Bethe (wife of Dr. Bethe); President John F. Kennedy; unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6926-D
Presentation of the Enrico Fermi Award to Dr. Hans Bethe. L-R: Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Glenn T. Seaborg; Dr. Bethe; President John F. Kennedy; AEC Commissioner, John S. Graham. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6926-C
Presentation of the Enrico Fermi Award to Dr. Hans Bethe. L-R: Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Glenn T. Seaborg; Dr. Bethe; President John F. Kennedy; AEC Commissioner, John S. Graham; unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR6926-B
Presentation of the Enrico Fermi Award to Dr. Hans Bethe. L-R: Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Commissioner, John S. Graham; unidentified; President John F. Kennedy; Chairman of the AEC, Glenn T. Seaborg; unidentified; AEC Commissioner, Dr. Leland J. Haworth. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6926-A
Presentation of the Enrico Fermi Award to Dr. Hans Bethe. L-R: members of the General Advisory Committee to the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Dr. Eugene Wigner, Dr. Willard Libby (in back), Dr. Manson Benedict; two unidentified; Chairman of the AEC, Glenn T. Seaborg; President John F. Kennedy; AEC General Advisory Committee member, Dr. Norman F. Ramsey; Dr. Bethe (with head turned); Rose Bethe (wife of Dr. Bethe). Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-123a-005-p0105
Aerial view of the building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, housing the "Atoms for Work" exhibit of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (A.E.C.). The photograph was sent with a letter from Chairman of the A.E.C. Glenn T. Seaborg to President John F. Kennedy on September 19, 1961.
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RENPP
Papers 1949-1991. Educator, political scientist, government consultant, author. Professor of government, Columbia University (1954-1964) and John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1965-1975); author, Presidential Power (1960); consultant to the President (1961-1966); consultant to the Bureau of the Budget (1961-1970); consultant to the Atomic Energy Commission (1962-1968); chairman of the Democratic Platform Committee (1972). Correspondence, memorandums, minutes, reports, writings, speeches, interview notes, news clippings, and background research materials.
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JTRPP
Writings, 1956-1973. Lawyer, government official. Executive Director, Joint Commission on Atomic Energy (1956-1962); Commissioner, Atomic Energy Commission (1962-1973). Articles and speeches.
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PMSPP
Papers 1953-1972. Journalist, author, government official. Director of research, Democratic National Committee (1953-1956); editor, publisher, Northern Virginia Sun , Arlington, VA (1957-1960); Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (1961-1962); author, The Oppenheimer Case (1969) and The Rape of the Taxpayer (1973). Files from the DNC Research Division; research materials, news clippings, correspondence, outlines, notes, sources, drafts of writings.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7613-G
President John F. Kennedy poses with Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Glenn T. Seaborg, and AEC commissioners, during the presentation of the 1962 Enrico Fermi Award to physicist, Dr. Edward Teller. Left to right: Dr. Leland J. Haworth; James T. Ramey; Robert E. Wilson; President Kennedy; Chairman Seaborg; John G. Palfrey. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7613-E
President John F. Kennedy (second from right) looks on as physicist, Dr. Edward Teller, delivers remarks upon receiving the 1962 Enrico Fermi Award during a presentation in the Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg, stands at far left; mathematician, Augusta Teller, stands at far right.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7613-D
President John F. Kennedy (far right) looks on as Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg (far left), delivers remarks at the presentation of the 1962 Enrico Fermi Award to physicist, Dr. Edward Teller (second from left); mathematician, Augusta Teller, stands right of her husband. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7613-C
President John F. Kennedy (far right) looks on as Chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Glenn T. Seaborg (far left), reads a citation for the 1962 Enrico Fermi Award, which was presented to physicist, Dr. Edward Teller (second from left); mathematician, Augusta Teller, stands right of her husband. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-404-3-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Authorization Act for 1963. Standing (L-R): Representative Craig Hosmer (California); Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Senator Clinton P. Anderson of New Mexico (in back); Representative Melvin Price (Illinois); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum; Representative Don Magnuson (Washington); Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Charles F. Luce; unidentified; Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr; unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-ST-404-2-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Authorization Act for 1963. Looking on (L-R): two unidentified men; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representatives Catherine May, Julia Butler Hansen, and Jack Westland (all of Washington); Representative Craig Hosmer (California); Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (in back); Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Representative Melvin Price (Illinois); Representative Don Magnuson (Washington); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum (in back, partially hidden); unidentified; Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Charles F. Luce (in back, partially hidden); Under Secretary of the Interior, James K. Carr. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. [Spots on image are original to the negative.]
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-404-1-62
President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Authorization Act for 1963. Looking on (L-R): United Press International (UPI) photographer, James K. W. Atherton; two unidentified men; Senator John O. Pastore (Rhode Island); Representatives Catherine May, Julia Butler Hansen, and Jack Westland (all of Washington); Representative Craig Hosmer (California); Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico); Representative Melvin Price (Illinois); Representative Don Magnuson (Washington); Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Power Development, Kenneth Holum (in back, mostly hidden); unidentified; Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration, Charles F. Luce (in back, mostly hidden). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-AR7135-A
Representatives from atomic energy organizations stand in the East Wing Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. (L-R) Glenn Seaborg, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Committee; Dr. Sigvard Eklund, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Dr. Henry D. Smyth, United States representative to IAEA.
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JFKWHP-ST-374-7-62
President John F. Kennedy and others observe as James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey are sworn in as members of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, administers the oath. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield of California (mostly out of frame); James N. Ramey; Drucilla Ramey; Dr. Estelle R. Ramey; President Kennedy; newly-appointed AEC Commissioners, James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey; Clochette Roosevelt Palfrey; Mr. Miller; Belle Roosevelt. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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JFKWHP-ST-374-6-62
President John F. Kennedy and others observe as James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey are sworn in as members of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, administers the oath. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield of California (mostly out of frame); James N. Ramey; Drucilla Ramey; Dr. Estelle R. Ramey; President Kennedy; newly-appointed AEC Commissioners, James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey; Clochette Roosevelt Palfrey; Mr. Miller; Belle Roosevelt. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Blemish in upper left portion of image is original to the negative.] [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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JFKWHP-ST-374-5-62
President John F. Kennedy congratulates members of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey, following their swearing-in. Left to right: Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson (Washington); unidentified; Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); James N. Ramey; unidentified (in back, partially hidden); Drucilla Ramey; President Kennedy; newly-appointed AEC Commissioners, James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey (shaking hands with the President); Sarah Palfrey Danzig; Methyl Oakes Palfrey; Belle Roosevelt; Chairman of the AEC, Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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JFKWHP-ST-374-4-62
View of the swearing-in ceremony for members of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.; photographers and members of the press observe at right. Those pictured include: President John F. Kennedy; James N. Ramey; newly-appointed AEC Commissioners, James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey; Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller; Sarah Palfrey Danzig; Belle Roosevelt; Methyl Oakes Palfrey; dean of the White House press corps and United Press International (UPI) reporter, Merriman "Smitty" Smith. [Scratches on image are original to the negative.] [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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JFKWHP-ST-374-3-62
President John F. Kennedy and others observe as James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey are sworn in as members of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, administers the oath. Left to right: Chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Representative Chet Holifield (California); James N. Ramey; Drucilla Ramey; Dr. Estelle R. Ramey; President Kennedy; newly-appointed AEC Commissioners, James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey; Clochette Roosevelt Palfrey; John G. "Sean" Palfrey, Jr.; Mr. Miller; Sarah Palfrey Danzig; unidentified (in back, mostly in shadow); Belle Roosevelt; Methyl Oakes Palfrey; unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
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JFKWHP-ST-374-2-62
President John F. Kennedy and others observe as James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey are sworn in as members of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Assistant Executive Clerk of the White House, Herbert L. Miller, administers the oath. Left to right: James N. Ramey; Drucilla Ramey; Dr. Estelle R. Ramey; President Kennedy; newly-appointed AEC Commissioners, James T. Ramey and John G. Palfrey; Clochette Roosevelt Palfrey; John G. "Sean" Palfrey, Jr.; Mr. Miller; Sarah Palfrey Danzig; Belle Roosevelt; Methyl Oakes Palfrey; two unidentified. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]