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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-005
This folder contains correspondence between Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), and President John F. Kennedy regarding U.S. delegates, Chinese representation in the UN, disarmament, atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons, and Portuguese territories in Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-004
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include discussions with the Soviet Union delegation on UN financing; Portuguese territories in Africa; UN Security Council elections; outer space; Chinese representation in the UN; and nuclear weapons including test ban negotiations, proposals for denuclearized zones, and disarmament. Also included in this folder are weekly summaries of the 18th session of the UN General Assembly.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-003
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Francis T.P. Plimpton, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include an incident between Senegal and Portugal; UN financing, particularly for peacekeeping operations; human rights; UN membership for Kuwait; outer space; and the upcoming 18th session of the UN General Assembly. Also included in this folder is a report titled, “Third Report on African Developments at the 17th United Nations General Assembly.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-312-002
This folder contains cable telegrams from Adlai Stevenson, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN); Dean Rusk, Secretary of State; Charles W. Yost, Deputy US Ambassador to the UN; and other officials concerning activities, operations, and issues of the UN. Topics include proposals for denuclearized zones in Indonesia, Africa, and Brazil; colonialism and Portuguese territories in Africa; the appointment of U Thant as UN Secretary-General; the Committee of 17 (also known as the Committee of 24 and the Special Committee on Decolonization); and financing for the UN.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-124-001
This folder contains a report of a study on educational curricula in Tropical Africa.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials consist of background information for talks between President Kennedy and President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note are memoranda of conversations regarding the discussions between President Kennedy and De Gaulle.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials consist of background information for talks between President Kennedy and President of France Charles de Gaulle. Of note are memoranda regarding conversations dated September 2, 1959-May 18, 1960 between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and De Gaulle.
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-002
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Papers of Robert F. Kennedy. Attorney General Papers
RFKAG-219-001
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0366-004
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning the voluntary desegregation of public facilities and the treatment of visiting African diplomats in Maryland. The folder also contains correspondence concerning racially segregated schools in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, and correspondence between various members of the White House staff and individual citizens concerning incidents of religious discrimination, discriminatory housing practices, United States military personnel participating in civil rights demonstrations, the treatment of African diplomats visiting Washington, D.C., and the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally during which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech advocating harmonious racial relations. The folder also contains a report from Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke on efforts to improve housing procedures for visiting African diplomats and a transcript of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and business executives concerning the voluntary desegregation of commercial establishments.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-006
Materials in this folder include a letter to Press Secretary Pierre Salinger concerning an upcoming television broadcast and memoranda from Assistant Chief of Protocol Pedro A. Sanjuan to various White House staff concerning the treatment of visiting African diplomats, with specific emphasis on incidents of discriminatory housing practices and prohibited use of public facilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-005
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, Assistant Chief of Protocol Pedro A. Sanjuan, and various state and local politicians concerning the treatment of visiting African diplomats, with specific emphasis on incidents of discriminatory housing practices and prohibited use of public facilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-002
Materials in this folder include memoranda and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, and various state and local politicians concerning the treatment of visiting African diplomats, with specific emphasis on incidents of discriminatory housing practices and prohibited use of public facilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0365-001
Materials in this folder include reports, memoranda, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Chief of Protocol Angier Biddle Duke, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, and various state and local politicians concerning the treatment of visiting African diplomats, with specific emphasis on incidents of discriminatory housing practices and prohibited use of public facilities.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117b-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Ghana. Materials consist of correspondence between President Kennedy and President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah, and telegrams from United States Ambassador to Ghana Francis H. Russell regarding the Congo, Nkrumah, and general African affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117b-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Ghana. Materials concern the Volta River Project, the Congo, and President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah. Of note are two letters to President Kennedy from Barbara Ward Jackson regarding Nigeria, Ghana, and Nkrumah. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and Nkrumah.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Congo. Materials concern the reintegration of Katanga into the Congo and U.S. policy for the Congo. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) Cyrille Adoula, and a paper by the Director of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research Roger Hilsman titled, “Possible Soviet Military Assistance to the Congo.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Congo. Materials concern the situation in Katanga; Indian troops in the Congo; and issues with President of the Republic of the Congo Joseph Kasavubu, Congolese politician Moise Tshombe, and Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) Cyrille Adoula. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy, President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah and President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Congo. Materials include correspondence between President Kennedy and President of the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) Fulbert Youlou regarding civil rights in the United States and the Addis Ababa Conference. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-114-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Congo. Materials include a letter from President Kennedy to President of Ghana Kwame Nkrumah regarding issues in the Congo, a summary of a report on the Congo and West Africa by Averell Harriman, and a memorandum from Harriman to Kennedy regarding Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo Patrice Lumumba. Also included in this folder are memoranda from Consultant on African Affairs Winifred Armstrong for a possible program on Africa to Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa Senator John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-111-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Africa, and consists of handwritten notes and doodles by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-119a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Ismali Moslem sect. Materials consist of a memorandum to President Kennedy from Secretary of State Dean Rusk regarding a call on the President by the Imam of the Ismali Moslem sect Agha Khan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1076-013
This folder contains speeches and a handwritten speech draft concerning Africa and campaign matters from Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0373-007
Materials in this folder include telegrams, memoranda, newspaper articles, and correspondence between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President Frederick G. Dutton, Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White, various members of the White House staff, and individual citizens concerning incidents of racial discrimination against visiting African diplomats and racial segregation of public facilities and accommodations, with specific emphasis on restaurants in Maryland.