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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-232-012
This folder contains materials related to a war game exercise pertaining to Southeast Asia, including Laos and Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-232-009
This folder contains a summary report regarding a war game exercise pertaining to Southeast Asia, including Laos and Vietnam.
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-036-011
This folder contains materials associated with John F. Kennedy's The Strategy of Peace, a compilation of speeches and statements concerning foreign policy by Senator Kennedy published during the 1960 Presidential campaign. Materials in this folder include partial drafts of adapted speeches concerning the spread of communist ideology in Southeast Asia, possible American military involvement in Vietnam, and French colonial conflicts, specifically in Algeria.
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White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy (in rocking chair) meets with newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, Henry Cabot Lodge. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Adam Clymer Personal Papers
ACLPP-009-008
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-060-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of May 22, 1963 (News Conference 56). During this press conference President Kennedy answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including the controversial integration at the University of Alabama, the 1963 Wheat Referendum, troops in Vietnam, foreign aid, and the progress of the nuclear test ban proposal. Background materials in this folder include briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Of note is a memorandum from Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara to the President regarding the procedures and policies for the selection and assignment of personnel within the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-017
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of February 21, 1963 (News Conference 50). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the economy, Vietnam, and Cuba. Also included are draft press conference announcements, some with handwritten editorial marks and annotations by the President, and newspaper clippings. Of note is a memorandum to the Deputy Secretary of Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric from Rear Admiral John L. Chew detailing the incident of two Cuban MiG fighter aircraft firing upon a privately-owned shrimp boat in the Florida Straits.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-009
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of January 24, 1963 (News Conference 47). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include European unity, Cuba, the economy, and Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-058-007
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of January 24, 1963 (News Conference 47). Materials primarily consist of department and agency reports, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include Cuba, the economy, disarmament, and Vietnam. Of note are copies of correspondence between the President and Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-405-014
This folder contains memoranda to President John F. Kennedy on various topics including East Berlin, atmospheric nuclear weapons testing, Vietnam, and a meeting between President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Bermuda.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-404-003
This folder contains carbon copies of McGeorge Bundy's outgoing correspondence on various topics, including nuclear weapons testing and Vietnam, as well as responses to letters from the public and members of the press. The folder also contains carbon copies of Bundy's memoranda to President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-019
This file contains a memorandum to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, from U. Alexis Johnson, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, regarding a follow-up report on National Security Council (NSC) actions by the Department of State. Also included is a report titled, “Status Report on the Presidential Program for Vietnam.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-017
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 256 (NSAM 256) titled, “Laos Planning,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-336-011
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 155 (NSAM 155) titled, "Emergency Medical Program for Vietnam," to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-332-006
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 104 (NSAM 104) titled, “Southeast Asia,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, and Director of Central Intelligence Allen W. Dulles from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-231-021
This folder contains memoranda regarding border security and the communist threat in South Vietnam and Thailand; current political and military situations in Cambodia, Laos, South Vietnam, and Thailand; and the United States position on the region.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include a letter relaying a conversation between Schlesinger and the Counselor of the Soviet Embassy Mr. Kornienko, Berlin, the John Birch Society, Vietnam, and a proposal to organize the democratic parties of the world. Of note are letters and newspaper clippings concerning Army indoctrination abuses and a related seminar in San Antonio, Texas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-065-001
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include Vietnam, the Soviet Union, and China. Of note is a telegram from President Kennedy to President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-009
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, guerilla warfare, and communism. Of note is an excerpt from the book “Gold and the Dollar Crisis,” by Robert Triffin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-064a-008
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include foreign aid and nuclear weapons. Of note is a book review by the President of "Deterrent of Defense" by B.H. Liddell Hart. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech by Brigadier General Edward G. Lansdale titled "Civic Action", and a letter from Wolf Ladejinsky concerning Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-062-015
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Chester Bowles, the President's Special Representative for Asian, African, and Latin American Affairs. Topics include ambassadorial appointments, relations between the United States and Portugal regarding Africa, and recommendations for improving the situation in Vietnam. Of note are two letters from Holden Roberto, President of the Union of the Populations of Angola, to President Kennedy regarding policies of the United States and Portugal in Angola.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-061-008
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of November 14, 1963 (News Conference 64). Materials primarily consist of briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security, department and agency reports, and newspaper clippings. Topics include the recent coup in Vietnam, the Alliance for Progress, a border agreement between Algeria and Morocco, and the harassment of U.S. military convoys by Soviet troops on the autobahn.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-061-006
This folder contains background material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of October 31, 1963 (News Conference 63). Materials primarily consist of department reports and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics include the United States and Soviet space programs, civilian employment in the executive branch, Vietnam, and the selling of surplus wheat to the Soviet Union. Also included are draft press conference announcements and newspaper clippings. Of note is correspondence dated July 25-27, 1949, between Representative Carl Vinson and President Harry S. Truman concerning the length of the tour of duty of the respective Chiefs of Services.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-061-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, for the President's News Conference of October 9, 1963 (News Conference 62). The President began the press conference with a statement that the Soviet Union and other Eastern European countries expressed a willingness to buy several million tons of surplus American wheat from private grain dealers. He went on to say the transaction would benefit the balance of payments and the American taxpayers, as well as improve relations with other countries. Following this statement the President answered questions on a variety of topics including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Vietnam, the upcoming meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, military coups in Latin America, and space exploration. Background materials in this folder consist of memorandums and briefing papers for the President on foreign affairs and national security. The stenotype transcript of the press conference is also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Topics include suggested talking points for the President for a meeting with the United States Advisory Commission in International Educational and Cultural Affairs, the relation of foreign assistance programs on the balance of payments, a luncheon for President of the Commission of the European Economic Community Walter Hallstein, the President receiving members of the senior seminar in foreign policy of the Foreign Service Institute, and the resignation of Philip H. Coombs as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech given by Under Secretary of State George W. Ball titled, “Vietnam-Free World Challenge in Southeast Asia.”