About Folder
Title
Space activities: General, 1963: October-November and undated
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKNSF-308-003
Date(s) of Materials
1963: 1 October-22 November, undated
Folder Description
This folder contains memoranda regarding the United States lunar landing program, a statement by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev on the withdrawal of the Soviet Union from the lunar race, and a proposal by the U.S. for a joint U.S.-Soviet Union lunar program. Of note are memoranda from Lt. Colonel John H. Glenn regarding proposals for a joint U.S.-Soviet Union space program and international space flight scientific briefings. Also included in this folder is a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) brief on the Soviet space program and a paper by Dr. Charles S. Sheldon of the National Aeronautics and Space Council comparing the U.S. and Soviet space programs.
Extent / Physical Description
98 digital pages
Series
Series 05. Subjects.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files. Subjects. Space activities: General, 1963: October-November and undated
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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