October 1963

About Folder

Title
October 1963
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKPOF-053-009
Date(s) of Materials
October 1963: 1-31
Folder Description
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning legislative activities and efforts to enact the Kennedy Administration's legislative program. Items include a press release concerning agriculture, summaries of Senate legislative activities, overviews of legislative items recommended by the President, reports on the legislative efforts of individual government agencies, and a letter from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to Secretary of State Dean Rush concerning American exports to the Soviet Union. Memoranda from Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and Special Assistant to the President for Congressional Relations and Personnel Lawrence "Larry" O'Brien concerning individual congressmen and pieces of legislation are found throughout. Topics include education, agriculture, tax reform, civil rights, foreign aid, and veterans' pensions. The folder was originally titled "10/63 Military pay, Veterans pensions, Wheat, CIA."
Extent / Physical Description
186 digital pages
Series
Series 04. Legislative Files.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Legislative Files. October 1963
Contributor(s)
Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
O'Brien, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Francis), 1917-1990
Sorensen, Theodore C. (Theodore Chaikin), 1928-2010
Media Type
Use Restriction Note
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.
Copyright Notice
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