A Register of His White House Files, 1961-1965
In the John F. Kennedy Library
National Archives and Records Administration
Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Series Description
Administrative Information
Abstract
White House Staff Files 1961-1965
Adviser to the President for National Capital affairs (1961-1967). Subject files.
Access
Open.
Usage Restrictions
According to the letter of transfer 1965, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States. Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
Provenance
The White House staff files of Charles A. Horsky, adviser to the President for National Capital affairs, were donated to the John F. Kennedy Library in 1965 as part of the papers of John F. Kennedy.
Extent
About 20,000 pages (10 linear feet, 6 linear inches ; 12.0 cubic feet).
Withdrawn Items
Folders closed: 16
Documents which, if published, would result in unwarranted invasion of personal privacy have been removed and placed under seal. Document withdrawal sheets have been inserted in the file where items have been removed. The Library will review this closed material upon request for the purpose of opening items which no longer require restriction.
Date Opened
October 1972.
Processed by
James M. Williamson
Encoded by
Ronald E. Whealan
Revisions
Electronic version prepared by Ronald E. Whealan, December 17, 2001.
Finding aid reformatted in December 2005 by James M. Roth.
Related Collections
Charles A. Horsky Oral History Interview, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Charles A. Horsky Personal Papers, Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
The White House Files of Charles A. Horsky (1910-1997)
Biographical Note
Charles A. Horsky was appointed by the President Special Advisor for National Capital Affairs on July 19, 1962. This was a newly created position, the role of which was to act as the White House liaison for District of Columbia affairs. The position was created to work with the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners as well as metropolitan area groups.
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1910
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March 22 Born, Helena, Montana
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1931
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A.B., University of Washington
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1934
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LL.B., Harvard
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1935-37, 1938-39
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Attorney, Solicitor General's Office
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1937-38, 1939-62
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Member, Covington and Burling
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1955-62
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President, Washington Housing Assoc.
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1958-62
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Lecturer, University of Virginia Law School
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1960-62
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Chairman, D.C. Commissioner's Planning Advisory Council
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1962-67
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Advisor to the President for National Capital Affairs
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1967
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Member, Covington and Burling
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1967
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Chairman, Vice Chairman, D.C. Board of Higher Education
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1968
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Lecturer, University of Virginia Law School
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Collection Overview
The Presidential papers of John F. Kennedy consist of several major bodies of research material. The White House Central Subject File is the principal White House file. The White House Name File contains copies of most incoming correspondence arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent and is cross-referenced to the Subject File. The Chronological File contains copies of documents prepared for the President's signature and is also cross-referenced to the Subject File. The Social File contains the records of the White House Social Office and includes the correspondence of the First Lady. The President's Office File contains the papers maintained by the President's personal secretary for his use. The National Security File contains the records of the staff of the special assistant to the President for national security affairs.
In addition, in what were called in the White House "storage" or "overflow" files are found various miscellaneous materials and the records of the offices of most members of the President's staff. The files described in this finding aid constitute one of the series of White House staff files included in the Presidential papers of John F. Kennedy.
The White House Staff Files of Charles A. Horsky span the years 1961- 1965. The bulk of the material falls in the years 1962-1963. The collection is arranged into four series; General, Appropriation and Budget, Transportation, and Miscellaneous Correspondence. The papers consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Many of the papers are of a routine nature. There are many publications dealing with problems of and plans for the Washington metropolitan area. Topics on which there is a larger amount of a material include civil rights, legislation, urban renewal, and transportation.
List of Series
Series 1. General File
Series 2. Appropriation and Budget File
Series 3. Transportation File
Series 4. Miscellaneous Correspondence File
Series
Description
Series 1. General File.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
This series contains general files of subjects and organizations with which Charles Horsky dealt while serving as Special Advisor to the President. Subjects include civil rights, housing, urban renewal, legislation and schools, aquarium, taxicabs, and sightseeing guide regulations. Organizations include American Institute of Architects, Citizens Council, Downtown Progress, National Capital Housing Authority and others. Material consists mainly of correspondence with government agencies and interested citizens and citizens groups as well as official publications, reports, and background information.
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Box 1
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Adams-Morgan Urban Renewal Plan [3 folders]
Alcoholism in D.C. Offices
American Institute of Architects
Anacostia-Bolling Urban Renewal Area
Appointments
Apprenticeship Information Center
Aquarium
Architecture
Bethune Memorial
Boy Scouts of America
Capitol Hill
Capitol Theatre
Central Relocation Service
Children's Care Projects
Children's Center |
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Box 2
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Children's Theatre
Citizens Council
Civil Rights |
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General [5 folders]
Employment [3 folders]
Housing and D.C. Commissioners Housing Ordinance [3 folders] |
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Box 3
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Housing and D.C. Commissioners Housing Ordinance. [2 folders]
March on Washington, August 1963
Montgomery County, Maryland
Women's Conference at White House, July 1963 |
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Commerce Department
Commissioners' Council on Human Relations
Commissioners' Youth Council
Committee of One Hundred on the Federal City
Comprehensive Plan
Cooperative Educational Research Center
Crime
Decentralization
District of Columbia - General
Disturbances |
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Box 4
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Downtown Progress |
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Correspondence
Reports and Meetings [5 folders] |
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Box 5
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Publications [2 folders] |
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Environmental Health Center
Exposition of Science and Industry [5 folders]
Federal City Council
Festival of the Cities |
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Box 6
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Fine Arts Commission
Foreign Chanceries [3 folders]
Georgetown Waterfront
Health Department [2 folders]
Home Rule [4 folders]
Housing [2 folders] |
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Box 7
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Housing
Interfederation Council
Job Applications
Junior College
Junior Village
Juvenile Court
Juvenile Delinquency |
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Cardozo Project [4 folders]
Correspondence [4 folders] |
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Box 8
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H.E.W. Grants [2 folders]
Presidents Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime
Publications [4 folders] |
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Juvenile Delinquency Planning Board
Ken-Gar Citizens Association
Labor Department (D.C.) [2 folders] |
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Box 9
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Lafayette Square
League of Women Voters
Legislation |
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Administrative Matters
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Arts
Business Regulation
Juvenile Delinquency
Labor
Obscenity Law
Property
Public Buildings and Facilities
Schools and Education
Transit
Urban Renewal
Welfare and Public Assistance
Miscellaneous |
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Library of Congress
Medical Officers
Mental Health
Merrywood on the Potomac. [2 folders]
Metropolitan Washington Council of Government. [2 folders]
Montgomery County |
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Box 10
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Music Art Competitions
National Capital Housing Authority
National Capital Planning Commission
National Capital Regional Planning Council
National Cultural Center
National Park Service
National Service Program
National Symphony [2 folders]
National Training School for Boys
National Visitor and Student Center [5 folders] |
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Box 11
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National Visitor and Student Center
Neighborhood Commons
Neighbors, Inc.
Open Space Project [3 folders]
Parking
Patent Office Location
Pennsylvania Avenue Council [3 folders]
Police Cadet Training Program
Police Chief
Police Department
Police Transfers-D.C. to White House |
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Box 12
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Potomac River
Presidents Committee on Public Education in the District of Columbia [2 folders]
Prince Georges County
Problems of Washington Area Residents
Public Library [2 folders]
Public Utilities Commission
Receiving Home for Children
Recreation
Reorganization Orders
Reston, Virginia
Rock Creek Park
Saint Elizabeth's Hospital
Schools, Public [1-2 of 6 folders] |
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Box 13
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Schools, Public [3-6 of 6 folders]
Secretarial Schools
Sightseeing Guide Regulations
Southwest Community Council [2 folders]
Stadium
State Department
Taxicabs
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Box 14
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Tourist Correspondence
Trees
United Planning Organization [4 folders]
University Neighborhoods Council
Urban Service Corps [2 folders]
Urban Renewal |
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General [3 folders] |
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Box 15
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Northeast Area Project
Northwest Area Project
Controls |
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Voting
Washington Action for Youth [3 folders]
Washington Educational Television Association
Washington Hospital Center [2 folders]
Watergate Towne Project [2 folders]
Welfare Department |
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Box 16
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Welfare Department [5 folders]
Western Market - K Street
White House - Buildings, Grounds, and Picketing
Year 2000 Plan [5 folders] |
Series 2. Appropriation and Budget File.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
This series contains various Congressional Material Revenue and Authorization Bills and Budget Materials.
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Box 17
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FY 1964 |
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Authorization and Revenue Bills [3 folders]
Congressional Material
Background Material [3 folders] |
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FY 1965 |
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Miscellaneous Correspondence [2 folders] |
Series 3. Transportation File.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Contains correspondence and related material concerning various transportation problems. Organizations covered include Citizens Transit Improvement Association, Joint Transportation Commission, and National Capital Transportation Agency.
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Box 18
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Citizens Transit Improvement Association
Commissioners' Planning Advisory Council
Correspondence-General [4 folders]
Correspondence with Agencies [3 folders]
Displacement
District Highways
E Street Expressway
Fourteenth Street Bridge |
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Box 19
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Highways
Joint Transportation Commission [4 folders]
Legislation
National Capital Transportation Agency |
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Correspondence-General
Correspondence with Government Agencies
Labor Relations Problems
Reports [1 of 8 folders] |
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Box 20
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Reports [2-6 of 8 folders] |
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Box 21
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Reports [7-8 of 8 folders]
Agency Comments on Report [5 folders]
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Box 22
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Miscellaneous Material [2 folders] |
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President's Letter and Bill [2 folders]
Reexamination of Highway Plans
Three Sisters Bridge [1-4 of 5 folders] |
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Box 23
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Three Sisters Bridge [#5 of 5 folders]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission
Miscellaneous Material [4 folders] |
Series 4. Miscellaneous Correspondence File.
Arrangement: chronological.
This series contains miscellaneous correspondence.
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Box 24
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1962
1963 [5 folders] |