Adam Walinsky (#300)

An Inventory of His Personal Papers
1958-1968
In the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
National Archives and Records Administration


Administrative Information
Biographical Note
Collection Overview
List of Series
Series Description


Administrative Information

Abstract
Papers 1958-1968
Lawyer. Attorney, Department of Justice (1963-64); legislative assistant and speechwriter to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (1964-68). Correspondence, memorandums, speeches, reports, and press releases.

Access
Open.

Usage Restrictions
According to the deed of gift signed August 1988, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States of America. 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.

Copyright
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Provenance
Received from Adam Walinsky of New York, NY, in 1978 (Acc. 1978-05)

Extent
About 22,000 items (18 linear feet, 10 linear inches; 21.67 cubic feet)

Classified Items Withdrawn
Selected folders may contain withdrawal sheets where documents containing national security classified information were removed from this collection.

Withdrawn Items
Selected folders may contain withdrawal sheets where documents, in accordance with the donor's deed of gift, were removed from the collection. These include documents which may be used to injure or harass any living person. All withdrawn documents have been placed under seal and upon request the Kennedy Library will review any material which has been closed for a period of not less than 2 years for the purpose of opening items which no longer require restrictions. Researchers should consult the reference staff to obtain the appropriate form(s).

Date Opened
1988.

Processed by
Henry J. Gwiazda and Stephanie Niemiera.

Revisions
Finding aid updated in July 2005, by Jennifer Blake.

Encoded by
Jennifer Blake.

Related Collections
Robert F. Kennedy Senate Papers, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Adam Walinsky Oral History Interviews, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

The Personal Papers of Adam Walinsky (1937-  )

Biographical Note

Collection Overview
The Adam Walinsky Papers focus on his work as a legislative assistant to Senator Robert F. Kennedy from 1965 to 1968. In addition to general legislative matters, Walinsky specialized in foreign affairs and was the main speech writer for the senator. The materials in the files reflect these general and specific responsibilities. The bulk of the papers concern public policy issues of the period, and half the materials reflect foreign policy issues (16 boxes) and drafts for speeches (6 boxes). Almost half the foreign policy papers concern Vietnam. The collection contains nearly all of the extant drafts for Robert F. Kennedy’s speeches for the period between 1965 and 1968 and the drafts for his ‘To Seek a Newer World’. There is also one folder from Walinsky’s work with the Department of Justice, 1963-1964; drafts of and correspondence about a manuscript on poverty from 1964; one folder on his work in Senator Kennedy’s 1964 campaign; and three folders on memorial activities for Senator Kennedy. The earliest item dates from 1958, and the latest from 1968, but quantitatively and in terms of importance the focus of the papers is the 1965 - 1968 period. These papers complement Robert F. Kennedy’s Senate Papers, 1965-1968.

List of Series
Series 1. Senate Subject Files, 1965–1968

Collection Description

Series 1. Senate Subject Files, 1965-1968.
Arrangement: by type.

This series consists of correspondence, interview transcripts, galley proofs and manuscripts, memoranda, polls, reference material, and speech drafts.