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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-031-030
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and advisor and Colombia University Professor Richard E. Neustadt. Materials mainly represent both official and personal matters, including material sent to then Senator Kennedy. Items include Neustadt's memorandum on "Organizing the Transition: A Tentative Checklist for the Weeks between Election and Inaugural" and his address on "Approaches to Staffing the Presidency: Notes on FDR and JFK." Of note is a report by Mr. Neustadt to President Kennedy titled, "Skybolt and Nassau: American Policy-Making and Anglo-American Relations." The report was given to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy by the President shortly before the November 1963 trip to Texas.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-020
This folder contains a report to President John F. Kennedy from Richard E. Neustadt, advisor to the President, titled, "Skybolt and Nassau: American Policy-Making and Anglo-American Relations," discussing the Skybolt missile program cancellation and a meeting on nuclear weapons testing treaties held in Nassau, Bahamas between the United States and Great Britain.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-322-019
This folder contains memoranda from Richard E. Neustadt, advisor to John F. Kennedy, regarding staffing issues and the transition into the White House, including a memo discussing President Franklin Roosevelt’s staffing of the White House, and approaches for various departments and agencies. Also included in this folder are memoranda from Neustadt to President Kennedy on numerous administrative policies, Great Britain and the European Common Market, and a study of the Skybolt missile program and its subsequent cancellation.