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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-026
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks on the White House South Lawn to students from Latin America and the Caribbean participating in the Institute of Free Trade Union Development. The press copy also includes the remarks of Eric Lloyd Harris, a Jamaican participant, who read a note on behalf of the group expressing appreciation to the President for the opportunity to visit the White House.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-036-026
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at the 4th convention of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) held at the Americana Hotel in Miami, Florida. In his speech the President addresses six factors that are essential to America's role in progressing freedom worldwide: cooperation of organized labor, securing economic progress, increasing the manpower budget, consideration of import competition, and trade adjustment assistance. Materials in this folder include press copies and a reading copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials consist of a report on civil defense titled, "A Responsibility for Civilian or Military Direction," and a news release announcing the official AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization) position on the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-048-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to the fifth constitutional convention of the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) held at the Americana Hotel in New York City. In his speech the President discusses the persistence of unemployment despite the country's recent economic growth and prosperity. He explains how high unemployment rates may negatively impact the country's economic climate, and proposes tax reductions, improved education, and training programs for new or unskilled laborers as possible solutions. Materials in this folder include note cards, a draft by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and a press copy of the speech, in addition to an itinerary for the President's visit, a memorandum regarding the AFL-CIO's housing project in Mexico, a copy of The Sojourner (the official bulletin of National Sojourners, Inc.), and copies of Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and AFL-CIO President George Meany's speeches at the same convention. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-046-039
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in the White House Rose Garden to delegates to a conference on voter registration sponsored by the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) Committee on Political Education (COPE). In his speech the President discusses his administration's efforts to maintain the country's strength, noting that progress on the national level requires the support and contributions of individual citizens. The press copy also includes remarks from AFL-CIO President George Meany.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-095-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the activities of the American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) during the Kennedy Administration to enact legislation and public policy to improve labor relations and ensure workers' rights. Materials in this folder include memoranda from officers of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, and the AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education (COPE).