Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0916-005
This folder contains press release copies and drafts of President John F. Kennedy's Special Messages to the Congress on civil rights issues, including civil rights legislation. The folder also contains the text of a bill titled The Civil Rights Act of 1963, as well as correspondence between members of the White House staff and the public regarding both the messages to Congress and civil rights legislation.