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Theodore C. Sorensen Personal Papers
TCSPP-074-008
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Theodore C. Sorensen Personal Papers
TCSPP-074-006
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-085-001
This folder contains memoranda and telegrams regarding the United States, Soviet Union, and Berlin. Topics include the potential integration of West Berlin into the Federal Republic of Germany (also known as the Eleventh Land concept); the probable character of an air corridor contest between the Soviet Union and Germany (Democratic Republic), and the U.S., France, and Great Britain; an intelligence assessment of Soviet Union intentions for Berlin; and the closure of the Soviet Commandant’s office in East Berlin. Also included in this folder is a paper expressing the views of the Departments of State and Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff titled, “The Preferred Sequence of Military Actions in a Berlin Conflict.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-070-001
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding Finland and its relations with the Soviet Union and United States including communism, policy towards the Soviet Union, and a visit by President Urho Kekkonen to the United States. Also included in this folder are memoranda of conversations between President Kekkonen, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and President Kennedy discussing nuclear testing by the Soviet Union, Berlin, and Germany (Federal Republic).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-031-013
This folder contains correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Henry A. Kissinger, Director of the Harvard Defense Studies Program. Materials consist of Kissinger's notes and commentary on a conversation with Franz Josef Strauss, Minister of Defense in West Germany (Federal Republic), and several other West German generals and officials. Topics include United States defense policy, nuclear weapons buildup, warfare, and the situation in Berlin.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-320-022
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda between Henry Kissinger, consultant to the National Security Council (NSC), and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs regarding the resignation of Kissinger as a consultant and related administrative details. Also included in this folder is a memo by Kissinger in preparation for a visit by Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer discussing nuclear weapons, United States defense policy, and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-023
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address in the Assembly Hall of Paulskirche in Frankfurt, Germany. In his speech the President characterizes the current international climate as an age of both independence and interdependence, and identifies three primary tasks for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): ensure common defense, establish economic unity, and agree upon a common political purpose. Materials in this folder include a press copy of an advanced text, a press copy of the speech as delivered, and a reading copy of the address with handwritten notations by the President, in addition to two copies of a translation of a welcoming address by President of the West German Bundestag Eugen Gerstenmaier.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-020
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the Fliegerhorst Kaserne, a United States Army installation in Hanau, Germany. In his speech the President commends the efforts of American soldiers serving abroad, and discusses the importance of cooperative military endeavors among allied countries. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the speech and a program for the appearance with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-019
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning an exchange of toasts between President Kennedy and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of the Federal Republic of Germany at the American Embassy Club in Bad Godesberg, Germany. During the exchange of remarks, Chancellor Adenauer discusses the overwhelming positive response from the German people to President Kennedy, and the President discusses the history of relations between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the toasts and note cards with talking points.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-045-017
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning an exchange of toasts between President Kennedy and Heinrich Lubke, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, at the Villa Hammerschmidt in Bonn, Germany. In his remarks President Lubke discusses his hopes for a reunified Germany, and explains his theory that direct international relations foster positive international relations. In his toast to President Lubke, President Kennedy characterizes positive relations between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany as crucial to both countries' national security. Materials in this folder include a press copy of the toasts and note cards with talking points.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-116a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning France. Materials pertain to EEC (European Economic Community) negotiations, a nuclear test ban treaty, a meeting between President Kennedy and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville, and French foreign policy. Of note is a letter from Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev to President of France Charles de Gaulle regarding a France-West Germany treaty of cooperation, and a memorandum to President Kennedy from Special Assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger titled, “De Gaulle.” This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117b-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of documents prepared by the Interdepartmental Coordinating Group on Germany and Berlin in response to the NSC (National Security Council) Action Memorandum No. 59 of July 14, 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-017
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of a briefing book by the Department of State for the visit of Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer to Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of a briefing book by the Department of State for the visit of Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer to Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of a briefing book by the Department of State for the visit of Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer to Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of a briefing book by the Department of State for the visit of Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer to Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of a briefing book by the Department of State for the visit of Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer to Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of a briefing book by the Department of State for the visit of Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer to Washington, D.C., April 12-13, 1961.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of background information for President Kennedy's meeting with Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of background information for President Kennedy's meeting with Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-009
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of background information for President Kennedy's meeting with Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials consist of background information for President Kennedy's meeting with Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer. Of note is a paper by Henry Kissinger titled, "Visit of Chancellor Adenauer-Some Psychological Factors."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-007
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials concern President Kennedy's visit to Germany (Federal Republic) on June 23-26, 1963. Also included in this folder is a transcript of Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer's television address on the eve of the President's visit and a joint communique between Adenauer and the President. Of note is the program of the President's visit. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials concern discussions regarding the development of a multilateral (MLF) nuclear force within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), a meeting between President Kennedy and Dr. Heinrich Krone, a meeting between the President and German Minister for Foreign Affairs Gerhard Schroder, the retirement of Konrad Adenauer as the Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) and Ludwig Erhard as the new Chancellor. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer regarding the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-117a-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Germany. Materials pertain to discussions regarding the development of a multilateral (MLF) nuclear force within NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), a meeting between President Kennedy and United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union Foy D. Kohler, and a pipe embargo against the Soviet Union. Of note is a memorandum for Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler concerning his upcoming meeting with Adenauer to discuss the MLF. Also included in this folder is correspondence between President Kennedy and Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Konrad Adenauer. This folder contains some foreign language material.