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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-199-005
This file contains memoranda and reports regarding South Vietnam. Topics include the political climate surrounding President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and his chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, the oppression of Buddhists and the effect on Viet Cong activity, and programs by the Agency for International Development (AID) and United States Information Agency (USIA) for South Vietnam. Of note is a letter from Pope Paul VI to the Archibishop of Vietnam Paul Nguyen Van Binh. Also included are transcripts of interviews between President John F. Kennedy and Walter Cronkite, and on the Huntley-Brinkley Report.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-091a-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include a possible meeting with leaders of the motion picture industry, foreign reaction to U.S. foreign policy and the repression of President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam, and former USIA officer John C. Donnell. Also included in this folder is a letter from Cyril Thornton to Assistant Press Secretary Jay Gildner expressing his condolences to the President for the death of his son Patrick.