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United States Government Agencies Collection
USG-03-I
Motion picture reviewing the science of oceanography and its importance to man's survival. President John F. Kennedy delivers a statement in support of oceanographic research (Public Papers, Item No. 430). An overview is provided on the work of the Interagency Committee on Oceanography (ICO) and the Federal Council of Technology and Science, research into marine geology and biology, seawater, pollution, the fishing industry, erosion, and polar regions, and the relevance of oceanography to national defense.Presented by: The United States Navy in cooperation with The Interagency Committee for Oceanography of the Federal Council for Science and Technology.
Produced by: Seneca Productions, Inc., MN-9835 A2, MCMLXIV.
Materials in this series were created, commissioned, or collected by the United States Air Force.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF22-011
This folder contains one exchange of correspondence between Walter W. Heller and Jerome B. Wiesner, director of the Federal Council for Science and Technology.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-094-014
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Council for Science and Technology. Materials consist of a report titled, "The Competition for Quality: Recommendations to Improve the Federal Government's Ability to Recruit and to Retain Superior Scientific Personnel."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC). Materials consist of a report by the Interagency Committee on Oceanography of the Federal Council for Science and Technology titled, "Oceanography in the Ten Years Ahead."
Collection
USBOB
Records 1953-1971 (bulk 1960-1963). Microfilm copies of chronological correspondence file of the Director, and records of subordinate divisions consisting of legislative files, executive orders, bills, and vetoes. Hard copy includes memorandums for the President, Director's chronological correspondence file, memorandums, reports, minutes, records of actions, and publications relating to the President's Council on Youth Fitness, the Federal Radiation Council, the President's Science Advisory Council (PSAC), the Federal Council for Science and Technology, the President's Committee to Appraise Employment and Unemployment Statistics (Gordon Report, 1962), the Committee on Financial Institutions, and other topics.