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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF16-003
This folder contains material pertaining to proposed legislation involving the General Services Administration (GSA). Types of items include correspondence, copies of bills, Congressional reports, memoranda, drafts, and Congressional testimony of Bernard Boutin and other GSA officials. There is also a copy of "A Report to the President Containing A Proposal by the National Historical Publications Commission."
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-BLB-02
In this interview Boutin discusses New Hampshire politics; presidential elections and Democratic National Conventions from 1956 through 1968; various staff members of John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidential campaign from 1956 to 1960; JFK’s presidential campaign in several different states; the 1960 presidential primary in New Hampshire; working as the Administrator of the General Services Administration [GSA], including public works projects, federal buildings and sites, reorganization of GSA structure and personnel, and working with Congress and other federal agencies on GSA matters; the National Archives and Records Administration and presidential libraries; the Democratic National Committee during JFK’s Administration; Boutin’s memories of immediately following JFK’s assassination in 1963; tensions between Robert F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; and “Johnson people” versus “Kennedy people,” among other issues.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF23-003
This folder contains material pertaining to written statements and testimony by Bernard Boutin before Congressional committees. Topics include federal budget appropriations for the General Services Administration (GSA); proposed bills and legislation; the federal telecommunications system; the economics of military procurement and supply; and the disposition of federal property such as Ellis Island and Mitchel Air Force Base. Specific documents found in this file include a Report to Congress by the Comptroller General on "Unnecessary Costs to the Government for Commercial Long Distance Telephone Calls Made by Civil Agencies" (March 1964); a compilation of "GSA Selected Statistics, July 1, 1952 - June 30, 1962"; and an "Inventory of Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Equipment in the Federal Government" (August 1962). In addition, there are copies of a few statements by other individuals such as Joseph Campbell, U.S. Comptroller General; Congressman Jack Brooks; George B. Hartzog, Jr., National Park Service; Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York; and Wayne C. Grover, Archivist of the United States.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-011
This folder contains one issue of the Congressional Record (vol. 108, no. 17), which includes the Senate confirmation of Boutin's nomination to be Administrator of the General Services Administration.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-010
This folder contains one issue of the Congressional Record (vol. 108, no. 16), which includes a news item that the Senate Committee on Government Operations submitted a favorable report on the nomination of Boutin to be Administrator of the General Services Administration.
Textual folder
Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-009
This folder contains one issue of the Congressional Record (vol. 108, no. 15), which includes a news item in the Daily Digest section that the Senate Committee on Government Operations issued a favorable report on the nomination of Boutin to be Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). It also notes that Boutin will provide additional testimony on the proposed GSA legislative program.
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Bernard L. Boutin Personal Papers
BLBPP-MF09-008
This folder contains one issue of the Congressional Record (vol. 108, no. 13), which includes a news item in the Daily Digest section that the Senate Committee on Government Operations held hearings on the nomination of Boutin to be Administrator of the General Services Administration.