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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-002
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 reports concerning Project Mercury titled, "Report of the Ad Hoc Mercury Panel," and a rough draft titled, "Panel Findings Relating to the Medical Aspects of Mercury."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-001
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), and consists of a report by the Development Assistance Panel titled, "Research and Development in the New Development Assistance Program."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086-010
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 concern telecommunications, saline water conversion, Special Assistant for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner as Chairman of PSAC, a report on Project Rover, committees of the Federal Council for Science and Technology, and a memorandum of a conversation between Science Advisor to President Eisenhower George Kistiakowsy and President of the Foreign Service Educational Foundation Paul H. Nitze. Also included in this folder is a review of the FY 1962 military budget and a report titled, "Major Actions of the President's Science Advisory Committee, November 1957-January 1961."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086-009
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 National Science Foundation titled, "Federal Funds for Science: IX. The Federal Research and Development Budget, Fiscal Years 1959, 1960, and 1961."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-340-023
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 235 (NSAM 235) titled, “Large-Scale Scientific or Technological Experiments with Possible Adverse Environmental Effects,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall; Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges; Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) Anthony J. Celebrezze; Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg; Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb; Director of the National Science Foundation Alan Tower Waterman; Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy; and Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from President John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-069a-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). Topics include high energy accelerator physics, atomic energy, and nuclear weapons testing. Of note is a report by the Twining Committee titled, "Military Implications of U.S. and Soviet Nuclear Testing." Also included in this folder is the report of a trip to the Soviet Union by the U.S. Atomic Energy Delegation titled, "Atomic Energy in the Soviet Union." This folder also contains a folder of a report titled, "Panel on High Energy Accelerator Physics," by the General Advisory Committee to the AEC and the Presidential Science Advisory Committee.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-068a-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Agriculture. Topics include the World Food Forum, legislation, and the need for a program to protect livestock in the Southwest from screwworm infestations. Of note is a folder containing a report by the Agricultural Panel of the President's Science Advisory Committee titled, "Science and Agriculture." Also included in this folder is a press release concerning various agricultural issues.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-067-016
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Jerome B. Wiesner, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology. Topics include nuclear weapons testing, candidates for a new director of the National Science Foundation, and a status report on activities of the President's Science Advisory Committee. Of note are parts one and two of a report by the President's Science Advisory Committee titled, "Report of the Ad Hoc Panel on Project Rover."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-067-015
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Jerome B. Wiesner, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology. Materials concern atmospheric nuclear tests, the Advisory Committee of Science and Technology, and a Life magazine article about civil defense. Of note is a report by the National Science Foundation titled “Investing in Scientific Progress,” regarding a 10 year forecast of the nation’s science education and training needs. Also included in this folder is a memorandum by Wiesner titled “Military Power, Arms Limitation, and Foreign Policy.”
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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."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-003
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), and consists of a report by the PSAC titled, "Use of Pesticides."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-002
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 copy of a speech titled, "Living with Science," by Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner before the Federation of American Scientists.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-001
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), and consists of a draft report on waterlogging and salinity in West Pakistan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-009
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 the final report by the PSAC titled, "Meeting Manpower Needs in Science and Technology- Number One: Graduate Training in Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-008
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 draft of supplementary information to the report by the PSAC titled, "Meeting Manpower Needs in Science and Technology- Number One: Graduate Training in Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-007
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 PSAC titled, "Meeting Manpower Needs in Science and Technology- Number One: Graduate Training in Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-006
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), and consists of a report on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-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 include a report titled, "Report of the Space Vehicle Panel," a proposal for a series of conferences for elementary and secondary education, and a report on Project Rover.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-086a-003
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 concern Project Vanguard, Project West Ford, environmental health, a status report on activities of the PSAC, a list of possible projects between the United States and the Soviet Union, and a report on large rocket boosters for space exploration. Also included in this folder is a report by President of the American Electric Power Company Philip Sporn regarding the economic distress in the coal mining industry and its effect on coal mining regions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078a-008
This folder contains an archival processing note regarding the Food and Drug Administration. The note redirects researchers to a related file under President's Science Advisory Committee (PSAC).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-001-p0010
A water logging area in a village in Sanawan in West Pakistan. The inscription on the verso of the photograph reads: "At village Sanawan, District Muzzaffar Garh. Picture shows the water logging area." The photograph accompanied the President's Science Advisory Committee's (PSAC) draft report on Waterlogging and Salinity in West Pakistan dated September 7, 1962. The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "With Compliments of Communications Media Division USOM/P." [Department of State. U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Operations Mission to Pakistan, 1962]
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-001-p0008
Science Advisor to the President Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner and a farmer standing together in an area in West Pakistan. The inscription on the verso of the photograph reads: "Jaranwala Reclamation Scheme Area. Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner and the farmer together in a maize crop." The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "With Compliments of Communications Media Division USOM/P." [Department of State. U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Operations Mission to Pakistan, 1962]
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JFKPOF-087-001-p0006
An area in West Pakistan. The inscription on the verso of the photograph reads: "At village Sanawan, District Muzzaffar Garh. Picture showing water logging in the foreground and sline [sic] area in the background at roadside." The photograph accompanied the President's Science Advisory Committee's (PSAC) draft report on Waterlogging and Salinity in West Pakistan dated September 7, 1962. The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "With Compliments of Communications Media Division USOM/P." [Department of State. U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Operations Mission to Pakistan, 1962]
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-001-p0004
An area in West Pakistan. The inscription on the verso of the photograph reads: "At village Sanawan, District Muzzaffar Garh. Picture showing water logging in the foreground and sline [sic] area in the background at roadside." The photograph accompanied the President's Science Advisory Committee's (PSAC) draft report on Waterlogging and Salinity in West Pakistan dated September 7, 1962. The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "With Compliments of Communications Media Division USOM/P." [Department of State. U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Operations Mission to Pakistan, 1962]
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-087-001-p0002
Cattle pulling a Persian wheel in an area in West Pakistan. The inscription on the verso of the photograph reads: "Pix at Khushab-Johrabad area. A typical Persian Wheel." The photograph accompanied the President's Science Advisory Committee's (PSAC) draft report on Waterlogging and Salinity in West Pakistan dated September 7, 1962. The following is stamped on the verso of the photograph: "With Compliments of Communications Media Division USOM/P." [Department of State. U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Operations Mission to Pakistan, 1962]