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Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-104
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address at the Yale University 1962 graduation ceremony. In his speech President Kennedy thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and discusses three areas of domestic concern where the prevalence of myth dangerously impedes progress: fiscal policy, confidence in an administration, and the concept of “big government.”
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-11-C
ST11
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-06-11-A
ST11
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-112-005
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-112-004
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-112-003
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-112-002
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-112-001
Textual folder
Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-037-002
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-006-005
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks at the 1962 Yale University graduation ceremony. In his speech the President thanks the University for the honorary degree bestowed upon him, and discusses three areas of domestic concern where the prevalence of myth dangerously impedes progress: fiscal policy, confidence in an administration, and the concept of "big government." Materials in this folder include various memoranda of suggested talking points, a draft by Special Assistant to the President and speechwriter Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech with handwritten notations by the President, as well as a luncheon menu, program for the commencement exercises, and an additional transcript of the speech published by Yale University.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0922-074
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's address at the Yale University 1962 graduation ceremony.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0922-071
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's address at the Yale University 1962 graduation ceremony.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0922-070
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's address at the Yale University 1962 graduation ceremony.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0922-069
This folder contains correspondence, a press copy, and a draft of President John F. Kennedy's address at the Yale University 1962 graduation ceremony.
Textual folder
McGeorge Bundy Personal Papers
MBPP-226-006
Textual folder
McGeorge Bundy Personal Papers
MBPP-226-005
Textual folder
McGeorge Bundy Personal Papers
MBPP-226-004
Textual folder
McGeorge Bundy Personal Papers
MBPP-226-003
Textual folder
McGeorge Bundy Personal Papers
MBPP-226-002
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0922-063
This folder contains a press copy and a carbon copy of the reading copy for President John F. Kennedy's address at the Yale University 1962 graduation ceremony.
Collection
BMPP
Papers 1944-2003. Lawyer, government official, professor. Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice (1961-1964); Partner, Covington and Burling (1965); General Counsel (1965-1969) and Vice President (1969), International Business Machines Corporation (IBM); Professor of Law, Yale University (1970-2003). Personal and professional correspondence, writings, subject files, organizational materials, and legal documents relating to civil rights legislation, events, and organizations; Robert F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family; the John. F. Kennedy Presidential Library; and Yale University.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-268-3-62
Aerial view of the Old Campus at Yale University, as White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff prepare for President John F. Kennedy’s visit to attend commencement exercises. Phelps Hall is visible at far right in background. New Haven, Connecticut. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]
Collection
VOKPP
Papers 1910-1963. Educator, political scientist, government official. Author, "Politics, Parties, and Pressure Groups" (1942), "Southern Politics" (1949), "Public Opinion and American Democracy" (1961), and "American State Politics: An Introduction" (1956). Miscellaneous material used in political science courses, background material for writings, files from Bureau of the Budget and other government agencies, correspondence, notes, and materials from American Political Science Association, Social Science Research Council, and other academic organizations.
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-268-5-62
View of Lanman-Wright Hall on the Old Campus at Yale University, as White House Communications Agency (WHCA) staff prepare for President John F. Kennedy’s visit to attend commencement exercises. New Haven, Connecticut. [Photograph by Harold Sellers]