About Folder
Title
Space activities: General, vol. I-III, 1961: April-June
Collection
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Digital Identifier
JFKNSF-307-004
Date(s) of Materials
1961: 23 March-18 May
Folder Description
This folder includes a memorandum regarding a budget increase in the Department of Defense for Project VELA, a report by the USIA (United States Information Agency) Office of Research and Analysis of international reaction to the Soviet Union’s manned space flight, and a review by the Bureau of the Budget of proposed increases for space programs. Also included in this folder is a report by James E. Webb, Administrator for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara titled, “Recommendations for our National Space Program: Changes, Policies, Goals.”
Extent / Physical Description
125 digital pages
Series
Series 05. Subjects.
Preferred Citation
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files. Subjects. Space activities: General, vol. I-III, 1961: April-June
Subject(s)
Place(s)
Contributor(s)
McNamara, Robert S. (Robert Strange), 1916-2009
Webb, James E. (James Edwin), 1906-1992
Media Type
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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