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Remarks on signing nuclear test ban treaty, 7 October 1963

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Digital Identifier:
JFKPOF-047-017
Title:
Remarks on signing nuclear test ban treaty, 7 October 1963
Date(s) of Materials:
October 1963: 4-7
Folder Description:
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's statement in the White House Treaty Room upon the signing of the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). In his speech the President describes the treaty as a beginning of effective disarmament and peaceful negotiations with the Soviet Union. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, a draft with handwritten notations by the President, and press copies of the speech, in addition to a press release announcing the signing.
Extent:
10 digital pages
Collection:
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Series Number:
03.
Series Name:
Speech Files.
Preferred Citation:
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Speech Files. Remarks on signing nuclear test ban treaty, 7 October 1963
Place(s):
Soviet Union
Physical Description:
10 digital pages
Media Type:
Paper
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