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USSR: Kennedy - Khrushchev letters, 1961

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Digital Identifier:
JFKPOF-126a-005
Title:
USSR: Kennedy - Khrushchev letters, 1961
Date(s) of Materials:
1961: 20 February-8 December
Folder Description:
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's correspondence with Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Materials in this folder include memoranda regarding the transmission of letters, drafts of suggested responses by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, and correspondence between the President and Premier Khrushchev on subjects such as Berlin, disarmament, the future of American-Soviet relations, and the two countries' sharply differing political ideologies. This folder contains some Russian-language materials and several items with handwritten notations by President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev.
Extent:
169 digital pages
Collection:
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Finding Aid | Digitized Content
Series Number:
09.
Series Name:
Countries.
Preferred Citation:
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files. Countries. USSR: Kennedy - Khrushchev letters, 1961
Place(s):
Soviet Union
Physical Description:
169 digital pages
Media Type:
Paper
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