This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the President's News Conference of March 29, 1962 (News Conference 29). The President began the press conference by announcing the retirement of Associate Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Whittaker for health reasons. He then briefly discussed the importance of the tax revision bill before the House of Representatives and the obstacle of nuclear test inspections to the test ban treaty. Following the announcements the President answered questions from the press on a variety of topics including steel industry negotiations, the Supreme Court reapportionment decision in Baker v. Carr [369 U.S. 186 (1962)], the prospect of a balanced budget, and trade legislation increasing carpet and glass tariffs. Background materials in this folder include draft press conference announcements, newspaper clippings, memorandums, and briefing papers for the President on domestic and foreign affairs and national security. Topics of the background materials include the Area Redevelopment Agency (ADA), the capital improvements program, the international gold pool, and the economy. The official White House transcript of the press conference and the stenotype transcript of the press conference are also included.