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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CDRR-01
Dillon and Roosa (1961 - 1964) discuss the International Monetary Fund’s role in the international monetary system and the General Arrangements to Borrow, among other issues.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-227-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s address to a meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy explains how the IMF helps to ensure international economic stability, and discusses how his administration plan to limit straining the country’s balance of payments by increasing exports, maintaining stable prices, limiting foreign expenditures, decelerating foreign demand on the country’s capital markets, and increasing the attractiveness of foreign investment in the United States.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-128-001
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to the Board of Governors at the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech President Kennedy identifies several American economic problems, such as exports, inflation, and balance of payments, and encourages his audience to consider these issues in an international context.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-036-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the Soviet Union should be invited to join the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or offered direct financial help. The episode aired on Monday, July 8, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-09-30-A
AR40
Photograph folder
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1962-09-20-C
AR27
Textual folder
Leon B. Poullada Personal Papers
LBPPP-002-009
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-017
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Long-Range International Payments Committee (LRIPC). Items include a paper titled "Contribution of IMF to International Liquidity" by Eugene A. Birnbaum, and another paper titled "The Evolution of the IMF: Further Comments" by James Tobin.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF35-015
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning liquidity. The bulk consists of three papers, all on the topic of international liquidity. One paper is titled "International Liquidity: Problems and Proposal" (no author listed) and another is titled "Professor Triffin on International Liquidity and the Role of the [International Monetary] Fund" by Oscar L. Altman.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF16-021
This folder contains correspondence between Walter W. Heller and Per Jacobsson, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Enclosures include five speeches by Jacobsson.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF44-029
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on enrolled bill H.R. 10162, to amend the Bretton Woods Agreement Act to authorize the United States to participate in loans to the International Monetary Fund to strengthen the international monetary system.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-090-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Materials consist of a collection of memoranda and reports for the President regarding the balance of payments. Also included in this folder is a report to the President by the Cabinet Committee on the Balance of Payments and a paper by Executive Director of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) Bill Dale titled, "The Role of the IMF in a Program to Finance the U.S. External Deficit."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-324-010
This folder contains a background paper by Dr. Hans Karl von Borries titled, “German Perspective on Foreign Aid,” and materials regarding private low-interest loans to underdeveloped countries. Also included in this folder are letters to Per Jacobsson, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), from Xenophon Zolotas, Governor of the Bank of Greece, discussing the IMF and the impact of the United States foreign aid program on the international economy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-047-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to a meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President explains how the IMF helps to ensure international economic stability, and discusses how his administration limits straining the country's balance of payments by increasing exports, maintaining stable prices, limiting foreign expenditures, decelerating foreign demand on the country's capital markets, and increasing the attractiveness of foreign investment in the United States. Materials in this folder include a press and mimeographed copy of the speech, in addition to note cards with handwritten notations by the President.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0927-019
This folder contains materials related to President John F. Kennedy’s address to a meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., including a press release copy and a carbon copy of the President's reading copy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-089-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of the Treasury. Topics include the balance of payments, a review by the International Monetary Fund of the United States economic and financial situation, taxes, United States gold and issues with Canada and Spain, and a report on the Bank for International Settlements. Also included in this folder is a memorandum from Assistant to Secretary of the Treasury Robert A. Wallace to Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon titled, "Treasury Study Mission on Fiscal Planning in Western European Countries."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0924-028
This folder contains correspondence related to President John F. Kennedy's speech to attendees of the Board of Governors annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0924-025
This folder contains materials related to President John F. Kennedy's speech to attendees of the Board of Governors annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. including press releases and a carbon copy of the President's reading copy.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-040-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks to the Board of Governors at the annual meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund at the Sheraton-Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. In his speech the President identifies several American economic problems, such as exports, inflation, and balance of payments, and encourages his audience to consider these issues in an international context. Materials in this folder include various memoranda, drafts by Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon and Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen, a press copy, and a reading copy of the speech with handwritten notations by the President, in addition to a copy of Dillon's speech delivered at the same conference.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-423-001
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda regarding Indonesia’s economic instability, repayment of debts to the Soviet Union, and relations with Malaysia; trade negotiations with United States oil companies; and economic aid from the U.S., Netherlands, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-291-014
This folder contains a Council of Economic Advisers’ paper entitled, “Proposal for an IMF Drawing,” a State Department memorandum entitled, “The Possible Restriction of the Sale of Foreign Securities in United States Markets,” a State Department memorandum entitled, “Negotiations at Political Level for Supplementary Financing of Balance of Payments Deficit,” and a Treasury Department memorandum entitled, “Possible Tax Restraints on U.S. Travel Abroad.”
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR8144-H
President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) delivers an address to the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Under Secretary of State, George Ball, sits on stage at center of photograph, right of the American flag. Seated at table on stage, right of President Kennedy (L-R): President of the World Bank Group, George D. Woods; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; and Governor of the Banca d’Italia, Guido Carli. Others on stage are unidentified.
Textual folder
C. Douglas Dillon Personal Papers
CDDPP-041-014
Textual folder
C. Douglas Dillon Personal Papers
CDDPP-041-013
Photograph
White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7473-E
President John F. Kennedy (center, at lectern) delivers remarks to a joint meeting of the governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sheraton Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.