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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-LHH-01
In this interview Hodges discusses the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions; the 1960 National Governors’ Conference; John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] 1960 presidential campaign; the Department of Commerce, including reorganization, agencies within the Department, and relations with other groups; establishing the U.S. Travel Service; the Business Advisory Council; businessmen and government; the economic recession in 1960–1961; the Area Redevelopment Act; the 1962 rise in steel prices; balance of payments; and trips abroad, among other issues.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF28-001
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Business Advisory Council of the Department of Commerce. Types of items include news articles, memoranda, correspondence, and notes. Of note is a memorandum outlining the history of the Business Advisory Council and its relationship to the Council of Economic Advisers.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-074-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Topics include women in the labor force in 1960, steel settlements, the balance of payments, wages and prices in Europe, and a meeting of the Business Council (Business Advisory Council).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072a-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of Commerce. Topics include expanding advisory services of the Business Advisory Council to all areas of the government and not exclusively the Department of Commerce, and a statement on the establishment of the Business Ethics Advisory Council.