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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF32-006
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning an interdepartmental energy study headed by the Office of Science and Technology. Types of items include sections of the report and administrative memoranda.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-332-018
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 116 (NSAM 116) titled, “Instructions from President as a result of November 30 meeting re: atmospheric testing,” to Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; and Jerome B. Wiesner, Special Assistant to the President on Science and Technology, from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are copies of a report titled, “A Program to Explain U.S. Position on Testing in the Atmosphere,” by a sub-committee of the National Security Council Committee on Atmospheric Testing Policy, chaired by Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-332-014
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 112 (NSAM 112) titled, “Atmospheric Testing Policy,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara; Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); and Jerome B. Wiesner, Special Assistant to the President on Science and Technology, from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are a memorandum from Chairman Seaborg to President John F. Kennedy on the atmospheric test program, and a list of nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Science and Technology (OST), and consists of a copy of a paper titled, "A National Policy for Science and Technology."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-012
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Science and Technology (OST), and consists of a copy of a paper titled, "U.S. National Planning for International Scientific Cooperation."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Science and Technology (OST). Materials include memoranda regarding Project West Ford, a report on the Civilian Technology Program titled, "Technology and Economic Prosperity," a summary of a conference of the Panel of Civilian Technology, a draft statement by the PSAC (President's Science Advisory Council) on the nuclear test ban treaty, and summary papers of three agenda items from the Ministers of Science meeting of OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-010
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Science and Technology (OST). Materials concern a memorandum to the President from OST Director Jerome B. Wiesner regarding a reorganization of the OST, a meeting between President Kennedy and Presidents of National Research Councils of the Americas, radioactive iodine (I-131), and a proposal for the creation of a task force to survey Federal activities in water research.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-284-003
This folder contains a report by the President's Science Advisory Committee titled "Science, Government, and Information."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-342-013
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 269 (NSAM 269) titled, “Procedure for Approval of Certain Nuclear Tests,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Maxwell Taylor, Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, and Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-012
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 252 (NSAM 252) titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E. William Henry, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA) Bernard Boutin, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, and the Director of Telecommunications Management [to be established] from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 252.