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Lawrence F. O'Brien Personal Papers
LOBPP-003-014
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Theodore C. Sorensen Personal Papers
TCSPP-059-020
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John L. Saltonstall Personal Papers
JLSPP-002-002
This folder contains letters sent to liberal voters, including letters opposing Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and supporting Senator Hubert Humphery as the 1960 Democratic Party nominees for president.
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Jean Stein Personal Papers
JSTPP-001-041
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-1022-041
This folder contains a newspaper and flyer written by Clyde Wantland concerning the 1948 election of Lyndon B. Johnson to the United States Senate and opposition to the prospect of Senator Johnson as Vice President during the 1960 presidential campaign. Also included are pamphlets concerning opposition to Senator John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election.
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United States Secret Service Records
USSS-026-002
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Kennedy Family Collection
KFC-092-001
This scrapbook is a self-published work that documents John F. Kennedy’s political career from the perspective of the volume’s creator, 1960 presidential campaign volunteer, founder of the Allen Dental Medical Corporation, and Kennedy family friend, Frank Allen Orofino (known professionally as Frank Allen). A limited number of copies of the scrapbook were made for President Kennedy’s family, friends, and associates; the full list of recipients is included at the end of the scrapbook. An original typed inscription taped to the inside front free endpaper reads, “Dedicated in gratitude to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy who shared with this country and the world John Fitzgerald Kennedy." The handwritten inscription in black ink below the typed inscription reads, "In friendship to Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy / Frank Allen Orofino / Vol I / '68." A typed preface written by Orofino is also included. The scrapbook contains materials related to President Kennedy’s United States Senate career, his 1960 presidential campaign, and his presidency. It contains facsimiles of correspondence between Orofino and members of the Kennedy family, including Senator (later President) John F. Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford; Robert F. "Bob" Kennedy and Ethel Skakel Kennedy; and Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy. It also contains facsimiles of correspondence between Orofino and various associates of the President and First Lady, including the President’s personal secretary, Evelyn Lincoln; Jacqueline Kennedy’s personal secretary, Mary Gallagher; campaign aide and later Special Assistant to the President, Lawrence “Larry” O'Brien; White House housekeeper Anne Lincoln; White House Secret Service agent, John J. "Muggsy" O'Leary; Governor of Florida, Farris Bryant; Boston Secret Service agent, Frank V. McDermott; and Kennedy family financial advisor, Thomas J. Walsh. Photographs are accompanied by facsimiles of Orofino’s handwritten captions and notations. Those pictured in photographs include President and Mrs. Kennedy; Caroline Kennedy; John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Joseph, Sr.; Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy; Patricia; Bob; Jean Kennedy Smith and Stephen E. Smith; Ted; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Lady Bird Johnson; campaign aide and later White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger, and Nancy Joy Salinger; entertainer Frank Sinatra; Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Francis Spellman; Mary and Ray Gallagher and their children, Christopher and Gregory Gallagher; Larry O’Brien; secretary to then-Senator Kennedy and later Mrs. Kennedy’s Press Secretary, Pamela Turnure; presidential campaign manager and later special assistant to President Kennedy, Timothy J. “Ted” Reardon, Jr., and Betty Jane Reardon; John J. “Muggsy” O’Leary; Evelyn Lincoln; democratic politician and Chairman of the Board of the Coca-Cola Export Corporation, James A. “Jim” Farley, Sr.; democratic politician, Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr.; Kennedy family friend and former Boston Police Commissioner, Joseph F. Timilty; Governor of California, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; and various campaign and office staff members. Orofino also included photographs of himself and his family. Also pictured are presidential campaign items designed by Orofino, including a tie clip modeled after PT-109. Events pictured include the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California; the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C.; and the Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. This scrapbook contains 115 photographic prints, 45 photocopied letters, five other printed items, and one oil painting reproduction.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF25-010
This folder contains material compiled by Walter W. Heller in preparation for the 1965 Economic Report issued by the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Types of items include memoranda, outlines, and drafts by CEA staff. The theme of the report was how economics related to the objectives of the Great Society programs proposed by President Johnson.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF40-003
This folder contains material related to President Johnson's legislative program for 1964, including proposals to study population growth.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0965-012
This folder contains newspaper clippings concerning Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as a potential Democratic nominee for the 1960 presidential election.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0965-007
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of the Senator’s staff, and various individuals (primarily Judge Gene Lary) containing expressions of general support for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign and concerning the political climate in Texas, particularly regarding Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination. Also included in this folder is an honorary diploma from a Mexican law school, and materials from the “Lyndon Johnson for President Clubs.” This folder contains some Spanish-language materials.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0965-006
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of the Senator’s staff, and various individuals containing expressions of general support for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, and concerning campaign efforts, the Kennedy-Ervin Labor Management Reform Bill, and the political climate in Texas, particularly concerning Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0965-005
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of the Senator’s staff, and various individuals containing expressions of general support for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign and the political climate in Texas, particularly concerning Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0965-003
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy, members of the Senator’s staff, and various individuals containing expressions of general support for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, and concerning campaign efforts and the political climate in Texas, particularly concerning Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0964-034
This folder contains letters, telegrams, newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, and memoranda concerning Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as a potential Democratic candidate for the 1960 presidential election, and correspondence between Senator Johnson and Senator John F. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0964-032
This folder contains correspondence between Senator John F. Kennedy and various individuals, including Governor of Texas Price Daniel, concerning general support for Senator Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign if Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson should fail to win the Democratic nomination at the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0958-009
This folder contains a memorandum from Robert F. Kennedy, a newspaper article concerning Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson’s presidential campaign efforts in North Carolina, and a list of contributors to North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges 1956 campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0958-002
This folder contains newspaper articles concerning the presidential campaign efforts of Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey, Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson, Senator John F. Kennedy, and Vice President Richard Nixon in North Carolina.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
JFKCAMP1960-0957-019
This folder contains newspaper articles concerning the political climate of New York and Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson’s presidential campaign efforts in New York.
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Margaret Ronayne Hahn Personal Papers
MRHPP-001-007
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-028-016
This folder consists of correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from Kennedy friend and journalist Benjamin C. Bradlee. Materials mainly represent Bradlee's views and advice on both personal and political matters. Of note is a memorandum for then Senator John F. Kennedy providing Bradlee's assessment of Senator Lyndon Johnson's potential as a Presidential candidate in the 1960 election.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-030-021
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Materials mainly consist of Johnson's views and advice on domestic, political and foreign affairs, memorandums, and press releases of remarks made by the Vice President. Topics include recommendations regarding commercial use of supersonic transports, the Plan for Progress program, and Civil Rights. Of note are materials relating to Vice President Johnson's role as Chairman of the Space Council, including a memorandum reporting on Space Council Activities in 1962; memorandums regarding the moon program and the potential military applications of the Space Program; and information regarding the health of astronaut Donald K. Slayton, one of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts, who was grounded due to heart fibrillation. Personal correspondence between the President and the Vice President is found throughout.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-030-020
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Materials mainly consist of Johnson's views and advice on domestic and foreign affairs, memorandums, and press releases of official correspondence. Topics include the foreign economic aid program and the National Space Program. Of note are materials relating to Vice President Johnson's trips to Europe, Southeast Asia, India and Pakistan, including an informal log recording Johnson's around the world trip by James A. Suffridge of the Retail Clerks International Association.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-034-019
This folder contains a draft of President Kennedy's statement upon signing H.R. 6169, a bill amending the Aeronautics and Space Act. In his statement the President announces the appointment of Vice President Johnson as the head of the National Aeronautics and Space Council.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-137-005
This folder contains an agenda for a campaign strategy meeting between then Senator John F. Kennedy and his Vice Presidential candidate Texas Senator Lyndon Johnson.