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This folder contains press releases issued by the Office of the White House Press Secretary. Most contain the text of remarks by President Johnson, including his speeches at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.

This folder contains material pertaining to speeches given by individuals other than Bernard Boutin. The speeches were collected by Boutin along with related correspondence. Authors include James K. Carr of San Francisco; Senator Thomas J. McIntyre of New Hampshire; Governor John W. King of New Hampshire; Philip L. Graham of the Washington Post; FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover; President John F. Kennedy; C. Douglas Dillon, Secretary of the Treasury; Charles J. Hitch, Assistant Secretary of Defense; and William McC. Martin, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. There are also numerous White House press releases of remarks by President Johnson; the platform booklet from the 1964 Democratic National Convention; and three items published by the Democratic National Committee: "Some Hard Questions about the Civil Rights Act," "A Goldwater Primer in Five Parts," and "Goldwater Contradictions and Shifts." Note that file contains some draft statements about the General Services Administration that were written by Boutin for other government officials.

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the weekly activities of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), including promoting the Democratic political platform, coordinating fundraising efforts, and planning campaign strategies. Materials in this folder include memoranda to DNC Chairman John M. Bailey regarding speaking engagements, voter registration, the 1964 DNC convention, strategies for news media campaigns, and the DNC Nationalities Division. The folder also contains a copy of the Congressional Record regarding hearing on youth employment and a memorandum from Bailey to President Kennedy concerning the importance of voter registration programs for the upcoming 1964 Presidential and Congressional elections.

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) efforts to plan the 1964 national convention. Materials include memoranda from DNC Chairman John M. Bailey concerning possible sites for the convention, a memorandum regarding the prospect of a "headquarters hotel," and a memorandum from Stephen Smith, President Kennedy's brother-in-law and Chief Executive of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, concerning delegate appointments.

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) research on various state elections. Materials in this folder include statistical information concerning Congressional and gubernatorial races from the 1962 elections, including the state's number of electoral votes, the margin of victory for individual races, the voting percentages in the 1960 presidential election, members of the state's democratic committee, and whether a particular seat is up for re-election in 1964.

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning established organizations whose convictions on social, cultural, and economic issues is described as being "right-wing" on the American political spectrum Materials in this folder include memoranda from Deputy Special Counsel to the President Myer "Mike" Feldman regarding radical right-wing organizations (as opposed to conservative right-wing organizations), a letter to Feldman from Wyoming Senator Gale W. McGee regarding the impact of these organizations in the 1964 presidential and congressional elections, and a report on the financial status of American right-wing organizations.

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the weekly activities of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), including promoting the Democratic political platform, coordinating fundraising efforts, and planning campaign strategies. Materials in this folder include descriptions of telephone canvassing efforts in Michigan during the 1962 elections, DNC news releases regarding federal African American appointments and transcripts of DNC Chairman John M. Bailey's speeches on the upcoming 1964 elections, and memoranda to Bailey regarding women's activities, voter registration, the Young Democrats division of the DNC, and suggested projects and strategies for the 1964 elections.

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the weekly activities of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), including promoting the Democratic political platform, coordinating fundraising efforts, and planning campaign strategies. Materials in this folder include a DNC news release regarding the Kennedy administration's efforts to improve the country's race relations, a copy of DNC Chairman John M. Bailey's statement on the Democratic Party's prospects for the upcoming 1964 elections, and memoranda to Bailey regarding fundraising, voter registration, the 1964 national convention, federal African American appointments, and the Young Democrats division of the DNC.

This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Staff Assistant Richard Maguire. Materials primarily concern political fundraising in 1964.

This folder contains Bernard Boutin's correspondence related to elections and campaigns during his time at the General Services Administration. Types of items include letters, memoranda, news clippings, and campaign brochures and ephemera. Most of the file pertains to Boutin's work as a regional coordinator for New England during the 1964 presidential campaign. The file also includes a copy of the New Hampshire Democrat newsletter (vol. 1, no. 2, 31 August 1964).

This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and journalist Charles L. Bartlett. Materials mainly consist of Bartlett's views on political and foreign affairs, clippings, and commentary on his own and others' news reports. Topics include the 1964 election and media-government relations. This folder contains some foreign language material.

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's taped remarks for the Colorado Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinner. In his speech the President explains the importance of a strong Democratic Party in preparation for the 1964 elections. Materials in this folder include a draft by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen containing handwritten notations by the President and letters to Administrative Assistant to the President Mike Manatos from Utah Senator Frank Moss and Fred M. Betz, Sr., Chariman of the Colorado State Democratic Central Committee.

This folder contains a draft of President John F. Kennedy's taped remarks for the Utah Jefferson-Jackson Day fundraising dinner. In his speech the President explains the importance of a strong Democratic Party in preparation for the 1964 elections. The draft is by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and contains handwritten notations by the President.

This folder contains a draft of President John F. Kennedy's taped remarks for the Oklahoma Jefferson-Jackson Day fundraising dinner. In his speech the President explains the importance of a strong Democratic Party in preparation for the 1964 elections. The draft is by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen and contains handwritten notations by the President.

This folder contains a press release of an interview between President John F. Kennedy and CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite. In the interview the President assesses how four current issues will affect his chances of reelection in 1964: civil rights, unemployment, the Partial Test Ban Treaty, and the Vietnam War.

This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) preliminary efforts for the 1964 presidential election. Materials in this folder include a list of individual state coordinators, analyses of electoral votes and demographic information for individual states, and a summary of the DNC's voter education program.