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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-183-001
This folder contains correspondence between President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Topics include relations between the United States and Soviet Union, Berlin and German unification, disarmament, nuclear testing, Laos, space flights, and the Bay of Pigs invasion. Also included in this folder are letters from Premier Khrushchev to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and John J. McCloy, Advisor to President Kennedy on Disarmament. This folder contains some Russian-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-005
This folder contains memoranda regarding the launch of meteorological satellite TIROS III and providing space launcher assistance to other countries. Also included in this folder is a report by the United States Air Force discussing the U.S. space program and the following goals: earliest practicable achievement of manned lunar exploration, early international operational satellite communication capability, early international satellite weather prediction capability, an aggressive program of scientific investigation, and support of an adequate booster program capable of meeting civilian and military needs.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-004
This folder includes a memorandum regarding a budget increase in the Department of Defense for Project VELA, a report by the USIA (United States Information Agency) Office of Research and Analysis of international reaction to the Soviet Union’s manned space flight, and a review by the Bureau of the Budget of proposed increases for space programs. Also included in this folder is a report by James E. Webb, Administrator for NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara titled, “Recommendations for our National Space Program: Changes, Policies, Goals.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-003
This folder contains memoranda and a report regarding the Soviet Union’s activities in space including a launch of a probe in the direction of the planet Venus. Also included in this folder is a report by the Air Force Space Study Committee concerning a development gap in the space programs of the Soviet Union and United States, a threat to the national security of the U.S., satellites, payload sizes in orbit, the development of launch vehicles, space weapons systems, the manned space program, and ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-306-007
This folder contains statement drafts, memoranda, and potential questions for press conferences held by President John F. Kennedy. Topics include nuclear testing, the budget, national security and defense, international relations, outer space, communism, and Cuba. Also included in this folder is a transcript of a press conference held by former Vice President Richard M. Nixon in Cairo, Egypt on June 23, 1963.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-308-007
This folder includes a paper by the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency concerning a potential arrangement between the United States and Soviet Union for the placement of weapons of mass destruction in space; and drafts of resolutions, declarations, and agreements by the U.S., Soviet Union, and United Nations regarding the weapons in space.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-308-004
This folder contains cables sent within the Department of State concerning United States military space activities, meetings of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and the Legal Subcommittee, and a bilateral agreement between the U.S. and Soviet Union for collaboration on space activities including meteorological satellites and geomagnetic mapping.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-308-002
This folder contains memoranda regarding an article by Francis Drake published in Reader’s Digest titled, “We’re Running the Wrong Race with Russia,” about the focus of space activities by the United States and Soviet Union. Also included in this folder are a speech by James E. Webb, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), on the U.S. space program and a report by The RAND Corporation titled, “Political-Strategic Implications of Military Space Activities (U),” discussing U.S. military space programs and capabilities, and the Soviet Union’s space program.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-308-001
This folder primarily contains the BNSP (Basic National Security Policy) Planning Task I (1): “Implications of Outer Space in the 1970’s,” a policy paper discussing competition between the United States and Soviet Union in space, utilization of satellites for communication and observation, arms control, space weapons, and orbital nuclear delivery vehicles.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-008
This folder includes drafts of the United States Policy on Outer Space and memoranda containing reactions to the policy, including concerns about national security. Also included in this folder is a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly regarding international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-307-007
This folder contains memoranda regarding the law of outer space, a letter and a Concurrent Resolution proposed by Representative Olin Teague expressing concerns about national security with collaborations in space between the United States and the Soviet Union, and a draft of U.S. policy on outer space. Also included in this folder is a report by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space dated, July 14, 1959. Topics include communications satellites, arrangements for an international operational system, liability for space vehicle incidents, and UN registry of space launchers.
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JFKNSF-307-006
This folder contains a report to the United States Congress from President John F. Kennedy titled, “United States Aeronautics and Space Activities, 1961,” summarizing actions by various departments and agencies related to the U.S. space program. Topics include communication satellites, a reorganization of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), nuclear testing, meteorological studies, space sciences, and manned space flight. Also included in this folder are telegrams and memoranda concerning astronaut Colonel John Glenn’s successful orbit around the Earth, a directive from the Department of Defense for military space programs, and Soviet Union criticisms of the U.S. space program.
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JFKNSF-323-006
This folder contains memoranda from Walt Rostow, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, to President John F. Kennedy and McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Topics include the threat of communism, guerilla warfare, Vietnam, and policy planning. Also included in this folder is a copy of a speech given by Rostow on disarmament at the 6th Pugwash Conference held in Moscow. Of note is a letter to Rostow from Massachuetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Professor Leon Trilling regarding the Soviet Union’s space program.
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JFKNSF-327-007
This folder contains a memorandum from Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide to the President, to McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, titled "Military Astronautics Programs," discussing the United States Navy's contributions to the space program in comparison to the United States Air Force, and arguing for the Navy's inclusion in the development of an anti-satellite program. The memorandum contains handwritten notes by McGeorge Bundy.
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JFKNSF-339-002
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 192 (NSAM 192) to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster from Carl Kaysen, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The NSAM is in regards to a memorandum titled, “A Separate Arms Control Measure for Outer Space,” to President John F. Kennedy from Director William C. Foster.
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JFKNSF-338-011
This file contains copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 183 (NSAM 183) titled, “Space Program of the United States,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of Central Intelligence John McCone, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn T. Seaborg, and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are position and contingency papers related to NSAM 183.
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JFKNSF-336-012
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 156 (NSAM 156) regarding negotiations on disarmament and the peaceful uses of outer space to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, and Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William C. Foster from President John F. Kennedy. Also included are memoranda regarding NSAM 156 and the satellite reconnaissance program.