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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-011
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's statement upon signing the Agricultural Credit Agreement with Mexico, providing credit and technical assistance to farmers in order to increase income and productivity. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, draft, and press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-010
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address at a luncheon held in his honor by the President of Mexico, Adolfo Lopez Mateos, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico. In his speech the President identifies the primary goals of the Alliance for Progress, and discusses Mexico and the United States' shared history of revolution. Materials in this folder include reading copies and a press copy of the speech.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-039-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's remarks upon arriving at the Mexico City International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico. In his speech the President thanks President Adolfo Lopez Mateos and the people of Mexico for their hospitality, and discusses the goals of the Alliance for Progress and the significance of Pan-American relations. Materials in this folder include a memorandum, draft, press copy, and reading copy of the speech. Of note are several items with handwritten notations by the President.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-038-016
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to a group of visiting members of the Mexican Congress in the new flower garden of the White House.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-029-019
This folder consists primarily of Mexican newspaper clippings, mostly in Spanish with English translations, collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. Materials concern the proposed construction of the Reynosa-Mexicali (Mexican-American) pipeline, which would carry natural gas from fields in Texas to consumers in Los Angeles, California. The clippings were most likely sent by singer and Kennedy family friend Morton Downey. News clippings concerning President and Mrs. Kennedy's trip to Mexico are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-024-016
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists primarily of memorandums from the Office of the Chief of Protocol. Materials principally concern recommendations for autographed photographs of President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to be given as gifts to dignitaries and officials during the President and Mrs. Kennedy's trip to Mexico. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-122-006
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's visit to Mexico City, Mexico. Materials in this folder include itineraries, a commemorative brochure, a press release announcing the President's schedule, a list of officials accompanying the President, guest lists for events and meetings, suggested remarks for the President to deliver upon arrival, a program from the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, letters thanking those responsible for making administrative arrangements, and briefing papers concerning the Alliance for Progress, the current state of the Mexican economy, the salinity problem near the lower Colorado River, and possible joint ventures between Mexico and the United States. This folder contains some Spanish-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-122-005
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's visit to Mexico City, Mexico. Materials in this folder include maps, a summary of diplomatic and foreign relations expectations for the visit, a summary of oil and gas properties in Mexico, and memoranda concerning a prospective canal across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-122-004
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Mexico (officially known as the United Mexican States). Materials in this folder include memoranda regarding the President's interactions with Mexican officials, background information on Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos, correspondence between Presidents Kennedy and López Mateos, and a telegram summarizing the Mexican people's reaction to President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's visit to Mexico.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-122-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Mexico (officially known as the United Mexican States). Materials in this folder include an annotated bibliography on Mexican history, memoranda regarding the President's interactions with Mexican officials, and correspondence between President Kennedy and Mexican representatives, including President Adolfo López Mateos, on subjects such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Alliance for Progress, and the Chamizal border dispute. This folder contains some Spanish-language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-122-002
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Mexico (officially known as the United Mexican States). Materials in this folder include memoranda, a summary of the salinity problem near the lower Colorado River, a summary of tax legislation concerning foreign investments, and letters to President Kennedy from Mexican officials, including President Adolfo López Mateos, on subjects such as the Alliance for Progress, the Organization of American States' resolution on Cuba, and President Kennedy's recent visit to Mexico City with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. This folder contains some Spanish-language material.
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JFKPOF-122-001
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Mexico (officially known as the United Mexican States). Materials in this folder include memoranda, newspaper articles, an article from the New England Journal of Medicine, telegrams from American Ambassador to Mexico Thomas C. Mann, a press release of a joint communique issued by President Kennedy and Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos, a summary of a prospective cooperative project to provide natural gas to an electric utility in Southern California, and correspondence between President Kennedy and Mexican officials, including President López Mateos. This folder contains some Spanish-language material.
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JFKPOF-121b-013
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning Mexico (officially known as the United Mexican States). Materials in this folder include press releases, a copy of a speech by Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos in honor of Freedom of the Press Day, a letter from United States Ambassador to Mexico Thomas C. Mann, correspondence between President Kennedy and Mexican officials, including President López Mateos, and memoranda regarding the quality of water in Mexico and President Kennedy's interactions with Mexican representatives. This folder also contains materials concerning meetings for the Mexican-American Interparliamentary Group, including itineraries and a list of representatives in attendance. This folder contains some Spanish-language material.
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JFKPOF-088a-008
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Department of State. Topics include the schedule of state, official, and Presidential guest visits for 1963; Mexico; the expulsion of Cuba from the International Monetary Fund; a visit by Secretary General of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) Thorkil Kristensen; press leaks at the Department of State; and trade of cotton textiles. Of note is a memorandum from Secretary of State Dean Rusk titled, "Arrangement Concerning the Stationing of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Outer Space." Also included in this folder is an issue of Lloyd's Bank Review.
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JFKPOF-040-017
This folder contains press copies of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to members of Ballet Folklorico of Mexico in the new flower garden of the White House prior to a demonstration by the dance troupe.
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JFKPOF-065a-003
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the President. Topics include aid to Mexico, the registration of space vehicles, a summary of a conversation between the President and Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson, steel, and British Guiana. Of note is a pamphlet titled "Does Overpopulation Mean Poverty?" by the Center for International Economic Growth. Also included in this folder is an article from the Village Voice concerning the President's birthday celebration at Madison Square Garden.
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JFKPOF-065-003
This folder contains memoranda between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and Walt W. Rostow, Chairman of the Policy Planning Council, Department of State. Topics include economics, a strategy for development in Mexico, and deceleration of growth in the Soviet Union. Of note are materials concerning international educational development. Also included in this folder is a draft of a paper regarding the balance of payments.
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JFKPOF-091-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Topics include a possible luncheon or dinner with leaders of the motion picture industry, foreign reaction to the Telstar communications satellite, surveys of West European opinions of the U.S., and the ability for the U.S. to telecast programs into Cuba. Also included in this folder are reports by USIA titled, "Media Comment in the Mississippi Crisis," and, "The Impact of President Kennedy's Visit to Mexico."
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JFKPOF-079a-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA). Topics include the appointment of Robert C. Weaver as Administrator of HHFA, nondiscrimination in housing, the Oglala Sioux at Pine Ridge Reservation as the first tribe to develop low-rent housing, the effect of stopping contracts for HHFA Federal aid programs in Mississippi, and a development program for United States and Mexico border cities.