Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-035-003
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address given at the Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Foundation dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In his speech the President acknowledges honoree General Omar Bradley, and goes on to address the importance of supporting cancer research. Materials in this folder include a press copy and drafts of the speech, as well as biographical information regarding General Bradley released by the Department of Defense's Office of Public Information. Of note are notations handwritten by the President on the back pages of a memorandum.