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Arthur M. Schlesinger Personal Papers
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Chalmers M. Roberts Personal Papers
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Chalmers M. Roberts Personal Papers
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Chalmers M. Roberts Personal Papers
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George W. Ball Personal Papers
This folder contains memoranda and transcripts of telephone conversations between Under Secretary of State George Ball, President John F. Kennedy, and various members of the White House staff concerning airplane hijacking incidents, Cuban emigration to the United States, trade relations between Cuba and the United States, Cuba’s relationship with the Soviet Union (USSR), and the activities of the National Security Council’s Cuban Task Force.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains memoranda, newspaper articles, a press release of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy, and correspondence between Senator Kennedy and various individuals concerning American-Israeli relations, American-Soviet relations, the prospect of a Catholic president, and Senator Kennedy’s presidential campaign trip to Rochester, New York.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
This folder contains additions to the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board’s (FIAB) report to the President on intelligence activities in Cuba (also known as the Killian Report) and includes extracts from the National Photographic Interpretation Center (NPIC) regarding aerial surveillance of Cuba. Information in the extracts includes the construction of missile equipment, various buildings, and military camps; and detection of vehicles, ships, aircraft, and Soviet Union personnel. Also included in this folder is a review of National Intelligence Estimates (NIE) and Special NIE published prior to the Cuban arms build-up of October 1962 and pertaining to the possibility of Soviet military bases in Cuba.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains copies of a speech by Senator John F. Kennedy titled, “Mr. Khrushchev and the Captive Nations,” regarding the Soviet Union and satellite states in Eastern Europe. Also included in this folder is a speech given by Senator Kennedy at the Nationality Building Fund Committee dinner at the International Institute of Gary in Gary, Indiana concerning captive nations in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
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John Kenneth Galbraith Personal Papers
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
This file consists of letters to President John F. Kennedy containing expressions of and responses to public opinion. Topics include communism, civil service employment, and requests for assistance. Of note is a carbon copy of President Kennedy's response to a letter from 8-year-old Michelle Rochon, of Marine City, Michigan, regarding her concerns that Santa Claus would be killed as a result of nuclear bomb testing conducted by the Soviet Union at the North Pole. In his letter, the President reassures the young girl of Santa's safety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning news reports received through wire services. Topics include domestic issues such as unemployment and social services, and international matters such as foreign aid to India, American negotiations with the Laotian government, and the Algerian War (also known as the Algerian War of Independence). The majority of the folder's materials concerns the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the state of Cuba under the leadership of Prime Minister (and eventual President) Fidel Castro, and President Kennedy's conflict with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
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Theodore C. Sorensen Personal Papers
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Theodore C. Sorensen Personal Papers
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
This folder contains material pertaining to a memorandum titled "Comparisons of Levels and Growth of National Product in the United States and the Soviet Union," which was presumably written by the Council of Economic Advisers.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning China. Materials consist of the resignation of Alan G. Kirk as United States Ambassador to the Republic of China and correspondence between President Kennedy and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. Of note is a memorandum concerning communism and relations between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains quotes by Richard M. Nixon regarding issues of national security including disarmament, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, atomic energy, satellites, the missile gap, and nuclear testing.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains quotes by Richard M. Nixon concerning the need for greater education in the science and engineering fields, and competition between the United States and Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains quotes by Richard M. Nixon concerning the use of U-2 aircraft to conduct aerial surveillance over the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains quotes by Richard M. Nixon on communism, national security, and competition between the United States and Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains quotes by Richard M. Nixon concerning the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains excerpts and press releases of speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy. Topics include nuclear weapons testing, urban affairs, Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s visit to the United States, federal student loans, the Democratic Party’s farm program, Africa, and the labor movement. Also included is a speech concerning a gap in achievements in agriculture, military, education, and space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains copies and press releases of speeches given in New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include primary elections; issues in Eastern Europe, particularly the Soviet Union and Communism; natural resources and conservation projects; housing reform; the Presidency and foreign policy; and policy differences between the Republican and Democratic parties.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains copies and press releases of speeches given in Kansas and New Hampshire by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include the achievement gap in agriculture, military, education, and space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union; Africa; preservation of natural resources; South America; and the importance of primary elections in Nebraska and New Hampshire. Also included in this folder is Senator Kennedy’s itinerary for New Hampshire in the days leading up to the state’s primary election.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains copies, excerpts, and press releases of speeches given in Indiana, Oregon, and West Virginia by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential primary campaign. Topics include the achievement gap in agriculture, military, education, and space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union; the educational system; disarmament; the economy; and a proposal for a national fuels policy. Also included in this folder is an incomplete listing by date of the Senator’s campaign stops and speeches given in each city.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains copies, excerpts, and press releases of speeches given in California, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, and Washington, D.C. by Senator John F. Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign. Topics include agriculture, differences between the Democratic and Republican Parties, and challenges ahead for the 1960s. Also included in this folder is a speech titled, “A Time for Decision,” given by Senator Kennedy on the floor of the United States Senate. In the speech the Senator addresses relations between the United States and the Soviet Union; Communism; disarmament; the importance of scientific development in the United States; and aid to areas in need, such as Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and China.