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Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-SEH-01
In this interview Harris discusses his work as an economic adviser to John F. Kennedy [JFK]; his interactions with JFK both before and after he became President; JFK’s evolving economic policies and how they were influenced over time; the interaction between the Council of Economic Advisers and the Department of the Treasury on various issues; and several different economic programs under President JFK, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-ROWK-06
In this interview Komer discusses U.S. aid to India and Pakistan and some problems involved with it, including the question of long-term U.S. aid and a shift in focus from Pakistan to India; problems with the Agency for International Development; oil and U.S. policy; U.S. involvement in the Congo; Komer’s meetings with President John F. Kennedy [JFK] and how Komer briefed him; the relations among JFK, Dean Rusk, John Kenneth Galbraith, Adlai E. Stevenson, and McGeorge Bundy; JFK’s interest in India and Pakistan and his attempt at a mediation between the two on Kashmir; and JFK and Algeria and Morocco, among other issues.
Oral history
John F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
JFKOH-CDD-09
Dillon discusses fiscal policy for the Kennedy Administration and issues with forecasting the Gross National Product, among other issues.
Textual folder
Robert A. Wallace Personal Papers
RAWPP-002-001
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF16-014
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda between Walter W. Heller and Kermit Gordon, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers and later Director of the Bureau of the Budget. Enclosures include Gordon's testimony in Congressional hearings on budget and tax matters, and an article about Gordon titled "Man with a $100-billion Budget," published in Business Week.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF21-002
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Bureau of the Budget (BOB). Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, press releases, budget data, and speeches. Some material was widely distributed by the Bureau, while other correspondence is specific to discussions between the BOB and the Council of Economic Advisers. Correspondents from the BOB include Kermit Gordon (director), Elmer B. Staats (deputy director), Arthur B. Focke (general counsel), and Raymond T. Bowman (assistant director for statistical standards). The file also contains charts of Congressional actions on appropriation bills; reports on financial aspects of proposed and pending legislation; Congressional testimony of Gordon on the public debt limit; and a paper by Andrew H. Gantt II titled "Central Governments: Cash Deficits and Surpluses."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF21-001
This folder contains Walter W. Heller's correspondence with the Bureau of the Budget (BOB). Types of material include letters, memoranda, reports, press releases, budget data, and speeches. Some material was widely distributed by the Bureau, while other correspondence is specific to discussions between the BOB and the Council of Economic Advisers. Correspondents from the BOB include Kermit Gordon (director), Elmer B. Staats (deputy director), Arthur B. Focke (general counsel), and Raymond T. Bowman (assistant director for statistical standards). The file also contains charts of Congressional actions on appropriation bills; reports on financial aspects of proposed and pending legislation; an analysis of "Federal Activities in Public Works"; and an address by Bowman titled "The American Statistical Association and Federal Statistics."
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF15-005
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda between Walter W. Heller and David E. Bell, Director of the Bureau of the Budget. Enclosures include federal budget figures and analysis, a speech by Bell titled "Improving Public Understanding of Budget and Fiscal Policy Issues" (12 June 1962), and Bell's statement before the Joint Economic Committee on the 1963 budget (26 January 1962).
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF74-003
This folder contains material pertaining to the Committee on Federal Credit Programs, which was formally established in March 1962 to review the legislation and administrative policies relating to Federal credit programs and assess their effectiveness in terms of the nation's goals. Walter W. Heller represented the Council of Economic Advisers on the committee. Note that while the original folder title is related to a specific meeting held at 2:30 p.m. on 30 October 1962 at the Treasury building, the folder also contains more general information about the origins of the committee and its work. Types of material include correspondence, memoranda, drafts, meeting agendas, and press releases. There are drafts plus a final published copy of the Report of the Committee on Federal Credit Programs to the President of the United States (11 February 1963). The file also includes a Brookings Institution report on the outlook for the U.S. balance of payments, which is likely misfiled, and an analysis of Federal credit programs by the Bureau of the Budget.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF46-002
This folder contains material pertaining to Walter W. Heller's participation in a Bureau of the Budget meeting regarding Treasury revenue, which was held in Director David E. Bell's office at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 25, 1961. Most items are staff background memoranda.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-004-007
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-071-013
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Bureau of the Budget. Topics include congressional actions on appropriation bills for fiscal year 1964, civilian employment in the executive branch, the executive pay line, international transactions for fiscal years 1962-1965, and recommended planning figures for the 1965 federal budget.
Collection
DEBPP
Papers 1947-1981. Economist, educator, government official. Administrative Assistant to President Truman (1949-1953); Director, Bureau of the Budget (1961-1962); Administrator, Agency for International Development (1963-1966); vice president, executive vice president, Ford Foundation (1966-1981). Correspondence, memorandums, reports, background material, speeches, writings; includes material on the Truman-MacArthur relationship.
Collection
KGPP
Papers 1937-1976 (bulk 1961-1971). Economist, government official. Member, Council of Economic Advisers (1961-1962); Director, Bureau of the Budget (1962-1965); chairman, Health Insurance Benefits Advisory Committee (1965-1967); member, Advisory Council on social Security (1968-1971). Chronological files, speeches, articles, congressional testimony, memorandums, reports.