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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF42-019
This folder contains material related to the legislative plans of various agencies for the 87th Congress, 2nd Session, which began in January 1962. In addition to information from the Council of Economic Advisers, there are also proposed legislative programs submitted by the Post Office Department, Civil Service Commission, United States Information Agency, General Services Administration, Panama Canal Zone Government, Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, Department of Labor, and Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-003-010
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-003-009
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-003-007
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Lee C. White
JFKWHSFLCW-003-003
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF40-011
This folder contains material pertaining to a request for comments from the Council of Economic Advisers on a draft bill by the Federal Communications Commission to provide until June 30, 1966, for a temporary tax of 5 percent, in lieu of 10 percent, upon the sale of all-channel television receiving sets.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078-016
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and pertain to the allocation and availability of frequency bands for space communications.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-078-015
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Topics include communication satellites, the resignation of FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow, additional VHF channels to certain U.S. cities, and a proposal for the three networks to provide two hours of high-quality programming for young people each week. Of note is a brochure for an ABC Television special titled, "The Vatican." Also included in this folder is a report by the Telecommunications Coordination Committee study group on the formulation of a national satellite communication policy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-330-003
This folder contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 53 (NSAM 53) titled, “Problems Related to International Broadcasting,” to Secretary of State Dean Rusk from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included in this folder are memoranda regarding NSAM 53 and a memorandum to Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Newton Minow discussing the problems, history, and technology in private international broadcasting.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0411-003
This folder contains constituent correspondence received by Senator John F. Kennedy's office that pertains to the Federal Communications Commission. It also includes memoranda and decisions regarding new television stations in Hartford, Connecticut (Dockets No. 8621 and 10699).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-341-012
This file contains drafts and copies of National Security Action Memoranda number 252 (NSAM 252) titled, “Establishment of the National Communications System,” to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Edward R. Murrow, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) E. William Henry, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Najeeb Halaby, Administrator for the General Services Administration (GSA) Bernard Boutin, Director of the Bureau of the Budget Kermit Gordon, Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Jerome B. Wiesner, and the Director of Telecommunications Management [to be established] from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Also included are memoranda related to NSAM 252.