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United States General Services Administration Records
USGSA-MF12-001
This folder contains memoranda, correspondence, outlines, and drafts pertaining to the Executive Stockpile Committee. The committee was directed by President Kennedy to review the policies and principles for the country's program of stockpiling strategic materials. It was chaired by Edward A. McDermott, Acting Director of the Office of Emergency Planning, and work within the General Services Administration was coordinated by Maurice J. Connell of the Defense Materials Service. The file includes a copy of the final draft of "Report of the Executive Stockpile Committee to the President," two drafts of a report on the barter program, and a list of "Essential Survival Items" published by the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-013
This folder contains correspondence, memoranda, and a draft of a Fireside Chat given by President John F. Kennedy concerning civil defense, nuclear war, and the Office of Civil Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-005
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense and the reorganization of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-004
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense, and the reorganization and renaming of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) to the “Office of Emergency Planning.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-002
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense, establishing a fallout shelter program for civilians, and background information about the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-295-001
This folder contains memoranda concerning civil defense, establishing a fallout shelter program for civilians, and background information about the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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John F. Kennedy Personal Papers
JFKPP-004-033
This folder contains a letter to Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. from James M. Landis, Director of the United States Office of Civil Defense, urging Kennedy to accept a position as the office's regional director.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Walter W. Heller
JFKWHSFWWH-MF28-027
This folder contains correspondence and memoranda compiled by Walter W. Heller concerning the Civil and Defense Mobilization Board. Kermit Gordon served as the Council of Economic Advisers representative on the Board.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-333-019
This file contains memoranda regarding civil defense and disaster planning for the Executive Branch, including relocation sites, transportation, and fallout shelters. Also included is a work program for the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) and a memorandum discussing the transfer of responsibility for continental defense functions from the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) to the Department of Defense. The materials precede National Security Action Memoranda number 127 (NSAM 127) titled, “Emergency Planning for Continuity of Government .”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-006
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include the appointment of Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis as a United States District Judge for Louisiana, the appointment of Edward A. McDermott to replace Ellis as Director of the OEP, the authorization of disaster assistance funds for certain states affected by floods, and copper. Also included in this folder is a report titled, "The National Plan for Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization: Annex 27, Emergency Economic Stabilization."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-005
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). This folder contains documents that are closed due to classification restrictions.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-004
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials consist of a report on civil defense titled, "A Responsibility for Civilian or Military Direction," and a news release announcing the official AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization) position on the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM).
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-003
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials concern a memorandum to the President from Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis regarding civil defense and defense mobilization programs, Executive Order 10952 assigning civil defense responsibilities to the Secretary of Defense and others, and a copy of concluding comments from a speech given by attorney Edward P. Morgan. Of note is a draft of a letter by the President on civil defense for Life magazine. Also included in this folder is a draft of a memorandum for the President from Special Counsel Ted Sorensen regarding the reorganization of civil defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-002
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Materials concern containment actions for civil defense, a memorandum to the President from Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (OCDM) Director Frank B. Ellis regarding problems of the OCDM and its future, the role of the OEP, and the authorization of disaster assistance funds for certain states affected by floods. Also included in this folder is a letter from Ellis to John Corson of McKinsey and Company, Inc. regarding a discussion of the possible transfer of nonmilitary defense to the Department of Defense.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-085-001
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP). Topics include production and demand for natural rubber, a possible reorganization of the OCDM (Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization), and a meeting of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Senior Civil Emergency Planning Committee. Also included in this folder are reports to the President from OCDM Director Frank B. Ellis titled, "The Record of the Office and Civil and Defense Mobilization and its Future," and, "The Battle Creek Operations of the OCDM."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Name File
JFKWHCNF-0572-011
This file consists of correspondence concerning John E. Cosgrove, Assistant Director of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (later the Office of Emergency Planning). It includes information about Cosgrove's career and previous role as Assistant Director of Education for the AFL-CIO; copies of two of his articles from the Notre Dame Law School journal; and organizational charts of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization. Note that the file also contains two misfiled letters pertaining to Lewis Cosgrove and Ruth Tufts Cosgrove.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0410-013
This folder contains constituent correspondence received by Senator John F. Kennedy's office that pertains to the Office of Defense Mobilization.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-072-008
This folder contains a cross-reference document for the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization regarding its re-designation as the Office of Emergency Planning.