Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-108-009
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's trip to San José, Costa Rica to attend the Presidents' Conference, an international meeting of heads of state devoted to the goals of the Alliance for Progress and other initiatives between countries in the western hemisphere. Materials in this folder include itineraries, a newspaper article, a commemorative photograph, a handwritten draft of President Kennedy's remarks upon arrival in Costa Rica, a list of conference participants, a guest list for a luncheon, a card from the Costa Rican Ambassador to the United States welcoming the President to the country, and a draft for President Kennedy's speech at the University of Costa Rica. The folder also contains a report on a pending Guatemala exposition, a report on social and economic conditions in El Salvador, copies of the "Declaration of Central America" delivered at the conference, booklets on Operacion Amigo and the Organizaciones Sindicales Libres, and materials on the second Congreso Nacional Sindcales, including a program, penant, and resolutions. Of note are several items in Spanish.