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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains correspondence between J. Arthur Lazell, Community Relations manager on religious issues for Senator John F. Kennedy’s 1960 presidential campaign, and various individuals concerning the role of religion in the 1960 campaign, the prospect of a Catholic president, and Senator Kennedy’s decision not to speak at a memorial service for four interfaith chaplains who died during World War II. Also included in this folder is correspondence between Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Rabbi M. Abramson concerning Senator Kennedy’s 1960 campaign.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains copies of a statement made by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson on the floor of the United States Senate concerning the 1960 Paris Summit Conference between France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, and the U.S. In his remarks Senator Johnson encourages political unity in the U.S. to convey the strength of the nation to the world.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains a speech given by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson at the 1960 Democratic National Convention (DNC) upon accepting the Vice Presidential nomination for the 1960 campaign. In his speech Senator Johnson encourages unity in the United States and expresses his support for Senator John F. Kennedy as the Presidential nominee.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains press releases concerning the 1960 presidential campaign, the Farmers for Kennedy-Johnson Committee, and an address by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. Also included in this folder are an agenda, flyer, and press release concerning a 12-state Democratic farm conference in Des Moines, Iowa and statements made by Senator John F. Kennedy and Senator Johnson at the conference.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains press releases of remarks and addresses made by Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator John F. Kennedy concerning the 1960 presidential campaign, the Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the Cold War, and natural resources.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains a transcript of a press conference given by President-elect John F. Kennedy at his home in Palm Beach, Florida. Also attending the press conference are Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson, Senator Mike Mansfield, and Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn. President-elect Kennedy begins by announcing Vice President-elect Johnson as Chairman of the President’s Advisory Council on Space. The President-elect, Vice President-elect, Speaker Rayburn, and Senator Mansfield go on to answer questions from the press regarding the economy, the Federal budget, legislation, and potential changes to Congressional regulations.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Presidential Campaign Files, 1960
This folder contains a transcript of a press conference held by Vice President-elect Lyndon B. Johnson, Senator Robert S. Kerr, and Representative John J. Rooney in Palm Beach, Florida. Vice President-elect Johnson begins the press conference by announcing Senator Kerr as Chairman of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences and Congressman Rooney as Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee. The Vice President-elect, Senator Kerr, and Congressman Rooney go on to answer questions from the press regarding the space program, the missile gap, and strengthening the foreign service program by appointing career diplomats and increasing representation allowances as needed.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
This folder contains summaries of public opinion towards United States policy and developments in Vietnam, a memorandum regarding articles written by journalist David Halberstam on the Mekong Delta, and memoranda by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on South Vietnam. Of note is correspondence between Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Madame Nhu (Tran Le Xuan), wife of Ngo Dinh Nhu and sister-in-law to President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
This file contains a copy of National Security Action Memoranda number 207 (NSAM 207) titled, "Assignment of Highest National Priority to Project CENTAUR," to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges, Administrator for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) James E. Webb, Director of the Bureau of the Budget David Bell, and Director of the Office of Emergency Planning (OEP) Edward McDermott from McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Of note is a letter to President John F. Kennedy from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson regarding Project CENTAUR.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, from then Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. Materials include personal and official correspondence with then Senator John F. Kennedy. Of note is a telegram from Johnson requesting Kennedy's advice on how best to respond to meeting request from the President Elect of Mexico [Adolfo Lopez Mateos]; and a statement made by Johnson, then Senate Majority Leader, before the Senate regarding the 1960 federal budget. A typewritten note addressed to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson is also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Materials mainly represent Johnson's views and advice on domestic and foreign affairs. Of note are materials relating to Vice President Johnson's role as Chairman of the Space Council, including a summary evaluation of the National Space Program and a detailed report titled "Recommendations for our National Space Program: Changes, Policies and Goals." Also of interest is a memorandum recording Johnson's impressions and evaluations following a trip to Southeast Asia, India and Pakistan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Materials mainly consist of Johnson's views and advice on domestic and foreign affairs, memorandums, and press releases of official correspondence. Topics include the foreign economic aid program and the National Space Program. Of note are materials relating to Vice President Johnson's trips to Europe, Southeast Asia, India and Pakistan, including an informal log recording Johnson's around the world trip by James A. Suffridge of the Retail Clerks International Association.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Materials mainly consist of Johnson's views and advice on domestic, political and foreign affairs, memorandums, and press releases of remarks made by the Vice President. Topics include recommendations regarding commercial use of supersonic transports, the Plan for Progress program, and Civil Rights. Of note are materials relating to Vice President Johnson's role as Chairman of the Space Council, including a memorandum reporting on Space Council Activities in 1962; memorandums regarding the moon program and the potential military applications of the Space Program; and information regarding the health of astronaut Donald K. Slayton, one of the original "Mercury Seven" astronauts, who was grounded due to heart fibrillation. Personal correspondence between the President and the Vice President is found throughout.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains a draft and press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks to Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson on the South Lawn of the White House prior to the Vice President's departure for southern Europe and the Middle East. The press copy also includes Johnson's response.
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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 President Kennedy's remarks at "New York's Birthday Salute to the President" held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In his speech the President discusses the differences between the country's primary political parties, and characterizes the Democratic Party as "the party of hope." Materials in this folder include drafts by Special Counsel and speechwriter Theodore Sorensen with handwritten notations by the President and a press copy of the speech. The press copy also includes remarks from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon arrival at El Paso International Airport in El Paso, Texas. In his speech the President correlates the core values of Texas and the Democratic Party. The press copy also includes remarks from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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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 the U.S. Information Agency (USIA). Materials include a study on, "The Image of American Youth and American Women in Western Europe;" a report on, "Reactions to President Kennedy's Address on Latin America," by the USIA Office of Research and Analysis; a memorandum to President-elect Kennedy from Senator George A. Smathers titled, "Need for New Type of Leadership and Renovation for the U.S. Information Agency;" and copies of speeches by USIA Director Edward R. Murrow. Of note is a letter from Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to Acting Director of USIA Abbott Washburn concerning an education program proposal by Washburn.
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James Wine Personal Papers
This folder contains correspondence between various individuals and James W. Wine, United States Ambassador to the Ivory Coast (formerly Ambassador to Luxembourg). Of note is a letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Ambassador Wine. Also included is the program for President John F. Kennedy's memorial service in the Ivory Coast.
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Kay Halle Personal Papers
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Theodore C. Sorensen Personal Papers
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Sound recording of a meeting held on June 1, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Anthony J. Celebrezze; Commissioner of Education at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Francis Keppel; General Counsel at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Alanson W. Willcox; Assistant Secretary (for Legislation) at the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Wilbur J. Cohen; Assistant Secretary, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare James Quigley; Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice Burke Marshall; Civil Rights and Political Advisor and Deputy Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Louis Martin; Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz; Special Assistant to the President Lawrence F. O’Brien; Special Counsel to the President Theodore Sorensen; and Assistant Special Counsel to the President Lee C. White. This meeting concerns civil rights issues, including the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Equal Accommodations Bill, the public school education bill, the timing of sending these bills to Congress, the legal steps of the Attorney General, and what information to include in the President’s message to the country. After the meeting ends, the rest of the recording is blank. This meeting was previously opened in the "Civil Rights 1963" release in the 1980s. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 90, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 90 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Sound recording of two meetings held on July 9, 1963, concerning negotiations on the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). Specifically discussed is Under Secretary of State W. Averell Harriman’s upcoming mission to Moscow. The first is the larger National Security Council (NSC) meeting held in the Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. Participants in the first meeting include President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) William Foster, Assistant Director of the ACDA Adrian Fisher, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Glenn Seaborg, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John McCone, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense John McNaughton, Military Representative of the President Maxwell Taylor, member of the National Security Council (NSC) Edward McDermott, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Under Secretary of State George Ball, Under Secretary of State Averell Harriman, Ambassador at Large Llewellyn Thompson, Assistant Secretary of State William R. Tyler, Secretary of the Treasury C. Douglas Dillon, Deputy Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) Donald Wilson, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Nitze, Deputy Special Assistant to the President Carl Kaysen, and Executive Director of the National Security Council (NSC) Bromley Smith. The second meeting is held in the Oval Office of the White House immediately following the NSC meeting. Participants in the second meeting include President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara and Military Representative of the President Maxwell Taylor. In the second meeting, issues the Kennedy Administration is having with Congress and the Joint Chiefs concerning the test ban are discussed in detail. After the Oval Office meeting concludes, there is approximately ten minutes of hallway conversations and drilling sounds. Seven segments of the recording totaling 2 minutes and 29 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 96, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 96 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
Sound recording of a meeting held on July 9, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss civil rights situations taking place in several cities. Please note that this meeting was opened in July 1984 as part of the "Civil Rights 1963" tape release. Also note that the discussions are very difficult to hear. After the Civil Rights meeting ends, the remainder of the recording on Reel 3 is simply office noises and drilling sounds, lasting approximately 30 minutes. Four segments of the recording totaling 27 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 96, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 96 in its entirety.