Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-032-003
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, with and concerning the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Congressman Sam Rayburn. Items consist of a handwritten note from Speaker Rayburn to then President Elect John F. Kennedy; copies of remarks made by President Kennedy following the death of Speaker Rayburn on November 16, 1961; letters from trustees of the Sam Rayburn Library Foundation; and a copy of the program of ceremonies at the laying of the cornerstone of the Rayburn House Office Building.