Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-042-008
This folder contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning President Kennedy's address to the Economic Club of New York at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. In his speech the President discusses the federal budget for 1964, the possibility of a tax deficit, and potential criteria for new tax legislation. He also identifies three courses of action for the federal government to confront the country's economic problems: improve education, expand civilian research and technology, and increase incentives for private expenditures. Materials in this folder include a reading copy with handwritten notations by the President and a press copy of the speech, in addition to research notes, covers of relevant printed material, and various memoranda of suggested remarks from Under Secretary of the Treasury Henry Fowler.