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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-010
This folder consists of correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and individuals and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Materials are mainly expressions of and responses to public opinion. Of note is material relating an umbrella sent to President Kennedy by a group of German students, accompanied by an open letter, in protest of the reaction of the West to the construction of the Berlin Wall and to symbolize the consequences of a policy of appeasement like that of Neville Chamberlain; a fictional response to the students’ letter by German writer Peter von Zahn published as “Thanks for an Umbrella”; several promotional leaflets for Bernard Zufall, “The Mental Magician; and an original crayon drawing sent to Mrs. Lincoln entitled “An April Fool.”
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-024-022
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists primarily of Department of State recommendations for gifts and autographed photographs of President Kennedy to be given to dignitaries and officials during the President's visit to Italy on his forthcoming trip to Europe. Copies of the President's daily schedules for the trip are also included.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-024-015
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists primarily of memorandums from the Department of State and the Office of the Chief of Protocol. Materials principally concern recommendations for autographed photographs of President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to be given as gifts to dignitaries and officials during and following the President and Mrs. Kennedy's trip to Colombia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-024-014
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists primarily of memorandums from the Office of the Chief of Protocol. Materials principally concern gifts given to the President and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during their trip to Vienna and recommendations for which gifts should be personally acknowledged by the President. Also included are letters expressing gratitude for autographed photographs given as gifts to dignitaries and officials during the visit. Of note are copies of correspondence between President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev regarding the ship model and the dog, Pushinka, given as gifts to the President by the Soviet Premier.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-024-013
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists primarily of memorandums from the Office of the Chief of Protocol. Materials principally concern recommendations for autographed photographs of President Kennedy to be given to as gifts to dignitaries and officials during and following the President and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's trip to France. Also included are suggestions of French officials who should receive special letters of thanks following the trip.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-023-004
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists primarily of memorandums from the Department of State and the Office of the Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Materials concern the exchange of gifts, including inscribed photographs, between foreign dignitaries and heads of state and President Kennedy. Of note is background information and photographs of the Winchester Model 21 shotgun given by President Kennedy to President Mohammed Ayub Khan of Pakistan.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-023-003
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, and consists primarily of memorandums from the Department of State and the Office of the Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. Materials concern the exchange of gifts, including inscribed photographs, between foreign dignitaries and heads of state and President Kennedy. Of note is a description of the Louis XVI mahogany commode given to President Kennedy by French President Charles De Gaulle and two letters from King Savang Vatthana of Laos announcing the marriage of his son. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-023-002
This folder contains correspondence collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. Materials concern gifts sent to the President and/or his family.