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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-005
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. Items in this folder primarily consist of letters from members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) congratulating President-elect John F. Kennedy on his selection as recipient of the 1961 Bernard Baruch Gold Medal Award and inviting him to accept the award in person at the Annual VFW Congressional Dinner. Of note is a letter from Senator Hubert H. Humphrey urging the President-elect to attend the event.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-004
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 a copy of the statement made by the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Carl Vinson, before the House of Representatives in support of resolutions which would authorize the President to order Ready Reserve units and members to active duty and authorize additional appropriations for aircraft, missiles and naval vessels for the Armed Forces; a copy of a speech made by Congressman Carl Vinson before the Chamber of Commerce in Macon, Georgia on "Carl Vinson Day" in which he expresses his support for President Kennedy; a letter from author Gore Vidal with a copy of his article on Barry Goldwater entitled "A Liberal Meets Mr. Conservative"; correspondence with Dr. William H. Vatcher, Jr., a research fellow at The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, including a transcription of his address entitled "Afrikaner Nationalism Today" on the current state of Afrikaner Nationalism in South Africa; an original poem entitled "Americans Be Proud"; a letter from American businessman Harold S. Vanderbilt; and a telegram from Governor John A. Volpe of Massachusetts. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-003
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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-002
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 correspondence in support of awarding a defense contract for 476-L jet cargo planes to the Lockheed Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-006-001
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. Items in this folder primarily consist of correspondence between or concerning President Kennedy's personal physician, Dr. Janet Travell, and her colleagues and friends. Of note is a letter from Dr. Lawrence E. Lamb of the USAF Aerospace Medical Center to Dr. Travell regarding the medical histories of Astronaut Donald Strayton and Enos, a chimpanzee who orbited the Earth.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-010
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 are materials on The Robert A. Taft Institute of Government; a memorandum from Maurice Tempelsman on using the barter program to avoid cash payments for uranium; a letter from Eloise author Kay Thompson; and a letter from British parliament member Jeremy Thorpe.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-009
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 correspondence from Congressman Harley O. Staggers, letters and a program from author Hudson Strode, a signed copy of "Inauguration Poem" by A.M. Sullivan, and letters from atomic physicist Leo Szilard.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-008
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 a memorandum from George McGovern; a souvenir guest list from an Inauguration Party in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; information about Phil Bennett and his Orchestra; and a transcript from "Meet the Press" with Prime Minister Dr. Cheddi Jagan of British Guiana.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-007
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 are materials sent by Beverly Ann Smith, including the publication "The Capital Area Christian;" and telegrams, letters and photographs relating to President Kennedy's 1960 Campaign, sent by Thomas A. Smith.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-006
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 are copies of President Kennedy's inauguration address in English and Italian, a bulletin from the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, commentary on President Kennedy's programs by Sheraton Corporation President Ernest Henderson, and a scapular. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-005
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 "Saint Francis Xavier: Folks and Facts," a parish newspaper from Grand Rapids, Michigan; reports by Charlie Haines on demonstrations in South America by the religious movement Moral Re-Armament; and an original poem by Grace E. Scott-Hahn titled "Life's But a Stage." This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-004
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 correspondence and lyrics for the songs "The PT 109" and "This Thanksgiving Day," by J. Maloy Roach; a statement by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller on nuclear testing; a letter from President Kennedy to Governor Rockefeller regarding the Federal Interstate Highway System; and materials concerning the "Save 80" club, an organization dedicated to encouraging Americans to assist the government in stopping the outward flow of gold.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-003
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. The bulk of this folder consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and telegrams from H.L. Riddle, Jr., an attorney who became a special superior court judge in North Carolina. This correspondence concerns a wide variety of issues including social activities, presidential appointments, and appearances. Also of note is an address by Fred G. Clark titled "The Socialistic Sixteenth--A National Cancer: An Appeal for Action to Rid America of the Personal Progressive Taxation based on the 16th Amendment."
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-002
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 are letters from actress and personality Rebel Randall; a message from President Kennedy to A. Phillip Randolph asking him to convey regards to Dr. Martin Luther King for his civil rights work; correspondence with actor Phil Regan; a letter from Frank Stanton, president of the Colombia Broadcasting System, presenting data about the television audience for the 1961 inaugural ceremonies; and materials, including correspondence with Victor and Walter Reuther of the United Auto Workers Union, relating to Tractors-For-Freedom, a non-governmental committee of private citizens organized to give tractors to Cuba in exchange for prisoners.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-005-001
This folder consists of a single letter from President John F. Kennedy to Mrs. Ferdinand Quirk regarding "a service and kindness" performed by her husband.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-010
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 a letter from writer and actor George Plimpton thanking President Kennedy for kind words regarding Plimpton's baseball book, Out Of My League; a telegram sent shortly after the Bay of Pigs by William D. Pawley, a former United States Ambassador and State Department consultant, urging President Kennedy to immediately overthrow Fidel Castro and rescue the imprisoned Cuban exiles; biodata on Peace Corp Representatives in South America and Asia; and a letter from writer Katherine Anne Porter. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-009
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.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-008
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 an issue of the National Association of Manufacturer's (NAM) newsletter NAM News that includes an article about President Kennedy and a copy of the National Association of Women Artists' 70th Anniversary Exhibition catalog.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-007
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 a letter from civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph of the Negro American Labor Council inviting President Kennedy to speak at their Workshop and Institute on Racial Bias in Trade Unions, Industry and Government in Washington D.C.; a letter from editor Newbold Noyes, Jr. of the Washington Evening Star; and letters from Sheraton Corporation of America, including a Sheraton hotel facilities booklet.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-006
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 correspondence with Dr. Michael A. Musmanno, Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, including a letter recounting his experience testifying at the Adolf Eichmann trial in Israel; a letter from journalist Clark R. Mollenhoff to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy regarding financial aid programs in Ghana and Guinea and their relation to United States interests in Africa; letters from journalist Ruth Montgomery; and a letter from Under Secretary of the Navy Paul B. Fay. This folder contains some foreign language material.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-005
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 correspondence relating to the design for the United States Mint bronze medal of President Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-004
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 a transcript of a Gridiron Club Dinner speech by Senator Eugene McCarthy; reproduction proofs for “The Red Challenge to Technological Renewal in the West: How we must meet the Soviet world-wide economic offensive” by Robert McKinney; a letter from John A. McCone in follow-up to his recent meeting with President Kennedy regarding nuclear testing; a letter from Paul B. Fay; and telegrams from songwriter Jimmy McHugh.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-003
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 are letters from Langdon P. Marvin Jr., including a memorandum regarding airlift preparedness and military air transportation; and correspondence with Thomas Boylston Adams of the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-002
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 an issue of the NASA Lewis Research Center newsletter Orbit; correspondence with lobbyist Florence S. Mahoney, including a report supporting psychiatric screening of prospective Peace Corps volunteers; letters and photographs from Walter S. MacRae, a longtime correspondent of President Kennedy; a holiday card from British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and Lady Dorothy Macmillan; and a letter from Edward M. Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-004-001
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 an issue of the Republican Party of Wisconsin newsletter entitled "Facts About Your Government". This folder contains some foreign language material.